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April 2009

Nealy to decide?

April 28, 2009

I caught up with Kent State men's basketball recruit DeAndre Nealy today.  He visited KSU over the weekend and will likely make his college decision on Wednesday or Thursday.  Nealy is a 6-6, 235 pound forward from Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan.  He averaged 15.3 points per game to go with 8.4 rebounds per game [...]

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Jason Patton named National Player of the Week

April 27, 2009

Senior Jason Patton was one of six players around the country to be named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, as reported by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.  Patton was on fire last week.  He went 10 for 20 with 4 home runs, 10 RBI and 11 runs scored.  In victories last week Patton [...]

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Porter to hit the gridiron with the Patriots

April 27, 2009

Despite never playing organized football, Kent State All-American heavyweight wrestler Jermail Porter will participate in the New England Patriots rookie camp this week.  Jonas Fortune has the interesting story here. 
Also, linebacker Derek Burrell will report to the Buffalo Bills mini-camp for a tryout.

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Free Agent Flashes

April 26, 2009

Steve Hare from the Kent Sports Report is reporting that four Golden Flashes will be signed on the free agent market with NFL teams.  Wide receiver Shawn Bayes to the Oakland Raiders, cornerback Rico Murray to his hometown Cincinnati Bengals, offensive lineman Gus Parrish to the New Orleans Saints and wrestler Jermail Porter to the New England Patriots, joining [...]

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Edelman drafted by New England

April 26, 2009

Former Kent State QB Julian Edelman was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 7th round with the 232 overall pick.  Congratulations to Julian, he deserves it.  If you couldn't already tell, Edelman might be my most favorite athlete of all time.

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Second MAC player drafted

April 25, 2009

The Detroit Lions just took the second MAC player taken in the 2009 NFL Draft.
The Lions drafted Louis Delmas, a safety from Western Michigan, in the first pick of the second round of the draft (the 33rd pick overall). Delmas was drafted ahead of notables James Laurinaitis, Rey Maualuga, Brian Robiskie, LeSean McCoy, and others.

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Chargers draft first MAC player

April 25, 2009

In one of the more surprising moves of the young NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers just took Northern Illinois outside linebacker Larry English with the 16th overall pick.
ESPN's Mel Kiper listed English as the top available outside linebacker at the time of the pick, but Kiper did not initially have English listed as a [...]

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Browns trade draft pick for ex-Flash Elam

April 25, 2009

The Cleveland Browns just traded their first-round NFL Draft pick, the fifth pick overall, to the New York Jets for former Kent State safety Abram Elam, and a host of others.
The Browns will also receive the Jets' first and second round draft picks for this draft, defensive end Kenyon Coleman and quarterback Brett Ratliff.
The Jets [...]

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Porter going the way of Gates?

April 24, 2009

Kent State Heavyweight wrestler Jermail Porter, who was the first KSU wrestler since 1986 to earn All-American Status, never played a down for the Kent State football team. Heck, he never played a down at Firestone High School either, form what I understand.
He may be getting fitted for a helmet now though.
Porter has [...]

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Martin: Edelman will be drafted

April 24, 2009

Just got back form this year's spring game and Kent State coach Doug Martin had a few interesting tidbits on former quarterback Julian Edelman.
With so many teams now interested in Edelman, the buzz has put Edelman into a position where Martin believes he will be drafted, as opposed to a post draft free agent [...]

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