If You Build It, They Will Come

Here's the initial list of players with Iowa Connections in the NFL in 2022. Only one team is starting the year at zero, which I assume they are having discussions about in the background.   UPDATE #1: Shaun Huls is the Director of Performance with the Cleveland Browns and is from LeMars This blog is official rooting for a Green Bay / Baltimore Super Bowl.  At the other end of the spectrum, we do not root for bad things to happen to teams, but we do implore the Washington Commanders to consider resigning Ross Piersbacher to address their lack of Iowa Connections. Overall, 101 connections this year (105 last year).  We will add a few as the season progresses.  Kelechi Osemele is meeting with the Bears, Amara Darboh often becomes a filler WR as the injuries pile up, etc.   Of course, blog favorite David Johnson is out there as well.  We'll assuming waiting for the right opportunity.  Note: Coaches in  italics, New in bold Iowa Hawkeyes : 50 Iowa State Cyclones : 20 Northern Iowa

 This will the eighteenth in series on the minor league managers of the different minor league teams from Iowa.  Today we will break down the Burlington Bees. This team existed from 1924 to 1932, 1954-1981 and 1993-2019.  This post will cover 1993-2019.  Many major leaguers have come through here, including Ugueth Urbina, Mike Sweeney, Shawn Estes, Addison Russell, Jo Adell and Mark Buehrle.   Lorenzo Bundy 1993-94 Bees Manager (Expos affiliate) 32 cards in TCDB As coach Colorado Rockies  ( 1999 ) Arizona Diamondbacks  ( 2004 ;  2009 ) Los Angeles Dodgers  ( 2014 – 2015 ) Miami Marlins  ( 2016 – 2017 ) As manager Burlington Bees  ( 1993 – 1994 ) Brevard County Manatees  ( 1998 ) Las Vegas 51s  ( 2007 – 2008 ) Arizona League Dodgers  ( 2010 ) Albuquerque Isotopes  ( 2011 – 2013 ) Pericos de Puebla  ( 2018 ) Binghamton Rumble Ponies  ( 2020 – 2021 ) Winston-Salem Dash  ( 2022 –present) Mike Hart 1995 Bees Manager (Giants affiliate) 36 cards in TCDB Texas Rangers  (1980) Glenn Tufts 1996