NFL Fighting Irish Archive
Riddick, Lewis-Moore Go in Round 6 Too
Another pair of Notre Dame players were selected in the 6th round of Saturday’s NFL Draft when Theo Riddick and Kapron Lewis-Moore both heard their names called before the final round of the 2013 Draft. Theo Riddick, Notre Dame’s leading rusher in 2012, was selected with the 199th overall pick in the draft on Saturday [...]
Cleveland Browns Draft Jamoris Slaughter in 6th
Notre Dame had two former players selected within the first 38 picks of the 2013 NFL Draft this weekend but didn’t have a 3rd player selected until the 174th pick when the Cleveland Browns selected rehabbing Jamoris Slaughter in the 6th round. Slaughter, one of the most versatile athletes to play for Notre Dame in [...]
Kyle Rudolph, Elite NFL Tight End
It wasn’t long ago Kyle Rudolph was carving up defenses for the Irish, now he’s making his mark as one of the best tight-ends at the NFL level. Rudolph is a rare talent and has been at the peak of his positional counterparts from an early age. The Ohio native was the number one ranked [...]
Manti Te’o Fails to Impress On Field at NFL Combine
By all accounts, Manti Te’o did a great job off the field at the NFL Combine clearing up any character questions that remained after the bizarre girlfriend hoax story from earlier this year. Conversely, by all accounts, he was not able to turn in as impressive of a performance on the field during drills. In [...]
Cierre Wood Solid, Theo Riddick Injured at NFL Combine
Former Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood didn’t wow scouts at the NFL Combine on Sunday with an eye popping 40 or any other individual drill, but he did turn in an all around solid performance that should help his draft stock. His backfield teammate Theo Riddick, however, did not help his draft stock and [...]
Tyler Eifert, The ’13 NFL Draft’s Top Tight End
Yesterday former Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert tore it up at the NFL Combine. Today he has people around the league talking about him as the unquestioned top tight end in this year’s draft. USA Today’s Tony Pauline has Eifert not only as the top tight end in the draft, but now a potential [...]
Tyler Eifert Impressing at the NFL Combine
It’s officially day one of drills at the NFL Combine, but former Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert is already impressing scouts around the league with an impressive all around performance thus far. Eifert, Notre Dame’s all-time leader in receptions for a tight end, was considered by most to be at worst the 2nd best [...]
Notre Dame 2013 NFL Combine Preview
With the yearly NFL Combine coming up this weekend in Indianpolis, a handful of former Notre Dame players will be taking their first steps towards their professional football careers while trying to impress NFL scouts, executives, and personnel on and off the field. In all, Notre Dame will have seven former gridiron standouts in Indy [...]
Kyle Rudolph Named to 1st Pro Bowl
Former Notre Dame tight end Kyle Rudolph was named to the first Pro Bowl of his professional career on Tuesday in just his second season playing on Sundays. Rudolph, a second round pick of the Minnesota Vikings a year ago is the lone Golden Domer to make this year’s Pro Bowl. Rudolph led all NFC [...]
Harrison Smith’s Journey Continues
From a man without a position to a first round draft pick. The collegiate portion of Harrison Smith’s collegiate career closed on Thursday night when the Minnesota Vikings selected Notre Dame’s standout safety with the 29th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft ending a transformation that started two seasons ago when the Tennessee native finally [...]
Quinn, Zbikowski Headline NFL Irish Free Agents
During Brady Quinn’s senior season at Notre Dame, Charlie Weis would tell anyone who would listen that he felt Brady Quinn would be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL within a few seasons. After four seasons in the league, Quinn is restarting his NFL career for a second time after signing a free [...]
Floyd Impresses in the 40
The off the field questions for Michael Floyd will linger until Draft Day after his alcohol related incidents at Notre Dame, but the only on the field issue surrounding Floyd was emphatically cleared on Sunday when the Irish record breaker clocked in at 4.42 and 4.44 in the 40 yard dash at the NFL Combine. [...]
Brian Smith Signing with Cleveland
Ian Williams was the first Notre Dame draft snub to be signed to a rookie free agent deal Monday night, but it didn’t take long for the next, Brian Smith, to find a new home in the NFL as begins his professional career. Smith won’t have to travel too far from South Bend after signing [...]
Ian Williams Headed to 49ers
With the NFL Lockout officially over as of Monday afternoon, NFL teams were allowed to begin negotiating with undrafted rookie free agents Monday night already and Notre Dame’s most notable draft day snub, Ian Williams, has apparently agreed to terms with the 49ers. “Officially going to the San Francisco 49ers!!!” Williams posted on Twitter Monday [...]
Quinn’s Pro Career at a Crossroads
The last Notre Dame team to appear in a BCS Bowl game was the 2006 squad that suffered a defeat at the hands of the LSU Tigers in the Sugar Bowl. That team featured numerous pro prospects that were drafted into the NFL – Brady Quinn, Victor Abiamiri, and Trevor Laws among others. Being that [...]
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