Sunday, September 11, 2022

OT: How Does the NFL Allow This Sideline?


Can you imagine if this game got close and a 4th down pass was caught, but, because the sideline "curved out into the field of play" it was called OUT OF BOUNDS and an NFL team lost the game because their game winning drive was stalled?

This was the sideline drawn at today's NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago...

Quenton Nelson Highest Paid NFL Guard!


Former Notre Dame All-American, Quenton Nelson just signed the largest contract in NFL History for the guard position.  With this four-year contract extension (of which $60 million is guaranteed) "Big Q" will now become the third highest paid former Notre Dame student-athlete of all-time. 

Congrats Quenton!

Here's a look at the TOP 31 current and former Notre Dame athletes (football, basketball, baseball and hockey) who have been (and will be) paid the most as a professional athlete:

  • Ronnie Stanley:  $136,145,183 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2025 
  • Harrison Smith:  $127,666,546 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
  • Quenton Nelson:  $118,010,393 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
  • Jeff Samardzija:  $116,341,666
  • Zack Martin:  $98,285,531 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024 
  • AJ Pollock:  $76,841,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2023
  • Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
  • Kyle Rudolph:  $59,936,853 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  • Golden Tate:  $56,421,672
  • Stephon Tuitt:  $55,710,551
  • Brad Lidge:  $55,335,000 
  • Pat Connaughton:  $50,727,479 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
  • Kyle Palmieri:  $50,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  • Anders Lee:  $49,000,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
  • Bryan Rust:  $46,670,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2028 
  • Romeo Okwara:  $45,385,025 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  • Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
  • Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463  
  • John Sullivan:  $35,800,027
  • Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
  • Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892 
  • Will Fuller:  $34,246,582 -- free agent
  • Jaylon Smith:  $31,985,997 -- free agent
  • Matt Carroll:  $29,537,032 
  • Mike McGlinchey:  $29,481,766 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  • Ian Cole:  $28,949,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2023
  • Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
  • Laphonso Ellis:  $27,939,000
  • Rocket Ismail:  $27,885,021
  • Tyler Eifert:  $26,310,317
  • Joe Montana:  $26,000,000

 

LINK:  COLTS SIGN NELSON TO RECORD DEAL

We Must Not Forget Lou Holtz's Start at ND...


Everyone's favorite Notre Dame Head Football Coach Lou Holtz, started his career on the Fighting Irish sideline like this:

  • Michigan 24 -- Notre Dame 23
  • Michigan State 20 -- Notre Dame 15
  • Notre Dame 41 -- Purdue 9
  • Alabama 28 -- Notre Dame 10
  • Pittsburgh 10 -- Notre Dame 9

CBS Sports HQ Talks Notre Dame Loss...

Marcus Freeman & Players Talk Marshall Loss

Friday, September 9, 2022

ND Students Compete on NBC at 8 PM ET


NBC's Capital One College Bowl hosted by Cooper and Peyton Manning will have a team of three Notre Dame students (photo above) competing tonight at 8 PM ET!

Be sure to tune-in and root on the Fighting Irish!

Wednesday, September 7, 2022