In 1998, Dainon Sidney from Tennessee Oilers and Izell Reese from Dallas Cowboys, were selected by the UAB Blazers in the NFL Drafts.
Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team was founded by Bud Adams who owned it until his death in 2013 and began play in 1960 in Houston, Texas, as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). East Tennessee State
UAB Dainon Sidney 
