Friday, May 6, 2016
Domer Justin Tuck Retires Today as a NY Giant
WATCH: @JustinTuck fields questions from the media at his retirement press conference https://t.co/3SgliF88e8— New York Giants (@Giants) May 6, 2016
Thursday, May 5, 2016
SI's "Way Too Early" Poll Has Notre Dame #9
Even though it means nothing -- it's better than not being ranked this time of year...
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL POLL
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
ND Mens Hoops vs. National Champ Villanova
The Fighting Irish will take on defending National Champion Villanova in a game December 10th in Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center. It's being called "The Never Forget Tribute Classic"
Tip-off is scheduled for NOON -- and the game will be nationally televised on CBS.
Tickets can be purchased -- beginning tomorrow (May 5th) at the link below:
LINK: NEVER FORGET TRIBUTE CLASSIC
Samardzija Breaks Bat Over Knee Last Night
The former Notre Dame All-America wide receiver is now 4 - 1 on the season for the San Francisco Giants -- after beating the Cincinnati Reds last night.
It was Jeff's third straight win -- a first for his major league career!
LINK: MLB STORY
LINK: SAMARDZIJA'S PITCHING STATS
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Dallas Cowboys' 5 + 4 = Jaylon's Old ND #9
Notre Dame All-American Jaylon Smith has a new number -- can't wait to see him flash #54 for the Dallas Cowboys!
V.J. Beachem Decides to Stay at Notre Dame
Notre Dame's top scorer in their NCAA run this past March -- has decided to return to school for his senior season.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Skylar Talks What it Takes to Return to WNBA
Go all-access with @DWingsHoops guard @SkyDigg4 as she prepares for the season! #WatchMeWork https://t.co/eeND7eNobL— WNBA (@WNBA) May 1, 2016
NFL Contract Values of Notre Dame's 7 Drafted
- Ronnie Stanley: $20.5 million total contract / $13.1m guaranteed
- Will Fuller: $10.2 million total contract / $5.6m guaranteed
- Jaylon Smith: $6.5 million total contract / $2.9m guaranteed
- Nick Martin: $4.8 million total contract / $1.7m guaranteed
- KeiVarae Russell: $3.3 million total contract / $813k guaranteed
- C.J. Prosise: $3.1 million total contract / $692k guaranteed
- Sheldon Day: $2.9 million total contract / $609k guaranteed
The SEVEN will sign NFL contracts that total: $51.3 million.
LINK: CONTRACT VALUES -- 2016 NFL DRAFTED PLAYERS
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Notre Dame Players Drafted by Position Rank
Here are the SEVEN NOTRE DAME PLAYERS DRAFTED into the NFL this week -- and their draft rank by position:
- Ronnie Stanley -- 1st offensive lineman drafted
- Will Fuller -- 2nd wide receiver drafted
- Jaylon Smith -- 3rd linebacker drafted
- Nick Martin -- 2nd center drafted
- KeiVarae Russell -- 12th cornerback drafted
- C.J. Prosise -- 4th running back drafted
- Sheldon Day -- 28th defensive lineman drafted
ND's Undrafted Free Agents Sign NFL Deals
To date -- here are the NFL free agent signings of a number of former Notre Dame players...
- Romeo Okwara -- New York Giants
- Mathias Farley -- Arizona Cardinals
- Chris Brown -- Dallas Cowboys
- Elijah Shumate -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Amir Carlisle -- Arizona Cardinals
- Ishaq Williams -- New York Giants
- Jarrett Grace -- Chicago Bears
First: The Phone Call --- Last: The Hall of Fame
What does it sound like when Jerry Jones asks you to come play for his team?— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) April 30, 2016
Listen in.#NDinTheNFL
https://t.co/QvToPO37BP
Going to be fun watching the "in-between" -- congratulations Jaylon Smith!
Sheldon Day Selected #103 Overall to Jaguars
Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Sheldon Day was just selected #103 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2016 NFL Draft.🎥 The moment when Sheldon Day became a Jaguar.— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) April 30, 2016
7 players from ND were drafted in the first 4 rounds.#NDinTheNFL
https://t.co/K7h4Ac7t4x
With this selection -- Notre Dame is now tied with USC for the all-time lead in total players drafted into the NFL with 492.
Congrats Sheldon!
Cowboys' Team Doc Operated on Jaylon's Knee
You just have to wonder -- what did Dallas know about Jaylon's knee that the other 31 NFL teams did not...
LINK: JAYLON AND THE COWBOYS
LINK: ESPN STORY
Ronnie Stanley's Ravens' Press Conference
The now "former" Fighting Irish star was in Baltimore yesterday to meet his new team and town...
LINK: RONNIE STANLEY PRESSER
Will Fuller's Houston Texans' Press Conference
The former Fighting Irish star was in Houston yesterday -- meeting his new team and town...
LINK: WILL FULLER PRESSER
Six Notre Dame Players Taken in First 90 Picks
It's been a great first two nights of the 2016 NFL Draft for a number of Notre Dame Football stars -- with six being drafted in the first 3 rounds:
- #6: Ronnie Stanley -- Baltimore Ravens
- #21: Will Fuller -- Houston Texans
- #34: Jaylon Smith -- Dallas Cowboys
- #50: Nick Martin -- Houston Texans
- #74: KeiVarae Russell -- Kansas City Chiefs
- #90: C.J. Prosise -- Seattle Seahawks
Here's a look at the colleges with the most players taken in the first 3 rounds of the 2016 NFL Draft:
- Ohio State: 10 players drafted
- Alabama: 7 players drafted
- NOTRE DAME: 6 players drafted
- Clemson: 4 players drafted
- USC / Penn State / Florida / Ole Miss: 3 players drafted
Here's a look at some schools that haven't fared so well with NFL Draft picks -- in the first 3 rounds. Many of these schools routinely have top rated recruiting classes:
- Michigan: 1
- LSU: 1
- Auburn: 1
- Oklahoma: 1
- Oregon: 1
- Virginia Tech: 1
- Boston College: 1
- Miami (FL): 1
- Oklahoma State: 1
- TCU: 1
- Tennessee: 0
- Iowa: 0
- North Carolina: 0
- Arizona: 0
- Arizona State: 0
- Texas: 0
LINK: NFL DRAFT TRACKER -- COLLEGES
Prosise Goes #90 Overall to Seattle Seahawks!
Former Notre Dame student-athlete C.J. Prosise was drafted with the 90th pick of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
Congratulations C.J.!
LINK: SEATTLE TIMES
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