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Jimmy Clausen Falls Out of 1st Round
Many people had been predicting a Brady Quinn-like draft day tumble for Jimmy Clausen for weeks now. Turns out those people were wrong – his fall is worse. Clausen went…
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2010 Notre Dame Draft Preview
The NFL Draft kicks off later tonight with the first round being broadcast in prime time for the first time ever. Here’s a preview of where some former Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Draft Busts & Steals Revisited
Last year I did a couple of posts with the greatest Notre Dame Draft Steals and Busts and with the NFL Draft just days away, I figured I would report…
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McNabb Trade Could Cost Clausen Millions
Former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen saw his draft stock potentially tumble on Sunday through no fault of his own. When the Washington Redskins pulled off the blockbuster trade for…
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Mike Holmgren Isn’t That Into Jimmy Clausen
When the Cleveland Browns traded former Notre Dame star quarterback Brady Quinn last week, there was some speculation that the move meant the Browns were looking at drafting Jimmy Clausen…
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Brady Quinn Headed to Denver
Former Notre Dame star Brady Quinn’s NFL career took it’s first major turn on Sunday when he was traded to the Denver Broncos after spending his first three NFL seasons…
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Projecting Jimmy Clausen
With the dust settling on the hiring of Brian Kelly as the new head coach, its time to catch up on some news and events from the past couple weeks…
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Brady Quinn Named Starter in Cleveland
Former Notre Dame All American quarterback Brady Quinn was named the starter for the Cleveland Browns according to several reports on Wednesday. Quinn was in a close battle with former…
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NFL Irish ’09 Season Preview – Part 1
Unlike college football, the NFL season doesn’t kickoff this weekend. Still, with the NFL season just around the corner, here’s a quick look at the season forecast for some former…
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5 Former Players Sign Rookie FA Deals
While David Bruton was the only Notre Dame player to be selected in the draft this year, five of his former teammates signed rookie free agent deals by Sunday night.…
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Belichick Taking Weis’s Lead?
A few months back Charlie Weis raised some eyebrows when he offered Saint Thomas Aquinas long snapper Jordan Cowart a scholarship. Many people, myself included, wondered why Weis would offer…
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Broncos Select David Bruton in 4th Round
David Bruton was the first (and it turns out only) Notre Dame player to be drafted in this year’s NFL Draft when the Broncos used the 114th overall pick in…
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Draft Experts Weigh In on David Bruton
This week I was able to get in touch with some Draft experts to get some options on David Bruton – the highest ranked Notre Dame prospect on everyone’s draft…
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Bruton Holds Notre Dame’s Draft Hopes
With the NFL Draft just days away, it’s become increasingly clear that just one Notre Dame prospect – David Bruton – has a chance to be a high draft choice. …
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All Time Notre Dame Draft Busts
Yesterday we took a look at the biggest Draft Steals in Notre Dame history. Today we’ll take a 180 degree turn and look at their counterparts – the All Time…
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All Time Notre Dame Draft Steals
With the NFL Draft coming up this weekend, I figured it would be a good time to take a look back at the past drafts for some of the Notre…
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Sam Young Has Agents’ Attention
Eric Hansen reported on Sunday that Sam Young is getting a lot of attention from agents looking to get an in with him now. Along the same lines, Irish offensive…
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Could Brady Quinn Be On the Move?
Yesterday I posted some comments Kellen Winslow made to Sirus Satellite Radio about the quarterback position in Cleveland and how he thought that Brady Quinn should be the Browns quarterback…
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Winslow Defends Brady Quinn
Kellen Winslow successfully maneuvered his way out of Cleveland this off-season, but recently told Sirus Satellite Radio that he thinks Brady Quinn has “tremendous upside” and that he thinks Quinn…
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Maurice Crum, A Profile in Leadership
(UHND.com) – Much has been made this spring about who will assume leadership roles for Notre Dame this fall. Just Monday Charlie Weis even went so far as to say…
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Maurice Crum Q&A
Recently, I was lucky enough to have some questions answered by two time Notre Dame captain Maurice Crum. I’ll have a full length feature article on the homepage tomorrow, but…
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Lambert Helps Himself at Pro Day
The Notre Dame player that helped himself the most at Thursday’s Pro Day. Lambert clocked in two sub 4.4 40’s with a 4.37 and a 4.36 respectively. Lambert, who wasn’t…
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Stats from Notre Dame’s Pro Day
Notre Dame held it’s Pro Day today amid fairly little fan fare compared to past Pro Days in South Bend. Here are some stats from the event. David Bruton wisely…
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Sullivan Soon to Be Center of Attention In Minnesota
Former Notre Dame center and 2007 captain John Sullivan could be the starting center for the Minnesota Vikings in 2009 after the Vikes failed to resign Pro-Bowl center Matt Birk. …
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David Bruton Dominates the Combine
David Bruton made me look pretty smart yesterday. For the last year or so I’ve said that Bruton would test off the charts and really improve his draft stock at…
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