Lets start this off with some good ol' NC State Shit

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/giants-andre-brown-suspended-four-games-by-nfl/

Damn Andre, say it ain't so.

Also Manny Lawson re-ups with the Bengals
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/30/bengals-announce-manny-lawson-signing/

[Edited on March 30, 2012 at 10:49 PM. Reason : ml]

3/30/2012 10:46:29 PM

4-game suspension for a borderline NFL player = cut & career over

3/30/2012 10:50:54 PM

Not really bad for Andre. He wasn't going anywhere without PEDs, anyway, so might as well take the risk and see if he could ever make it.

3/30/2012 11:01:01 PM

^ totally agree. Oh well, can't blame him for trying.

3/31/2012 2:23:07 AM

its always crazy to me how insignificant players, like Andre, have a super bowl ring, while several HOFers dont

3/31/2012 10:02:20 AM

Didn't see this posted anywhere else. Pretty cool.

http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Holt-To-Sign-One-Day-Contract-Retire-a-Ram/100e1eea-c78c-41cc-bd64-eaeb4e7cab90

4/4/2012 6:17:41 PM

^i thought that happened like 2 years ago

4/4/2012 6:27:58 PM

It did. To Isaac Bruce.

4/4/2012 7:16:38 PM

^^^^because every team has practice-players that never play in games?

4/4/2012 10:04:20 PM

i don't think i knew about TJ's dad

Quote :

"NC State's Graham preparing for NFL draft Former NC State wide receiver T.J. Graham knows he can offer an NFL team one thing, speed. "Speed, speed, speed. That's one thing you can't teach," said Graham. "A lot of guys in the NFL can't run as fast as I can. I'm not going to out-muscle anybody, but I will out-run you. I've been catching a lot of ball, too, because they say I can't catch." Slideshow So every day, Graham works on his hands at his old high school field at Wakefield, taking passes from former East Carolina quarterback Rob Kass. Projections are all over the map on where, or if, Graham will be drafted. He thinks at the very least, he can find a role returning kicks in the pros. "I've improved my draft stock a lot. I can be a punt returner and kick returner that can save two roster spots and hopefully help out the team that way," said Graham. Graham also does daily speed workouts with his father, Trevor Graham, the famous track coach whose alleged role in doping scandals led to his ban from Olympic track events. "It was kind of rough growing up because a lot of kids teased me or whatever, but I've learned to appreciate that and have learned a lot from it," Graham said. Trevor Graham declined to be a part of this story. "The older I get, the closer we get," said Graham. "You just kind of have to get to know him." At the NFL combine, Graham faced countless questions about his father's past. "It was stressful in the sense that you have to keep answering it over and over and over again. If it was bad for my image, I wouldn't be around so I'm always around (Trevor)," said Graham. In the meantime, Graham has tirelessly organized a football skills challenge for high school players that will be held at Wakefield High on Sunday, April 22. "I've been spending my time setting that up for the last couple months instead of stressing out about all this draft stuff," Graham said."

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/ncsu/story/10967150/

[Edited on April 11, 2012 at 1:03 PM. Reason : ]

4/11/2012 1:02:34 PM

NFL DRAFT

Round 3 6 (69) - TJ Graham, WR -Buffalo Bills
Round 3 12 (75) - Russell Wilson, QB - Seattle Seahawks
Round 5 28 (163) - Terrell Manning, LB - Green Bay Packers
Round 7 3 (210) - Audie Cole, LB - Minnesota Vikings
Round 7 18 (225) - J.R. Sweezy, DT - Seattle Seahawks
Round 7 32(239) - Markus Kuhn, DT - New York Giants

UDFA

George Bryan, TE - Dallas Cowboys
Taylor Gentry, FB - Kansas City Chiefs

4/29/2012 10:30:37 AM

damn George went from potential top 3 rounds to that?!

4/30/2012 11:29:17 PM

that happens when you drop a lot of passes in your senior year, especially coming off a very good junior year. george was still good, but regressed as a dependable receiver.

4/30/2012 11:37:03 PM

and he runs a slow ass 40 time

4/30/2012 11:38:45 PM

he put on a little weight before his SR year, but had lost some of it by the proday/combine.

4/30/2012 11:42:15 PM

he's a good enough football player where i think he'll at least have a 5-6 year career as either a 3rd stringer or practice squad guy, if he puts the work in, and the upside is a good bit higher than that

4/30/2012 11:47:28 PM

Bryan's problem was that he put on too much weight between his junior and senior years and it was not muscle. He got fat and slower and was not working as hard as someone with NFL aspirations should. Plus he had an awful East-West Shrine game workout and even though he got himself in shape by the NC State Pro Day, it was too late for some teams. I am surprised that TOB let him fuck up like this.

5/1/2012 7:32:59 AM

Tips to get in shape for the nfl scouts: Beat the shit out of bus drivers

5/1/2012 8:06:23 AM

i just LOVE that UNC, with all their damn "LOOK AT THE ROSTER FULL OF NFL TALENT" only had 2 players selected and we had 6. (im counting RW).

