Twenty current and former NFL players including Saints DE Jeff Charleston and DB Jabari Greer, will take part in the first-ever NFL Pro Hollywood Boot Camp at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.

The program, which runs from April 2-5, is being directed by NFL Player Engagement and Film Life Inc., the New York-based film production company, and will cover a wide range of topics in the movie industry.

Following are the current and former NFL players enrolled in the NFL Pro Hollywood Boot Camp:

Player	Current team (Former teams)
Jon Alston	Former (STL, OAK, TB)
Jordan Babineaux	TEN
Will Blackmon	NYG
Copeland Bryan	Former (CHI, BUF, DET)
Calais Campbell	AZ
Jeff Charleston	NO
Jon Dorenbos	PHI
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	NYJ
Nick Ferguson	Former (NYJ, DEN, HOU)
Ahman Green	Former (SEA, GB, HOU)
Jabari Greer	NO
Steven Jackson	STL
Nate Lawrie	Former (TB, NO, CIN)
Ashley Lelie	Former (DEN, ATL, SF, OAK)
Ovie Mughelli	ATL
Ike Ndukwe	Former (NO, WAS, BLT, MIA, KC, SD)
Karon Riley	Former (CHI, ATL)
Terrell Suggs	BLT
Kris Wilson	BLT
George Wrighster	Former (JAX)

The four-day boot camp will offer a comprehensive overview of creative disciplines in the film industry including screen writing, directing, producing and film financing. Session leaders will be selected from among top industry executives and filmmakers and include multiple Academy Award-nominated director/producer/ screenwriter JOHN SINGLETON and writer/actor/directors ROBERT TOWNSEND and KEENEN IVORY WAYANS. Participants will have the opportunity to shoot and edit a short film at Universal Studios, the largest working motion picture studio in the world which offers 30 sound stages and 30 backlot movie sets where many legendary films have been shot.

The NFL Pro Hollywood Boot Camp is the latest NFL Player Engagement initiative offered to assist players in preparing for their post-playing careers.  Last week, the NFL held its first Business of Music Boot Camp at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.

Since 2005, more than 700 NFL players have participated in the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program.  More than one-third of the 106 players who have taken part in the five NFL Broadcast Boot Camps have earned broadcasting jobs as a result of their participation in the program. In addition, each offseason more than 100 NFL players enroll in college courses as they work towards Master's or Bachelor's degrees while more than 120 pursue career internships.

Player enrollment criteria include previous participation in NFL Player Engagement programs, prior media experience, essays, and NFL playing experience.