University of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly sat down with the NFL DRAFT "XTRA" crew to talk about Tyler Eifert and Manti Te'o -- you'll enjoy this...
IT'S A "MUST SEE" FOR EVERY FIVE STAR'S PARENTS!
LINK: COACH KELLY
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Coach Brian Kelly at the 2013 NFL Draft...
University of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly sat down with the NFL DRAFT "XTRA" crew to talk about Tyler Eifert and Manti Te'o -- you'll enjoy this...
IT'S A "MUST SEE" FOR EVERY FIVE STAR'S PARENTS!
LINK: COACH KELLY
The San Diego Media's Take on Manti Te'o
Manti Te'o met with the media yesterday in San Diego -- here are a few of the stories:
LINK: U-T SAN DIEGO NEWS
LINK: KFMB-TV -- CBS SAN DIEGO
LINK: NBC-TV -- SAN DIEGO
LINK: NBC-TV -- SAN DIEGO #2
Notre Dame Players Signing Free Agent Deals
There were five former Notre Dame football players "UN-DRAFTED" who signed free agent contracts with NFL Teams yesterday and today -- here's the list:
- Braxston Cave -- Cleveland Browns
- Mike Golic, Jr. -- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Cierre Wood -- Houston Texans
- Dayne Crist -- Kansas City Chiefs
- John Goodman -- Cincinnati Bengals
- Robby Toma -- Baltimore Ravens
- Jordan Cowart -- Washington Redskins
- Ben Turk -- Houston Texans
- Chris Salvi -- Chicago Bears
LINK: LIST OF UN-DRAFTED FREE AGENT SIGNINGS BY NFL TEAM
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Six Notre Dame Players Go In 2013 NFL Draft
The Fightin' Irish had SIX players taken in the 2013 NFL Draft; Tyler Eifert (#21 -- Bengals), Manti Te'o (#38 -- Chargers), Jamoris Slaughter (#175 -- Browns), Theo Riddick (#199 -- Lions), Kapron Lewis-Moore (#200 -- Ravens) and Zeke Motta (#244 -- Falcons).
Cierre Wood -- who still had a year of eligibility left, not drafted.
I suspect we'll soon learn about a few more of the seniors signing "free-agent" contracts in the next 24 hours...
CONGRATULATIONS!
LINK: NOTRE DAME PLAYERS DRAFTED
San Diego Chargers Welcome Manti Te'o
Manti Te'o took a "red-eye" flight into San Diego this morning to meet with the Chargers and the local media. Here's the first interview with the gang at CHARGERS.COM -- along with a link to a photo gallery of his arrival and his first press conference as a Charger:
Manti will be wearing uniform #51 for the San Diego Chargers...
LINK: MANTI TE'O IN SAN DIEGO
LINK: PHOTO GALLERY OF MANTI'S ARRIVAL
LINK: MANTI'S FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE
San Diego Chargers -- TALK ABOUT MANTI
Minutes after being drafted by the San Diego Chargers -- Manti spoke with the folks at CHARGER.COM on a number of subjects -- and the Charger's GM Tom Telesco and Head Coach Mike McCoy met with the media:
LINK: CHARGER'S PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Alex Flanagan's Manti Interview -- MUST SEE
NBC and the NFL NETWORK's Alex Flanagan made a trip to Hawaii to interview Manti Te'o -- this is a MUST WATCH story...
LINK: MANTI TEO INTERVIEW
Manti Talks With Media After Charger Selection
If Manti Te'o had to go in the second round of the 2013NFL Draft -- he couldn't have ended up in a better place to play football for a young man from Hawaii!
I love this photo of Manti's family...
The San Diego Chargers selected Manti with the 38th pick -- and soon after he met with the Hawaiian media -- here's a link:
LINK: MANTI TALKS ABOUT CHARGERS
Friday, April 26, 2013
Tyler Eifert -- Spends the Day in Cincinnati
The former Notre Dame All-American tight end and the #21 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft -- spent the day in Cincinnati with his new team. As you'll see -- he'll be wearing #85 for the Bengals -- formerly worn by "Chad Ochocinco".
LINK: TYLER EIFERT IN CINCI
LINK: EIFERT ARRIVES IN CINCINNATI
Photos of Manti Te'o Draft Celebration Party
This shirt could become a HUGE SELLER -- I know I'd buy one if Notre Dame were to license it!
Coach Kelly at NFL Draft Talks Manti Te'o
The folks at the NFL Network interviewed Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly right after San Diego selected the Irish All-American with the #38 pick. Here's a link to the interview:
LINK: COACH KELLY ON MANTI GOING TO CHARGERS
Te'o & Toma Welcome Home Parade Saturday
Former Notre Dame football players Manti Te'o and Robby Toma will be honored with a PARADE this Saturday by the city of Honolulu. Here are the details:
LINK: PARADE SATURDAY FOR MANTI & ROBBY
Video of Manti Te'o & Family Celebrating Pick!
