Senior Bowl, NFL to hold combine for top HBCU prospects

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) The Senior Bowl and the NFL will hold a pre-draft combine for top prospects from Historically Black College and Universities next January. The inaugural HBCU combine, scheduled for Jan. 28-29 in 2022, will be similar to the NFL combine with interviews and on-field and medical evaluations. It will be held at the University of South Alabama and feature select players from four HBCU conferences – the Southwestern Athletic Conference, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – and other HBCU institutions.

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David DeCastro has a very pragmatic viewpoint of why he was released

The Steelers released veteran guard David DeCastro this week, due to a chronic ankle problem. The team surprisingly described the situation as a non-football injury. Jim Colony of 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh asked DeCastro about the NFI designation. Said DeCastro: “The owners are billionaires for a reason.” The decision to describe DeCastro’s condition as [more]

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Four Former Notre Dame Players Make 2021 PFF50

The 2021 PFF50 ought to boost Notre Dame’s case for the title of “O-Line U.” Four Notre Dame football alums are among the 50 best NFL players in Pro Football Focus’ eyes – and three of them play on the offensive line. Indianapolis Colts guard Quenton Nelson is the No. 4 player on the list, following the second straight season in which he led all NFL offensive linemen in PFF WAR.

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Source: Bears weren’t the team Tom Brady was referring to

Colin Cowherd insists that Tom Brady was talking about the Bears when explaining that a team was interested in him late in the 2020 free-agency process before deciding against signing him and (as Brady put it) “sticking with that motherf–ker.” Per multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation, it wasn’t the Bears. That doesn’t [more]

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Pete Carroll: Colby Parkinson is going to be a factor

The Seahawks received limited production out of their tight ends in 2020. Between now-retired Greg Olsen, Will Dissly, and Jacob Hollister, the club got only 73 receptions for 699 yards from their featured TEs. Seattle signed free agent Gerald Everett, who should have some immediate comfort in the offense — new coordinator Shane Waldron coached [more]

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Antonio Gibson: I should be able to show a lot of different things in 2021

Washington’s Antonio Gibson hasn’t been playing running back for long, but the transition from wide receiver to the backfield paid dividends in 2020. As a rookie last season, Gibson rushed for 795 yards and 11 touchdowns in 14 games. He also caught 36 passes for 247 yards. It was Gibson’s first year working full-time out [more]

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