Here's a photo of Stephon Tuitt arriving in Pittsburgh today -- signing autographs for Steeler fans.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Pittsburgh Steelers: Photo of Stephon Tuitt
Here's a photo of Stephon Tuitt arriving in Pittsburgh today -- signing autographs for Steeler fans.
San Diego Chargers: Photo of Chris Watt
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Chris Watt -- left on a plane this morning from Chicago to start his new life as a professional football player in San Diego. Very happy for you Chris!
Teams Signing ND Players to Free Agent Deals
Here's the list -- as the information becomes available -- of the former Notre Dame football players who sign free agent deals with NFL teams this evening. The first to agree to a deal was George Atkinson -- and he signed with his Dad's old team, the Oakland Raiders. Here's the list:
- George Atkinson III -- Oakland Raiders
- Dan Fox -- New York Giants
- Carlo Calabrese -- Cleveland Browns
- Tommy Rees -- Washington Redskins
- Kona Schwenke -- Kansas City Chiefs
- Mike Golic, Jr. -- New Orleans Saints
NFL Draft: Eight Notre Dame Players Selected!
After three long days -- the Fighting Irish ended up with eight former student-athletes drafted in the first six rounds of the 2014 NFL Draft -- the most since 1994!
The top photo is of the "luxury bus" that picked up Zack Martin at the Dallas airport to take him to the Cowboy's facility -- you're going to want to click on the "SLIDE SHOW" below...
Today -- Prince Shembo, Bennett Jackson and T.J. Jones joined their five teammates as NFL drafted players -- pretty awesome! Here's the detail on all eight players:
ZACK MARTIN -- Drafted 16th overall (1st Round) by the Dallas Cowboys
- Signing bonus: $5.3 million
- Projected value of first NFL contract: $9.6 million
- Introductory Press Conference: ZACK
- Zach's arrival to Dallas: SLIDE SHOW
STEPHON TUITT -- Drafted 46th overall (2nd Round) by the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signing bonus: $1.8 million
- Projected value of first NFL contract: $4.8 million
- Pittsburgh Steelers Press Conference: LINK
TROY NIKLAS -- Drafted 52nd overall (2nd Round) by the Arizona Cardinals
- Signing bonus: $1.4 million
- Projected value of first NFL contract: $4.2 million
- Arizona Cardinals Press Conference: LINK
LOUIS NIX III -- Drafted 83rd overall (3rd Round) by the Houston Texans
- Signing bonus: $630,000
- Projected value of first NFL contract: $2.9 million
- Houston Texans Press Conference: LINK
- Interview: IRISH CHOCOLATE
CHRIS WATT -- Drafted 89th overall (3rd Round) by the San Diego Chargers
- Signing bonus: $600,000
- Projected value of first NFL contract: $2.9 million
- San Diego Chargers Press Conference: LINK
PRINCE SHEMBO -- Drafted 139th overall (4th Round) by the Atlanta Falcons
- Signing bonus: $330,000
- Projected value of first NFL contract: $2.5 million
- Interview: PRINCE
BENNETT JACKSON -- Drafted 187th overall (6th Round) by the New York Giants
- Signing bonus: $121,000
- Projected value of first NFL contract: $2.3 million
- New York Giants Press Conference: LINK
T.J. JONES -- Drafted 189th overall (6th Round) by the Detroit Lions
- Signing bonus: $116,000
- Projected value of first NFL contract: $2.3 million
- Detroit Lions Press Conference: LINK
LINK: NOTRE DAME -- 2014 NFL DRAFT PICKS
ND Softball in ACC Championship Game Today!
The #20 ranked Fighting Irish made a remarkable comeback (from five runs down) to beat Virginia Tech yesterday in the ACC Championship Semi-finals to advance to today's Championship game against #4 ranked Florida State.
The game will be televised LIVE on ESPN2 beginning at 2 PM ET -- GO IRISH!
Here's a few highlights from yesterday's comeback win!
LINK: BIG WIN!
ND's New Field: A Baseball Field With No Dirt!
Folks, I'd never thought I'd see the day when you couldn't find a "spec of dirt" on a baseball field...
NONE.
Notre Dame baseball's new playing surface is made entirely from field turf, even the pitching mound! Here's a few of the photos I could find online of this "unique" -- beautiful field. The bottom photo was taken by Notre Dame's award winning photographer Matt Cashore -- which I'm sure you could buy at photos.nd.edu
Oh, by the way -- the Fighting Irish (behind the pitching of multi-sport star Pat Connaughton) beat #24 ranked Clemson 2 - 1 in the first game on their new playing surface.
Media Reaction to ND Players Drafted: Day Two
It's been twenty years since Notre Dame has had this many players taken in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft.
Here's what the media is saying this morning about all five of Notre Dame's drafted student-athletes:
ZACK MARTIN -- Dallas Cowboys:
- LINK: RADIO INTERVIEW
STEPHON TUITT -- Pittsburgh Steelers:
- LINK: TEARS OF JOY
- LINK: PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
- LINK: TRIBUNE REVIEW
TROY NIKLAS -- Arizona Cardinals:
- LINK: ARIZONA CENTRAL
- LINK: ARIZONA SPORTS
- LINK: ESPN
LOUIS NIX III -- Houston Texans:
- LINK: CBS SPORTS
- LINK: HOUSTON CHRONICLE
- LINK: ESPN
CHRIS WATT -- San Diego Chargers:
- LINK: FIRST INTERVIEW
- LINK: SB NATION
- LINK: UT-SAN DIEGO
The 2014 NFL Draft LIVE Beginning at NOON ET
The final day of the 2014 NFL Draft begins in less than 12 hours away -- with Round 4 scheduled to begin at NOON ET on ESPN and the NFL NETWORK. The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame -- tied with LSU with the most players drafted in the first three rounds -- have a number of players whose names could be called later today:
- T.J. Jones
- Prince Shembo
- Jackson Bennett
- Dan Fox
- Carlo Calabrese
- George Atkinson III
LINK: NOTRE DAME 2014 NFL DRAFT PICKS
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