Ben Needham
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Defensive Coordinator & LBs Coach @ Eastern Michigan University π¦ @EMUFB #ETOUGH #BET
Joined January 2013
Before it was about "swag", the gear, #D1Bound, a Sparq #, or the βββ by your name, you played because you loved football. Love football.
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Thankful for the guys I get to work with here at EMU! If there is a staff that has more fun working together, I havenβt met βem. These men love our players, love football, and love each other.
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Awesome to see @CrosbyMaxx have a GREAT day at the NFL Combine! This man had a dream, a plan, and the commitment to follow through. The future is bright!
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Very excited to be joining a GREAT program!
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Just getting started! #emufb #bedifferent.
Shouts to Raiders DE Maxx Crosby:.β’ 1 Div. I offer out of high school.β’ 10th defensive end chosen in 2019 NFL Draft (4th Round).β’ has more sacks than any player in his draft class. He was just awarded AFC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career.
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Thankful for the guys I get to coach, present and past. College is such a shortβand pivotalβtime in life, and sharing that time with the different personalities and backgrounds that make up our football family is a privilege.
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@CrosbyMaxx career path: . 2015 SCOUT TEAM POTY @EMUFB .2017 1st team All MAC.2018 1st team All MAC.2019 NFL DROY runner-up.2021 NFL Pro Bowl. Put in the work! π€πͺπ¦
#ETough.
99% of us are on that scout team at some point. Stay the course, count your blessings ππΌ.
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Endlessly proud of this guy. @Jose4six has earned every opportunity he's gotten, and maximized this one at the #NFLCombine. Can't wait to watch you play on Sundays! The future is bright!. #ETOUGH
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SOCAL!.@304TuranRush .@granttrueman9 .@Jose4six .@tariqsp8s . who's next? ππ¦
#ETOUGH #StackEm #GangGreen
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What a crew! Family, food, and some truly terrible card players. Excited to go on the journey with these guys!
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THANK YOU #EAGLENATION ! The Green & White showed up and made a difference from the pregame Eagle Walk to the final whistle. AWESOME environment to play in!.
βΌοΈ History made βΌοΈ . Tonight's attendance of 34,765 at Ford Field is a @quicklanebowl record. #FordField | #QLB19
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Let me know if you guys need some tutelage on perfect throwing mechanics . @jeremiah_salem @StuckeyJace @ViottoDrew @iamcolesnyder @IkeUdengwuIII @M__Piatkowski.
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Thankful for many things this Thanksgiving, most of all family. Blessed to spend the day with The Fam!
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550 wings and Ep. 2 of #HardKnocks made for a GREAT night with Gang Green! LOVE THESE GUYS! Y>
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Looks familiar! Sack the ball! #ReachAndChop.
The defense forced a turnover its first time out for the third straight game. @CrosbyMaxx | @mohurstjr
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when I say this group Wocky mannnnnnn π. ππΏ. one in a million. Great day today and great days ahead. Love this crew #ETOUGH #StackEm #DeltaEcho . π¦
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Happy 4th of July! Especially thankful today for my sister Sarah and her husband Maher. Yesterday Sarah was promoted to Captain in the US Air Force! πΊπΈβοΈπ°βοΈ
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Plenty to be thankful for today and every day. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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Best of luck to all the teams beginning their season tonight in the GREAT state of Ohio! Go compete and savor playing HS football!
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Excited to go, more excited to play our BEST ball! #UnfinishedBusiness π¦
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Eagles Are Bowl Bound With 28-20 Victory at KSU. #EMUFB | #FocusFightFinish
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Thank you to those on the front lines of this national battle! We are indebted to the first responders, medical professionals, and scientists working around the clock.
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Show up and show out! π You there!.
βΌοΈ MORE TEAMS ADDED EVERY DAYβΌοΈ. Come Out, Show Out, and Be Seen!. β¬οΈRegister Here!β¬οΈ.
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My One Word for 2020 is MOVE. Move from where I am to where I can be, and help our team do the same. "Let him who would move the world.First move himself." - Socrates. #Breakthrough #MOVE @EMUFB.
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DLine had a great evening @Ichiban_A2 ! .We came, we saw, we CONQUERED. @simeon_shawn had lobster, if you couldnβt tell.
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"Often times you find the greatest treasure in the darkest caves, and I've obviously been struggling a little bit this year". Chad Ryland reflects on his game-winning 56-yard field goal vs. the Broncos π
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Gotta get a new sack celebration, too many bow&arrows on this film.
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π you there!. Last practice on the OG gray turf before brand new CROSBY FIELD gets installed!. Use the QR code to register future π¦
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Keep your eyes out for @EMUFB DL Jose Ramirez. π. πΊ: #NFLCombine on @nflnetwork.π±: Stream on NFL+
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Last time taking the field with these two. Couldn't be more proud of what you've accomplished and who you've become: the epitome of #ETOUGH . Let's go #STACKEM one more time!. π¦
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Proud to coach on a field that will bear the name of a legendary Eagle FAMILY forever!. Rachel & Maxx, thank you for who you are & all you do for your alma mater. π¦
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πππππ: π¨π»ππ²πΆπΉπΆπ»π΄ ππΏπΌππ―π ππΆπ²πΉπ±. Take a look back at the unveiling of Crosby Field and read all about @CrosbyMaxx' return to Ypsilanti!. π° #EMUEagles βοΈ #ETOUGH βοΈ #BET
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HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY! This is one time where television fails to truly capture the excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather.
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TURNT.
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THIS is the day! Can't wait to have our entire football family back together & get to work! Y>.
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Catch the winning pick, get upgraded to 1st Class βοΈ. @lilruss8 . #WHOSEBALL.#OURBALL. #ETOUGH.#StackEm
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Never met anybody who loved the game more than the Holley brothers. AWESOME to see the hard work & perseverance pay off. #ForTheLoveOfFootball.
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