By BILLY HEYEN 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. https://twitter.com/Josh_StevensNYC/status/1127657727440949249?s=20 Wright was the Finger Lakes East Player of the … [Read more...] about Newark alum Micah Wright to sign contract with New Orleans Saints
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Three Section V alumni receive second NFL rookie camp invites
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 in Tennessee Titans … [Read more...] about Three Section V alumni receive second NFL rookie camp invites
Fairport alum Marquis Young receives camp invite from Indianapolis Colts
UPDATED: May 2, 2019 at 11:10 a.m. By BILLY HEYEN Marquis Young (Fairport/Massachusetts) thinks that people sleep on his speed, he said in a recent interview. 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. Now, he'll get a chance every day to prove he can run with the best. … [Read more...] about Fairport alum Marquis Young receives camp invite from Indianapolis Colts
Pittsford Mendon alum Zuril Hendrick receives rookie mini camp invite from Chicago Bears
By BILLY HEYEN Zuril Hendrick (Pittsford Mendon/Edinboro) set the Edinboro all-time interceptions record as a senior, and the NFL took notice. Hendrick has received a rookie mini camp invite from the Chicago Bears. https://twitter.com/ZurilHendrick/status/1122302385198718977?s=20 Before Edinboro, Hendrick was a three-sport athlete at Pittsford, playing basketball and … [Read more...] about Pittsford Mendon alum Zuril Hendrick receives rookie mini camp invite from Chicago Bears
Newark alum Micah Wright receives rookie mini camp invite from Arizona Cardinals
By BILLY HEYEN During Micah Wright's (Newark) junior year at Maine, he tore his ACL. "There was a voice in my head that told me this might be it," Wright told NFL Draft Diamonds, "and I’m sure other people thought the same." But instead, Wright grinded on his rehab to make it back to the Black Bears for a final four FCS trip in his senior year. That parlayed itself … [Read more...] about Newark alum Micah Wright receives rookie mini camp invite from Arizona Cardinals