The local Hawaiian TV stations had cameras rolling on Manti and his parents when it was announced that Te'o would be taking his talents to San Diego! Great moment for this family -- even though it came 22 hours late...
The top photo above shows Manti Te'o taking the phone call from the San Diego Chargers...
LINK: VIDEO OF TE'O FAMILY REACTION
LINK: KITV-ABC
Manti Te'o Drafted by the San Diego Chargers!
The wait is finally over for the most decorated defensive player in college football history...
Notre Dame All-American Manti Te'o was just drafted #38 overall in the Second Round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers -- who traded up to get him.
Congratulations Manti!
LINK: SAN DIEGO SELECTS MANTI
LINK: SAN DIEGO ABC-TV
Mel Kiper Talks Manti Te'o Not Being Drafted
ESPN's NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper was on the Mike & MIKE show this morning...
One of the subjects was Manti Te'o -- here's what he had to say -- along with these other guests on today's show; Eric Mangini, Bill Polian and John Clayton.
LINK: KIPER ON TE'O
LINK: MANGINI ON TE'O
LINK: POLIAN ON TE'O
LINK: CLAYTON ON TE'O
The Next Longest Day in the Life of Manti Te'o
Folks, I just can't believe (check that, I don't want to believe) there are 32 football players in America better for a NFL franchise than Manti Te'o.
It had to be a long night in Hawaii for Manti and his family and today can't be much better. Hopefully, his phone rang last night or early this morning from a NFL GM who told him "we'll be drafting you at ---."
Here's the latest on Manti:
LINK: NFL NETWORK
LINK: CBS SPORTS
LINK: ESPN
LINK: BUSINESS INSIDER
LINK: AOL SPORTING NEWS
LINK: CBS-TV -- DC
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Tyler Eifert Goes to CINCINNATI in NFL Draft
Notre Dame All-American tight end Tyler Eifert was just drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals -- as the #21 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. Tyler is the 64th player in the 126 year history of Notre Dame football to be drafted in the First Round of the NFL Draft.
The #21 pick last year signed a four-year contract worth $8,170,000 -- not sure how much of this was guaranteed.
Congratulations Tyler!
LINK: CINCINNATI BENGALS -- OFFICIAL WEBSITE
2013 NFL DRAFT -- First Round Begins at 8 ET
Welcome to the "next" longest day of Manti Te'o's life...
In about 14 hours from now, Manti Te'o will learn if he's a "multi-millionaire" and what city he'll call home -- or, maybe not...
It's the 2013 NFL Draft and it will dominate the MEDIA's attention over the next 96 hours. Notre Dame fans will be tuning in to ESPN tonight at 8 PM ET to see if we will have DOMER #64 and DOMER #65 join the ranks of former Irish football players taken in the NFL Draft's First Round.
Tyler Eifert appears to be a LOCK to go in the first round -- Te'o is on the bubble...
Notre Dame is THIRD All-Time in players drafted in the first round (63). We trail that school in Los Angeles (77) and that school in Columbus (67)...
Here is a look at a few of the latest MOCK DRAFTS:
LINK: PETER KING -- SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: MIKE MAYOCK -- NFL.COM
LINK: GARY MYERS -- NEW YORK DAILY
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
NFL Draft's First Round -- Thursday Night!
24 hours from the start of the 2013 NFL Draft -- and the ND GO IRISH BLOG took a lap around the worldwide web this evening to see what's being said about Thursday night's FIRST ROUND. Just click on the links below:
LINK: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS -- MOCK DRAFT
LINK: FORBES
LINK: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS -- MANTI TO GIANTS?
LINK: PHILLY INQUIRER
Jon Bon Jovi's Son to Walk-on @ Notre Dame
Add another "famous Dad" to the Notre Dame football roster...
The New York Daily News published this story today about Jesse Bongiovi's plans to try and walk-on to the Notre Dame football program this fall. If Jesse makes the team -- Jon Bon Jovi will join this list of famous Dad's who will be cheering on the IRISH this fall:
- Chris Collinsworth -- former college and NFL football player -- now a TV analyst with NBC
- George Atkinson -- former NFL football star
- David Robinson -- NBA Hall of Famer
- Torri Hunter -- outfielder, Detroit Tigers
- Terry Hanratty -- ND football star and NFL QB
- Philip Daniels -- former NFL football star
LINK: BON JOVI'S SON GOING TO NOTRE DAME
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