Tag: nfl
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Roster cut fates for SU’s 2025 draft picks and UDFA
There’s a harsh reality for many college football players as they start their career. First, you have to get drafted or picked up as an undrafted free agent. But that’s only step one. You then have to grind all summer and convince your team that you deserve to be on the 53-man roster. 12 SU…
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Former Syracuse Football Players Clash in the Hall of Fame Game
After six grueling football-less months, teams are starting to ramp up with the regular season just around the corner. NFL Training camp drill highlight videos have flooded social media pages, and Syracuse football began their fall camp earlier this week. Just five weeks from today, fans will be able to enjoy regular season action from…
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Syracuse alums across the NFL playoffs
Syracuse football may be over for the time being. But if you still want your SU fix, just switch on your television set this weekend. Here’s a look at where the Orange are represented in the NFL playoffs. Broncos One of the Cinderella stories of the 2024 season, the Broncos charge on tomorrow against the…
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Garrett Williams Shines in NFL Debut
Garrett Williams, a Syracuse football alum, shined yesterday in his NFL debut. The Cardinals cornerback tallied an interception, along with two solo tackles, in a 20-10 loss to the Seahawks. Arizona selected Williams with the 72nd pick in the third round of last year’s NFL Draft. At the time, he was rehabbing from a torn…
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Sean Tucker Used as RB2 in Week 1
Before the regular season began, the Buccaneers put out their depth chart, and former Syracuse running back Sean Tucker was listed as the second-string running back. For a player that wasn’t even selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, largely due to a congenital heart defect uncovered at the NFL combine, this was a huge accomplishment…
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Where Do SU Football Alums Stack Up On Their NFL Rosters?
There are 16 former Syracuse football players on NFL rosters. However, guys like Chandler Jones and Zaire Franklin have clear roles on their teams. But five SU alums are entering their rookie seasons, so training camp is an especially important time for them. How are they doing so far, and where do they stack up…
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5 Biggest Underdogs To Win The Super Bowl
In Super Bowl history, there have been a few long shots to win. There’s a big part of the audience always rooting for the underdogs.¬† The Super Bowl odds have not always been on point and there have always been occasions where underdogs impress. The Bengals nearly did it last year, but the Rams were…
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NFL Players With The Most Touchdowns
Touchdowns are the most distinctive and exciting events in a game of football. Games are won and lost on last-minute touchdowns despite all odds, so it makes sense that players with the most TDs are considered so highly. Here’s some of the NFL players who have scored the most touchdowns in history. Along with telling…
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Which SU Football Alum is Poised for a Breakout Season?
Mandatory minicamps in the NFL are right around the corner, and while stars like Aaron Rodgers get all the press for not attending OTA’s, the Orange have been well represented in the optional lead-ups to the season. A lot of hard work is going unnoticed, and someone is going to shock a lot of people.…
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Ifeatu Melifonwu Drafted By the Detroit Lions
Cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu is the second Orange player off the draft board. It took a couple rounds, but the South Grafton, Mass. native was picked 101st in the third round. The 6’3″ junior raised his draft stock immensely after lacing together one of the best pro days amongst defensive backs. Melifonwu’s splits included a 41.5″…
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Playoff Push: The Top 10 NFL Players of 2020
This season was one of the most difficult for the league in decades. The ongoing problems caused by COVID-19 affected every part of the year. However, the NFL managed to get in all 256 regular-season games. In this duress, great players rose to the challenge as always, and proved why they’re so valuable. The hard…
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SU FB Recruit Review: WR Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II was the 21st and final piece of SU‚Äôs 2021 recruiting class when he committed to the Orange back on September 16th. The Florida prospect joined fellow receivers Umari Hatcher and Kendall Long adding to the promise of the skill position players in the ‚Äò21 class. If you recognize the last name Gadsden,…
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The Evidence is Clear (Again): Americans Love Football
In June the final ratings were tallied for the ’19/’20 television season. Unsurprisingly, football once again dominated. Sunday Night Football on NBC was the highest-rated show on TV, clocking in at a 20.1 average rating. For comparison, NCIS on CBS was next at 15.3. Almost five ratings points separated Sunday Night Football from the next…
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The NFL has now completely embraced betting and sportsbook partnerships
Sports leagues can be incredibly lucrative businesses, especially at the higher levels of the most popular sports in the world. Here in the States, the NFL rules the land, and the NBA has made huge strides to take over as the second most influential. The NFL generates copious amounts of cash. In 2018 it had…
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The Eagles are Now Open to Trading Zach Ertz, Could the Bills Call?
The Orange are licking their wounds after the humiliation to Liberty. The Eagles are doing the same thing in the NFL. No one in Philly figured 5 weeks in there’d only be one win on the board. They’ve had it rough this season partially due to major injuries. They have struggled everywhere on the field,…
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The Top 5 Syracuse Players in NFL History
Over the years, more than 200 players have come through Syracuse before heading to the NFL. Hopefully there’s many more under Dino Babers that have futures in the league as well, but here we look at the five who have made the biggest impression on the league. Number 5. Donovan McNabbAppropriately, this ranking matches his…
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Three Former Syracuse Stars Named to NFL 100 All-Time Team
As a part of its 100th anniversary this year, the NFL has spent the last few weeks putting together its #NFL100 All-Time Team. The league has gone position by position, selecting 100 of the greatest players and 10 of the greatest coaches in NFL history. From Johnny Unitas to Tom Brady, from Elroy Hirsch to…
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Which NFL contender is Syracuse similar to?
This is one of the most hyped seasons in memory for Syracuse football. You’d have to go back to the ’90s, the heyday of Donovan McNabb and Coach P, for the last time SU had this many optimists before the season. The 24-0 shutout of Liberty wasn’t always pretty, but the result was the most…
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Will Eric Dungey Play in the NFL?
Eric Dungey walked off the field for the last time in a Syracuse uniform, and he did so in style, passing Ryan Nassib to become the Orange’s all-time passing leader and cementing his legacy as one of the greatest quarterbacks in SU history. Orange fans will always remember his Gerry McNamara-esque grit over four years…
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How Did Syracuse Football Fare in the NFL Draft?
It took until day three, but Syracuse football made a late splash in the 2018 NFL Draft. The Orange was in danger of going back to back years without an NFL Draft pick since the 1948 and 1949 drafts, but a late call on Saturday nixed that possibility. Here‚Äôs how it all shaped up this…
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Syracuse Prospects Showcase Their Skills At Pro Day
Syracuse players are getting ready for the NFL Draft
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Pro-Level Talent: The Syracuse Footballers with NFL Buzz Behind Them
Despite an up-and-down season, Syracuse has a few players on the NFL radar.
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Syracuse’s 4 Biggest Questions Surrounding Doug Marrone’s NFL Interest
Here’s the most glaring concerns in the face of Marrone’s interviews around the league.
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Colts Peyton Manning Calls Syracuse’s Delone Carter On Draft Day
There are question marks surrounding Indy’s RB situation, but plenty of depth.
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How The Lockout Hurts SU’s Ryan Bartholomew, Derrell Smith & Rob Long
“It’s impossible to expect rookie free agents to understand NFL schemes minus minicamps.‚Äù
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