Former Missouri State football Bears Brad St. Louis and Jason Whittle have been named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference "All-Select NFL Team," the league announced Monday (July 20) in St. Louis.

Buffalo Bills' offensive lineman Whittle is preparing for his 12th NFL year in 2009. He signed a free agent contract in the 2003 off-season with the New York Giants. He later moved to th eMinnesota Vikings for the 2006 campaign before joining the Bills in 2007. An offensive and defensive line standout at Missouri State from 1994-97, Whittle signed with the Giants in 1998 and was a regular lineman an ddeep snapper for the team. His play in the 2001 Super Bowl was the first time an MSU product had played in the NFL title game.

St. Louis is entering his 10th year with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009. He starred for MSU at tight end from 1996-99 and played in both the East-West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl after his senior MSU season prior to signing with Cincinnati.  He has operated as the Bengals' regular deep snapper each of the past six seasons with additional work at tight end. He has been very active with a number of community relations activities in Cincinnati and is joined by a number of his teammates at the Brad St. Louis Football Camp each June by youth from Kentucky and Ohio.

The All-Select NFL Team includes 35 players from current and former MVFC schools. The team includes four NFL Most Valuable Players, 15 Pro-Bowl selections and other 23 Super Bowl appearances by 12 players.  Currently, 16 former league players are active in the NFL.

Valley Football also announced that its Silver Anniversary Team will be voted on by fans throughout the season by logging on to www.Valley-Football25.org.