Three years ago, Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin were miles away from each other. Shaquill was starting his NFL career as a rookie with the Seattle Seahawks. Shaquem was finishing his college career at UCF. A year later, the twins, both former standouts at Lakewood, were back together again, all thanks to Shaquem’s perseverance. A late […]
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Lakewood coach Cory Moore is one of 10 minority and female candidates accepted into the Los Angeles Rams inaugural scouting apprenticeship program. The program will provide virtual training, mentoring and networking opportunities starting this month and continuing through the NFL Draft in April. Moore, along with the other apprentices, will work with Rams advisors and […]
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NFL training camps have already started under a new set of guidelines to deal with COVID-19. Fans cannot watch practices and there will be no preseason games. All 32 clubs have significantly reduced rosters, too. Each team was allowed to start training camp last week with a traditional 90-man roster. But any team still at […]
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Tampa Catholic assistant coach David Lewis, who spent five seasons as a linebacker with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1977-81), died on Tuesday. He was 65. A star at Southern California, Lewis was picked by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He became a solid contributor, helping the beleaguered franchise reach […]
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Former Gibbs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Shaun King was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at IMG Academy. King, who was an assistant at USF for four years (2016-19), announced his new job on social media. As a quarterback, King led the Gladiators to the playoffs and went on to help Tulane […]
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Former Jefferson star receiver Reche Caldwell, who played for the Florida Gators and spent six seasons in the NFL, was shot and killed at his home in Tampa on Saturday night according to TMZ. Caldwell led the Dragons to the Class 5A state semifinals as a junior in 1996 and was named the state player […]
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Lakewood has a penchant for producing NFL talent. In the past two decades, the Spartans had nine players who were drafted, the most of any area team and the fifth-most in the state according to a list produced by MaxPreps. Five of those players are still playing in the NFL, tops among local programs. Lakewood […]
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Jerome Brown’s jersey number (99) was retired by the Philadelphia Eagles more than two decades ago. The University of Miami has already inducted him into its sports hall of fame. The community center in Brooksville is named in his honor. There have been so many tributes through the years for the former Hernando standout who […]
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A week ago, Justin Strnad got the phone call he dreamed about for years. John Elway was on the other line. The Hall of Fame quarterback, now the general manager of the Denver Broncos, was letting Strnad know he was the team’s fifth round selection in the NFL Draft. That phone ended the whirlwind courtship, […]
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Three former area standouts were selected in the NFL Draft — Justin Strnad (East Lake/Wake Forest), Isaiah Rodgers (Blake/UMass) and Sterling Hofrichter (Armwood/Syracuse). That left plenty of other locals who had to wait a little longer before signing as undrafted free agents. Here is the list of those who have signed so far. TE Mitch […]
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