Warriors in the Pros

Following up on the videos of Leonard Peters, Timmy Chang and Samson Satele below, here are more updates, including Stephen Tsai's update on Dane Uperesa, Lawrence Wilson, Nate Ilaoa, Samson and LP. Here's an excerpt.

Dane Uperesa is doing well, despite having to learn a new position and pass-blocking technique with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Uperesa, who was UH's right tackle for three years, is competing at left tackle. He said the position switch requires different footwork.
In UH's four-wide passing offense, the offensive linemen align in a stand-up position. In the NFL, the usual technique is a three-point stance.
"It's gotten a lot better for me," he said. "It was a little different for me with pass protection with a three-point stance. I'm trying to get lower in my stance. We've had 15, 17 practices, and I'm finally getting comfortable."

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Terry Foster of The Detroit News has this to write about Ikaika Alama-Francis.

Defensive end Ikaika Alama-Francis isn't getting as much attention. But the word is, this guy is going to be fantastic. He has great hands and balance and is quick within space. He's not an instinctive pass rusher yet, but he should be very strong against the run. Coaches are thrilled because they believe, in time, his work ethic will place him ahead of linemen drafted ahead of him.

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Harvey Fialkov of South Florida Sun-Sentinel has more about Samson's root canals and the impression he's made on Dolphins coach Cam Cameron.

However, in the case of second-round rookie center Samson Satele, even Cameron had trouble disguising his admiration for the 6-foot-2, 310-pound Samoan, who started on the first line in the three-day minicamp despite recently undergoing five root canals.

"I'm talking about his toughness," Cameron said. "He never flinched, never said a word. I have never been around a guy yet that really practiced a whole practice with one root canal and he's had five in the last however many days.

"One thing is, we know he's smart and we know he's tough, which goes a long way at that position."

It was Cameron's belief in Satele -- the anchor of the University of Hawaii's nation-leading offense in 2006 -- that enabled him to shift incumbent starting center Rex Hadnot to right guard two weeks ago.

"I've got a lot of pride," Satele said on the team's Web site. "I've just got to work and try not to get pushed back."

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And here's a mention of Reagan Mauia from the "Miami Dolphins Bahamian Website."

The full backs also are being brought into receiving plays from the wide out position. By the way, Reagan Mauia is solid and surprisingly fast. He looks like a great pick up.