Former McQuaid and Albany tight end Brian Parker was signed by the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday. He’ll fill the 53-man roster spot of the suspended P.J. Williams. Parker attended two workouts with the Saints in September…
By BILLY HEYEN Former Bishop Kearney and Rutgers star linebacker Quentin Gause was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats in the inaugural XFL Draft on Wednesday. Gause joins Jarron Jones, Marquis Young and Jermaine Ponder as former Section V stars drafted to the upstart league. Gause has spent time with multiple NFL organizations, including playing […]
By BILLY HEYEN Former Bishop Kearney and St. Francis (PA) cornerback Jermaine Ponder was selected in the inaugural XFL Draft by the Seattle Dragons on Wednesday. Ponder joins Jarron Jones, Marquis Young and Quentin Gause as former Section V players drafted into the XFL. Ponder spent time in the NFL offseason with the Cleveland Browns, […]
Former Fairport and UMass star running back Marquis Young was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the open phase of the inaugural XFL Draft on Wednesday…
By BILLY HEYEN Former Aquinas and Notre Dame lineman Jarron Jones was selected by the New York Guardians in the inaugural draft of the new XFL. Jones was the sixth offensive lineman taken in the offensive line phase of the draft. Jones was a defensive lineman throughout high school and college. At Aquinas, Jones was […]
Micah Wright (Newark/Maine) turned his second NFL rookie camp into his first NFL contract. After attending Arizona Cardinals rookie camp last weekend, he’s set to sign a contract with the New Orleans Saints after this weekend’s mini camp…
By BILLY HEYEN Zuril Hendrick (Pittsford Mendon), Marquis Young (Fairport) and Micah Wright participated in NFL rookie mini-camps last weekend. None were immediately signed by the teams they were in camp with, but all three received further mini-camp invites from different teams. Hendrick will work out with the Denver Broncos this weekend. Young will be […]
Marquis Young (Fairport/Massachusetts) thinks that people sleep on his speed. But even as a freshman at UMass, he proved he could run with the top competition, taking a carry 83 yards to the house against Notre Dame…
Before Edinboro, Zuril Hendrick was a three-sport athlete at Pittsford, playing basketball and baseball as well. He gave up baseball as a senior to focus on getting recruited on the gridiron
Wright was the Finger Lakes East Player of the Year as a senior in 2013 for Newark. He totaled 33 catches for 790 yards and nine touchdowns, and also brought two kickoffs back to the house. Wright holds the Newark records for receiving touchdowns, receiving yards and interceptions…