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Shaping up AFC East after NFL draft
With the NFL Draft now in the books, here’s a look back at how the AFC East teams fared:BUFFALO BILLSOverall: There’s a lot to like about the Bills’ draft. They made one of the biggest moves of the first round by trading down from 9 to 16 and drafting E.J. ...
Dave George: Plenty of no-names take part in opening day of Dolphins rookie camp
Miami’s top draft pick, pass-rush specialist Dion Jordan, didn’t fully participate in the first workout of the Dolphins’ rookie orientation camp Friday and, even so, coach Joe Philbin was smiling. Any fan can appreciate the reason. It’s good simply to get out of the draft cave and back out into ...
Dolphins add more speed and size with 19 undrafted rookie free agents
The Dolphins finally reached the 90-player roster limit on Friday by signing 19 undrafted rookie free agents to supplement the nine players they took in last weekend’s NFL draft.And among the 19 new signees are a handful of speedy playmakers on offense, as well as one familiar name on defense.The ...
The recruiting impact of the SEC Network?
How many more recruiting advantages can the SEC have? Seriously, can it get any better? The SEC has already been dominating the recruiting rankings -- thanks to seven national titles in a row. If that wasn’t appealing enough to recruits, the SEC had a record 63 players taken in the ...
Top 10 SEC prospects for 2014 NFL Draft
10 players in the SEC stand out as early prospects for the 2014 NFL Draft, according to several media outlets.
Guidry ready to be tired
Clarence Guidry’s most recent weekend was a probably a good sign that the junior is ready for a heavier workload in his senior season.After playing 14 innings of baseball on Saturday, Guidry went up to Desoto on Sunday and began his football season. Guidry competed at the VTO Elite 100 ...
Greg Stoda: Tim Tebow can have a great life beyond football — and should start it now
Here’s hoping Tim Tebow gets on with a life beyond, and much more important than, football. The New York Jets released the former University of Florida quarterback hero Monday, and did so unceremoniously. They said in a statement that they “have a great deal of respect” for Tebow, but demonstrated ...
Which NFL rookies will make your fantasy roster succeed?
With this year’s NFL draft in the books, it’s never too early to think about which rookies will be able to impact your fantasy football team. Or maybe you’re in a league that has an offseason rookie draft.Here’s a look at 10 rookies to watch this fall who have been ...
Tech has company in draft shutout
Georgia Tech has some interesting company in not having any players selected in this weekend’s NFL draft. The other eight BCS conference teams that were shut out, with records and Sagarin rankings from 2012. Northwestern (10-3, No. 21) Mississippi (7-6, No. 24) Arizona State (8-5, No. 28) Texas Tech ...
Tebow time comes to an end in New York
Tebow Time is off the clock. Tim Tebow was waived by the Jets on Monday, the end of an unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York that had been expected for months. "Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped," coach Rex Ryan said in a statement ...
The curious case of Omoregie Uzzi
It isn’t just Omoregie Uzzi whose draft fate is puzzling. Two other members of the 2012 All-ACC first team – former Maryland defensive tackle Joe Vellano and Virginia linebacker Steve Greer – went undrafted, as Tech’s two-time All-ACC guard did. I’m told Uzzi is in the midst of discussions to ...
Rewind: 14 Bulldogs headed to NFL teams
MONDAY MORNING REWIND: NFL DRAFT EDITION 1. Eight Bulldogs were selected during the three-day, seven-round NFL draft Thursday through Saturday, tying the school record of eight selected in 2002. But Georgia’s NFL run did not end there. Six more players were assigned to teams via free agency on Sunday, giving ...
NFL Draft: Behind the SEC picks
Of the 254 selections in the 2013 NFL, 63 players - that's nearly 25 percent, for those of you doing the math - were from Southeastern Conference schools. That represents the largest number of players from the SEC picked in one draft. Here are some other SEC figures to consider ...
SEC players taken in 2013 NFL Draft
Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel was the first player from the Southeastern Conference selected in the 2013 NFL Draft on April 25, 2013.
NFL draft: Lots of big guys and a few big questions
Minnesota went all in with three first-round picks. Super Bowl champion Baltimore went for replacements for Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. The Jets added to their quarterback uncertainty by taking Geno Smith in the second round. Teams loaded up on linemen, making the big guys this year’s stars. Denver Broncos ...
A look at five Miami Dolphins position battles now the NFL draft is over
For Dolphins fans and the nine players the team selected, this past weekend’s NFL draft was a celebration of new talent that will hopefully improve the team and entertain for years to come.For many of Miami’s veteran players, however, the draft wasn’t so cheery. These are the young players who ...
Ex-Miami Hurricanes safety Ray Ray Armstrong signs with St. Louis Rams as undrafted free agent
Former University of Miami safety Ray Ray Armstrong, whose college career was derailed by off-the-field issues, has signed with the St. Louis Rams as a free agent.Armstrong was rated by ESPN as the nation’s 18th-best NFL prospect before his junior season at UM in 2011. But suspensions imposed by UM ...
Falcons went against the grain, stayed away from SEC players in 2013 draft
While the rest of the National Football League was gobbling up players from the SEC, the draft-savvy Falcons repeatedly bypassed the nation’s premier college football conference. The SEC, which has dominated the college football landscape for much of the last decade, had 63 players selected over seven rounds, including 12 ...
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