January 28th, 2010 05:07pm
by Ryan Randall
With the NBA season underway, there are nine former Gators currently in the league. Throughout the year we will take a weekly look at the active UF alums, as well as former Gators participating in overseas competition, such as guard Nick Calathes. Here is a look of the current Gators in the NBA:
Matt Bonner
Bonner is currently inactive with a broken hand that was suffered late December, but did average 7.4 points per game and 18.4 minutes per game in the …
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January 27th, 2010 01:24pm
by Ryan Randall
While the NFL is down to its final two teams playing for the championship in Miami, there is only one Gator alum left.
Bobby McCray and his New Orleans Saints defeated former UF wideout Percy Harvin and the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in overtime on Sunday in The Big Easy. McCray had two tackles, including a jarring hit on Brett Farve.
The Saints will play the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. This marks the sixth consecutive year …
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January 22nd, 2010 12:47pm
by Ryan Randall
Last weekend, eight teams face off in the NFL’s divisional round of the playoffs, with five former Gators playing in the games. Going into this Sunday’s conference championship games, three Gators- Lito Sheppard, Bobby McCray and Percy Harvin- remain in the playoffs.
Lito Sheppard, New York Jets (Jets v.s. Colts, Sunday, 3 p.m.)
Coming into last Sunday’s game against the Chargers, Sheppard and the Jets faced a San Diego offense that averaged 271 yards per game, fifth-best in the league. The Jets …
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January 12th, 2010 11:12am
by Ryan Randall
Last weekend, the NFL kicked off the postseason with four wild-card games, with three Gator alumni playing in the games: the Jets’ Lito Sheppard, the Bengals’ Andre Caldwell and Patriots’ Fred Taylor. While the Bengals and Patriots were defeated by New York and Baltimore, respectively, Lito Sheppard and his New York Jets advance to the next round to face the San Diego Chargers and UF alums Brandon Siler and Ian Scott. Here is a review of this weekend’s former Gators.
Lito …
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January 7th, 2010 01:00pm
by Ryan Randall
This weekend, the NFL playoffs begin with four games on the NFL’s Wild Card weekend. There are seven former Gators in the postseason, three of whom are on teams that have first-round byes (the Vikings’ Percy Harvin, the Saints’ Bobby McCray and the Chargers’ Brandon Siler and Ian Scott). Three others play this weekend, and I have looked at the players going into the first round of postseason play.
Lito Sheppard, New York Jets (Jets vs. Bengals, Saturday, 4:30 p.m.)
Lito Sheppard and the Jets will …
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January 6th, 2010 12:54pm
by Ryan Randall
Along with his Rookie of the Year award, one thing Percy Harvin is looking forward to is leaving the bitter cold of Minnesota for the warmer climate of Florida. After defeating the New York Giants 44-7 Sunday and clinching the second seed in the process, Vikings coach Brad Childress rewarded the team by giving them five days off. The former Gator star wide receiver told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune he would be heading back to his home near Jacksonville for the break. While …
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January 6th, 2010 10:42am
by Ryan Randall
The Jacksonville Sharks, a member of the new Arena Football 1 league, have signed former Florida cornerback Dee Webb. In a press release the team said Webb will “become a cornerstone for both the defense and a veteran leader.”
This will be Webb’s second time playing for a professional team in his hometown of Jacksonville, as the All-SEC corner was a seventh-round pick of the Jaguars in 2006. Despite getting picked so late in the draft, Webb played 11 NFL games, accumulating …
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January 5th, 2010 11:49am
by Ryan Randall
Adding to an already-successful rookie season, Percy Harvin was selected to the Pro Bowl Monday, replacing Philadelphia Eagles wide reciever DeSean Jackson, who was named to the NFC roster at both wideout and kick returner. While Jackson will still play reciever, Harvin will now return kicks. Harvin is the thrid rookie named to the 2010 Pro Bowl roster, joining Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing and Washington defensive end Brian Orakpo. Battling migranes and bulging disks in his neck, Harvin stated …
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