2 hrs ago | Oshkosh Northwestern
Coach outside his family tree is a new experience for Brohm
“I don't want to say it was real difficult”
For the first time in Brian Brohm's career, someone in his family won't be coaching him. via Oshkosh Northwestern
Yesterday | Star Tribune
Early 100th birthday present: She makes it to the Derby
“I hope to write how tradition can be beautiful”
Dorothy Davis hoped she'd make it to the Kentucky Derby before she turned 100. She did - by a month. via Star Tribune
Saturday | WisInfo
Mike Vandermause column: Welcome to the big time
“Sitting in the locker room, seeing all the (pictures on the wall) and all the history that's in this building, it's quite overwhelming”
Breno Giacomini's jaw nearly dropped to the floor when he entered the Green Bay Packers' locker room. via WisInfo
Friday May 2 | Cincypost.Com
New Bengals Move In Near Chad Johnson's Space
“I'm going to come in here and work hard so I can have one of those lockers.”
Rookie receiver Jerome Simpson walked into the Cincinnati Bengals' football-shaped locker room and started reading the name cards. via Cincypost.Com
Friday May 2 | Detroit News
Behind the Scenes: Army sees benefit in program
“That means a drilling reserve unit”
West Point is not taking a bunker mentality in the controversy over cadet Caleb Campbell's decision to play pro football. via Detroit News
Thursday May 1 | USA Today
Column: Drafting QB iffy proposition
“The players who don't make it in this league, rarely is it because of physical ability”
They come into the NFL with their fast-talking agents and their piles of college clippings. via USA Today
Wednesday Apr 30 | Newsday.com
Jets move up, pick Purdue tight end Dustin Keller
“A couple nights ago, we had run some scenarios about a group of players that if they were available at the bottom of the first round, we would try to trade back into the bottom of the first”
The Jets may have given their most emphatic response of all to disgruntled tight end Chris Baker, though they denied that had anything to do with the pick. via Newsday.com
Tuesday Apr 29 | KDKA | Posted by KDKA
Trade Possible As Steelers Weigh Draft Options
“The more picks we can get in those areas, the better off we are going to be.”
The Pittsburgh Steelers have had at least one first-round draft pick every year for the last 41 years, mostly because of an organizational philosophy that good teams are built with young players.
Some years they traded up to get that pick, some years they traded down.
Never did they give it up.
No, former coaches Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher never would have let that happen, so prized was any first-round pick, be it No. 1 overall (QB Terry Bradshaw, 1970) or No. 32 (WR Santonio Holmes, 2006). Read more
Tuesday Apr 29 | Contra Costa Times
Raiders need Dorsey, love McFadden Raiders like McFadden over Dorsey
“He can't do any more than what he's doing - except play.”
Stuffing an absurdly rich contract into the pocket of defensive tackle Tommy Kelly a couple of months ago was a dramatic statement by the Raiders, who on Saturday used the first round of the NFL draft to apply ... via Contra Costa Times
Monday Apr 28 | 700WLW Cincinnati
Defensive end and Wide Receiver final picks
With their final two picks in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Bengals went local by taking defensive end Angelo Craig out of UC. via 700WLW Cincinnati