By BILLY HEYEN University of Maine receiver Earnest Edwards (Aquinas) was named the STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week. Edwards returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in Maine’s 35-21 win at Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y. Edwards scored three times overall in the Black Bears’ win: He caught a 40-yard touchdown in the second quarter, returned the second half’s … [Read more...] about Aquinas alum Edwards named FCS National Special Teams Player of Week
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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
Bishop Kearney alum Jermaine Ponder signs as UDFA with Cleveland Browns
By BILLY HEYEN Jermaine Ponder (Bishop Kearney/St. Francis) picked up a football when he was 9, hoping to provide for his mother, he tweeted last night. On Saturday, the next step of his football journey became clear: He'll head to the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent, per multiple … [Read more...] about Bishop Kearney alum Jermaine Ponder signs as UDFA with Cleveland Browns