HAMMOND – Former Southeastern Louisiana running back Jay Lucas signed a free agent contract with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League earlier this week and is currently participating in training camp with the team. Lucas, a Baton Rou… more »

LUTCHER -- NFL players and former Northwestern State football All-Americans David Pittman and Demetrius Bell are among the participants next month at a free youth sports festival in Pittman's hometown of Lutcher. Pittman, a cornerback with the Housto… more »

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — As a baby, Rhett Bomar’s first word was “ball.” In grade school, he worked as a water boy and ball boy for his father, a high school football coach in Texas. If ever a man was bred to be a professional quarterback, it was young R… more »

Ex-Hoya fights to reclaim roster spot after missing 2008 with an injury. Redskins defensive tackle Alex Buzbee did not have the typical rise to the NFL. While competing his way off the practice squad for a spot on the Redskins' roster, disaster struc… more »

As the 2009 NFL draft reached the seventh round and his name still hadn't been called, Brighton High and University at Albany standout offensive lineman Raphael Nguti wasn't panicking. Even though he would have loved to be selected via the draft to p… more »

A bunch of standout former college football players who weren't drafted last weekend have been invited to NFL minicamps. James Madison defensive back Marcus Haywood, a Bruton High graduate, was invited to the New Orleans Saints' rookie camp. His f… more »

Ten players from Virginia schools were selected in the 2009 NFL draft. Only half were Hoos or Hokies. From colleges other than Virginia and Virginia Tech, the NFL's 256-player harvest included: a third-rounder from William and Mary (CB Derek Cox); a… more »

One quick phone call did wonders to sooth Dominique Edison's bout of impatience. Edison, a former SFA Lumberjack wide receiver, was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the 33rd pick in the sixth round of the NFL draft Sunday. Edison was the 206th… more »

Josh Vaughan spent Sunday night studying academics and depth charts. The former University of Richmond tailback still has a couple of exams to take. The depth charts were related to his professional goal of NFL player, a step closer after Vaughan agr… more »

Like a lot of football fans, Chris Lynch watched the NFL draft on TV. He didn't expect to hear his name called, and it wasn't, but that didn't keep him from getting his shot at pro football. Lynch, a punter for the University at Albany, agreed to r… more »

FRISCO, Texas -- Seven of the Southland Conference's premier football talents found a professional home for the upcoming football season this weekend with the conclusion of the 2009 National Football League Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York, N.… more »

Nine Sam Houston football players who went on to play pro ball following their college careers attended a reception for former pro Bearkats held Friday in conjuction with the annual Football Auction and Dinner. The group included six former National… more »

Rashad Jennings became the first Liberty Flames football player taken in the NFL Draft in nearly two decades, as the running back was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday afternoon, in the seventh round of the collegiate player draft. Jenning… more »

FRISCO, Texas -- The Southland Conference saw four of its premier football talents selected early on Day Two of the 2009 National Football League Draft at the Radio City Music Hall on Sunday in New York, N.Y. *Cornerback Ladarius Webb was the first S… more »

GLENDALE — There were little more than 100 seniors in Ramses Barden’s 2004 graduating class at Flintridge Prep, where he spurred the Rebels to the 2003 CIF Southern Section Division XIII title. He would go on to spend five years at the picturesque ou… more »