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Todman Slips, But Four Huskies Drafted

by Mike Grant on May 1, 2011

in NFL,UConn Football

This was not a particularly joyous draft for the UConn football program.  Look, anytime you have  four players drafted, you have to be happy, but two of the Huskies very best players, Lawrence Wilson and Jordan Todman were near afterthoughts yesterday.  19 running backs were chosen before San Diego pulled the trigger on Big East Player of [...]

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Tyvon Branch clinches victory for the Raiders

by Mike Grant October 10, 2010

Former Husky Tyvon Branch scooped and scored on a Philip Rivers fumble and gave the Raiders an eight point lead with under a minute to play and the Raiders won 35-27.   Oakland snapped a 13-game losing streak against San Diego.  Congrats to Tyvon!

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UConn NFL Blitz : Week One (UPDATE)

by Mike Grant September 13, 2010

Pats 38, Bengals 24 – Darius Butler had 8 tackles and one pass deflection vs the Bengals.   He did give up a touchdown pass to Ochocinco late in the game after the Patriots were up a ton.  Butler’s 8 tackles were third most on the team. Titans 38,  Raiders 13 – Tyvon Branch had a [...]

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Panthers Sign Robert McClain

by Mike Grant June 16, 2010

The Panthers have wrapped up their third rookie contract of the day, finalizing a deal with seventh-round pick Robert McClain.  The team previously signed seventh-round cornerback R.J. Stanford and sixth-round wide receiver David Gettis on Tuesday. According to Darin Gantt of the Charlotte Observer and Rock Hill Herald, McClain’s deal spans four years. McClain didn’t [...]

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Bills Ink Easley

by Mike Grant June 15, 2010

According to Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times, the Bills have signed fourth-round pick Marcus Easley to a four-year deal that includes a $520,000 signing bonus.  Like most rookies, Easley’s four base salaries figure to add up to $1.79 million, bringing the minimum value of the rookie contract to roughly $2.31 million. Easley was selected [...]

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