5/1/2012 8:46:55 AM

Dwight jones draft party.

5/1/2012 9:20:44 AM

Good to see Gentry got signed

5/1/2012 9:26:07 AM

John McCargo got released by the Bucs yesterday

5/3/2012 11:53:35 AM

dang, he got beat out by a paralyzed dude.

5/3/2012 12:22:50 PM

wouldnt it be some NC State sheeeeeeeeeeit if they cut him to make room on their roster for LeGrand's "symbolic" roster spot

5/3/2012 1:06:11 PM

They upped the offseason rosters to 90 deep this year, so that is not likely. If it could happen it would be to us though.

5/3/2012 1:08:51 PM

i'm pretty sure some people owe me some money re: andre brown's nfl career.

5/3/2012 1:22:29 PM

he got a ring

5/3/2012 1:42:45 PM

true enough. the bet was that he would be on an active nfl roster in october 2009. he was on injured reserve though.

it wasn't a real bet though, packboozie just said "i got money that says you're wrong". i forgot that's how it went down until this morning when i went back and looked for it.

5/3/2012 1:49:05 PM

pressley & mccargo to da burrs

5/11/2012 9:49:30 AM

TJ Graham getting settled in
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article852721.ece

5/12/2012 12:17:08 AM

WR Jay Smith went to rookie mini-camp with the Raiders

I think he is a non-signed tryout invitee

[Edited on May 14, 2012 at 10:56 AM. Reason : ]

5/14/2012 10:52:35 AM

someone at work told me markus kuhn (sp?) got picked up by the giants

5/14/2012 11:01:22 AM

^ yea he got picked in the 7th round of the draft by them

5/14/2012 11:05:42 AM

^^he was out for rookie minicamp this past weekend. apparently when he was moving, a knife protruding from a box slashed his leg. i wonder if it's akin to brandon marshall's story about slipping on a mcdonald's wrapper and falling through a television.

5/14/2012 11:21:50 AM

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7927812/pete-carroll-russell-wilson-compete-seattle-seahawks-qb-job

5/14/2012 11:30:19 AM

I didn't know any of this stuff about Kuhn. It's a good read.

http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2012/05/giants_markus_kuhn_continues_t.html



Die Haare. Die Arme. Es Ist Wunderbar.

5/20/2012 1:38:18 PM

Quote :

"Kuhn is 26, ancient by NFL rookie standards, but he’s raw and known as a “gym rat,” as general manager Jerry Reese noted."

ha

5/20/2012 2:00:37 PM

Quote :

"Giants running back Andre Brown has won his appeal against the NFL for violating the league's performance-enhancing substance policy, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed today."

yay Andre

6/1/2012 6:36:28 PM

^

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/01/andre-brown-says-his-suspensions-been-lifted/

6/1/2012 7:50:52 PM

6/12/2012 5:15:57 PM

kid's got quite the derp face

6/12/2012 5:16:58 PM

Quote :

"“My dad’s name is Wolfgang and I remember when he said, ‘Oh, Markus, it would be neat if you played for the Wolfpack,’?” Kuhn recalled. “And we walked in and they were really friendly right away."

6/12/2012 6:27:29 PM

How many wolves are in a gang?

6/12/2012 6:44:16 PM

a puckload

:\

6/12/2012 6:45:51 PM

good ol golf wang

6/12/2012 6:59:24 PM

lol at that game when we first starting getting loud i looked for kuhn, expecting him to look around in awe, and sure enough he went over to someone else on the team and showed him his arm, presumably showing him goosebumps.

6/12/2012 7:27:54 PM

nm

[Edited on June 13, 2012 at 9:48 AM. Reason : .]

6/13/2012 9:47:47 AM

So I don't know if this belongs here, but I still consider Wilson a part of the pack:

Quote :

"4. Seattle Seahawks Incumbent: Tarvaris Jackson Challengers: Matt Flynn, Russell Wilson This one remains very much up in the air, although Matt Flynn's the favorite after signing with the team in free agency this offseason. While Flynn is the most talented of the three players right now, he still has to learn the offense and gain a level of rapport with his receivers. Russell Wilson is basically an option in name only for Week 1, but the battle between Flynn and Jackson could linger all the way to the preseason. One thing worth noting: Jackson was a fantastic preseason quarterback in Minnesota, where he was 92-of-156 for 1,039 yards with seven touchdowns and no picks, but he was just 32-of-55 for 269 yards with a touchdown and two picks during Seattle's preseason last year."

[Edited on June 13, 2012 at 1:40 PM. Reason : Doesnt sound like he will get much of a chance to play]

6/13/2012 1:39:20 PM

Looks like Sweezy may play O-line

http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/On-guard-and-then-some/bbf3ff49-1bff-460e-a8f5-dea6bd209c43

6/21/2012 11:11:12 AM

TE George Bryan cut by the Cowboys

6/21/2012 1:39:22 PM