Archive for March, 2010
Posted: Friday, March 26th, 2010 | Gil Brandt Tags: 2010 Pro Days, Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan held its pro day workout on March 15 outdoors on FieldTurf. But Mother Nature didn’t cooperate, forcing 14 NFL hopefuls (10 current players, four graduates) to perform in temperatures hovering around 50 degrees with a 15 m.p.h wind.
Posted: Friday, March 26th, 2010 | Gil Brandt Tags: 2010 Pro Days, University of Southern Mississippi
Despite the cold temperature and poor field conditions on March 22 at the University of Southern Mississippi’s pro day, two players emerged from a field of 18 to catch the eyes of scouts from 14 teams.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Gerald McCoy, Mock drafts, NFL Total Access, Torry Holt
Torry Holt unveiled what has to be one of the most interesting mock drafts of the season Thursday on NFL Total Access.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Buffalo Bills, Donovan McNabb, Jason La Canfora, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Rod Graves, Steve Spagnuolo
If a race does exist to land Eagles QB Donovan McNabb in a trade, it appears on the surface to be a two-team heat between the Bills and Raiders.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans, Vince Young
By the sound of it, Vince Young has embraced his new leadership role with the Titans.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, Mike Martz, NFL Total Access, Torry Holt
Torry Holt has talked to a “handful” of teams following his release from the Jaguars, and on his wish list is playing with an “elite” quarterback.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Gil Brandt Tags: 2010 Pro Days, UNLV
UNLV WR Ryan Wolfe experienced a setback at the school’s pro day. Wolfe ran the 40-yard dash in 4.88 seconds but pulled his left hamstring in the process. But not before he record a 33 1/2-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 10-inch broad jump and 15 bench press repetitions at 225 pounds.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Gil Brandt Tags: 2010 Pro Days, Mike Haluchak, Mississippi State, Oakland Raiders
While running back Anthony Dixon worked out at the NFL Scouting Combine, he jumped at the opportunity to show his worth again, doing all that was required of him.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Alex Smith, Donovan McNabb, Jason La Canfora, NFL Total Access, San Francisco 49ers, Solomon Wilcots, Torry Holt
NFL Total Access will hit the Donovan McNabb storyline hard again Thursday, starting with this: Where is the best fit for McNabb?
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: 2010 NFL Draft, NFL Network
The NFL Draft is moving to primetime for the first time in 2010, unveiling a new three-day format of action inside Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Adam Rank Tags: Ahmad Bradshaw, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Bill Gramatica, Brian Westbrook, Carolina Panthers, Charles Davis, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, DeAngelo Williams, Detroit Lions, Donovan McNabb, Gerald McCoy, Greg Olsen, Haloti Ngata, Jimmy Clausen, Joe Haden, John Fox, Kevin Smith, Lovie Smith, Mike Martz, Minnesota Vikings, Ndamukong Suh, New York Giants, Osi Umenyiora, Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams
The Rams, who hold the No. 1 overall selection in the draft, have begun preliminary negotiations with Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Gil Brandt Tags: 2010 Pro Days, Clay Harbor
Twelve teams were represented at Missouri State’s pro day, which saw a total of six players (three from Missouri St., three from SW Baptist Unversity) go through the paces.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Gil Brandt Tags: 2010 Pro Days, Mike Singletary
Representatives from 22 teams were in attendance for William & Mary’s pro day on March 17. The biggest name in the group? San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Gil Brandt Tags: 2010 Pro Days, West Virginia
West Virginia has produced a number of solid NFL players over the years, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that 14 teams were in attendance for school’s pro day on March 18.
Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Andy Reid, Arizona Cardinals, Billy Devaney, Buffalo Bills, Donovan McNabb, Jason La Canfora, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Rod Graves, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams
No sooner were NFL teams connected to having interest in Donovan McNabb did they start lining up to deny that interest.