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
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NOTRE DAME -- 2014 NFL DRAFT PICKS