A Week Away From NFL Roster Cut Downs...

Thought I'd check in on how a number of our former Notre Dame Football players are doing in their attempt to make an NFL roster this season...

LINK:  DEXTER WILLIAMS

LINK:  TE'VON CONEY

LINK:  ALEX BARS

LINK:  JARRON JONES

LINK:  GREER MARTINI

LINK:  JONATHAN BONNER

LINK:  BENNETT JACKSON

LINK:  COLE LUKE

LINK:  TYLER NEWSOME

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD

LINK:  T.J. JONES

LINK:  C.J. PROSISE

LINK:  JOSH ADAMS

LINK:  ALIZE MACK

LINK:  KEIVARAE RUSSELL

L.A. Times Story on Drue Tranquill

Thought you'd like to see this about the former Notre Dame Football captain...

LINK:  TRANQUILL

A Notre Dame Story -- What Though The Odds

Our storytelling team at Notre Dame just released this story last week...

OT: My Niece Wins "Bretina Cup" National Title

My niece Claire Manhard was competing this weekend at the 2019 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions in the USEF Young Adult 'Bretina Cup' Dressage National Championship division -- and she won the national championship!!!

That's Claire with her horse Wilfonia wearing the upside down "Notre Dame pin."

 (The bottom photo is of my sister-in-law Kimberly, my niece Claire and my brother-in-law Michael -- with the Bretina Cup!)

Way to go Claire -- a pretty cool moment for the family!

Notre Dame's Special Teams' Coach

Yes, Notre Dame Football Can't Be Far Away...

ESPN: Rocky Bleier's Return to Vietnam

Notre Dame's Defensive Coaching Staff...

Notre Dame's Offensive Coaching Staff...

Local Media Coverage of Media Day -- Today

LINK:  WSBT-CBS

LINK:  ABC57

Brian Kelly Talks About Louisville Game...

Jaylon Smith's New Contract Moves Him to #7!

With Jaylon Smith's new deal with the Cowboys today -- he's now moved up to 7th on the list of the former Notre Dame athletes (football, basketball, baseball and hockey) who will be paid the most as a professional athlete:

• Jeff Samardzija:  $127,625,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
• Zack Martin:  $102,308,800 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024 
• A.J. Pollock:  $76,397,500 -- guaranteed contract to 2023 
• Anders Lee:  $75,044,038 -- guaranteed, contract to 2026
• Kyle Rudolph:  $74,173,950 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024 
• Golden Tate:  $71,478,749 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022 
• Jaylon Smith:  $69,159,293 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024
• Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
• Stephon Tuitt:  $64,760,551 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
• Harrison Smith:  $63,666,546 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2021
• Brad Lidge:  $55,335,000
• Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
• Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463
• John Sullivan:  $40,050,021
• Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
• Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892
• Ronnie Stanley:  $33,354,331 -- guaranteed, contract to 2020
• Kyle Palmieri:  $30,192,154 -- guaranteed, contract to 2021
• Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
• Matt Carroll:  $28,437,349
• Joe Montana:  $26,000,000
• Ian Cole:  $23,049,694 -- guaranteed, contract to 2021
• David Phelps:  $19,233,850 -- guaranteed, contract to 2020
• Michael Floyd:  $19,080,535 -- free agent
• Rocket Ismail:  $18,000,000

The next big contract negotiation still sits with Ronnie Stanley and the Ravens.  Baltimore picked up Ronnie's "fifth year" option at $12,870,000 -- as they work on a new longer term deal.  STORY

Brian Kelly Talks About Monday's Practice...

Domer Irv Smith Talks About His NFL Son...

Domer Jaylon Smith's Recent Interview...

Jack Nolan Interviews Jafar Armstrong...

Has Miles Boykin Earned a NFL Starting Spot?

Jack Nolan Interviews Troy Pride, Jr.

THIS WEEK: Notre Dame Players in the NFL

Took a long lap around the worldwide web this weekend to see what's in the media about a number of former Notre Dame football players in the National Football League.  Just click on the links below:

LINK:  JERRY TILLERY -- CHARGERS

LINK:  DRUE TRANQUILL -- CHARGERS

LINK:  ISAAC ROCHELL -- CHARGERS

LINK:  TYLER NEWSOME -- CHARGERS

LINK:  HARRISON SMITH -- VIKINGS

LINK:  KYLE RUDOLPH -- VIKINGS

LINK:  GREER MARTINI -- VIKINGS

LINK:  BEN KOYACK -- JAGUARS

LINK:  TYLER EIFERT -- BENGALS

LINK:  EQUANIMEOUS ST. BROWN -- PACKERS 

LINK:  DESHONE KIZER -- PACKERS

LINK:  QUENTON NELSON -- COLTS

LINK:  JOSH ADAMS -- EAGLES

LINK:  KEIVARAE RUSSELL -- BENGALS

LINK:  T.J. JONES -- GIANTS 

LINK:  ALEX BARS -- BEARS

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD -- RAVENS

LINK:  BENNETT JACKSON -- RAVENS

LINK:  JAYLON SMITH -- COWBOYS

LINK:  ZACH MARTIN -- COWBOYS

LINK:  ROMEO OKWARA -- LIONS

LINK:  COLE LUKE -- PANTHERS

LINK:  DURHAM SMYTHE -- DOLPHINS

LINK:  RONNIE STANLEY -- RAVENS

LINK:  MIKE MCGLINCHEY -- 49ERS

LINK:  WILL FULLER -- TEXANS 

LINK:  NICK MARTIN -- TEXANS

LINK:  JONATHAN BONNER -- REDSKINS 

LINK:  MATTHIAS FARLEY -- COLTS

LINK:  ALIZE MACK -- SAINTS 

LINK:  THEO RIDDICK -- BRONCOS

LINK:  C.J. PROSISE -- SEAHAWKS

Dexter Williams -- Doing Okay in Green Bay