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April 27, 2008
Four former Badgers football players made their way onto NFL teams through this weekend’s draft, led by corner Jack Ikegwuonu who went in the fourth round to the Eagles. Given Ike’s blown out knee and, um, methods of procuring a video game, I was a little surprised he went that high in the draft. Some […]
October 9, 2007
In our continuing effort to keep tabs on former Wisconsin players now in the NFL, we catch up with Ron Dayne who has been carrying the load down in Houston while Ahman Green nurses a knee injury. This week against Miami, The Great Dayne racked up 40 yards on 16 carries and scored his first […]
October 1, 2007
This week’s roundup of Badgers playing in the NFL starts with first round draft pick Joe Thomas, who is helping to put winning football back on the menu in Cleveland. The Browns on Sunday defeated the Baltimore Ravens 27-13 to advance to 2-2 on the season, and a lot of the credit goes to Thomas […]
September 17, 2007
It doesn’t look like the Buffalo Bills are going to have a very good year. They got crushed by the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-3 yesterday to start the season 0-2. However, Jim Leonhard is off to a great start this season: Making his first start in the NFL, the former Badger recorded five tackles, two assists, […]
September 11, 2007
In this weekend’s opener between the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos, former Badger standout Jim Leonhard proved what a gamer he is. The safety recorded eight solo tackles and five assists, returned an interception for 36 yards and knocked down another pass. Leonhard was a big fan favorite when he played for Wisconsin and […]
April 21, 2007
Just one more week to go before the NFL draft, and I’m sure all those top prospects are busy getting themselves to New York for meet-and-greets, hand shaking, nose rubbing and all other manner of league PR stuff. Well, all of them except Joe Thomas.
According to a story this week from NFL.com, the Wisconsin standout […]
October 30, 2006
It still sort of boggles my mind sometimes that out of the handful of Iowa State alumni playing in the NFL, two of them are quarterbacks. Well, yesterday was a banner day for the Cyclone QB factory, because both former ISU signal callers were called into regular season action.
Seneca Wallace, of course, was pressed into […]
September 19, 2006
Former Badger tight end Owen Daniels made his first impact in the NFL this weekend, catching four passes and scoring a touchdown for the Houston Texans in a losing effort against the Colts. The fourth-round draft pick racked up 45 yards receiving and caught a 33-yard touchdown pass, his first as a pro, in the […]
September 4, 2006
Rookie running back Brian Calhoun, late of the UW football team, was among several former Badgers making the grade this weekend as NFL teams made their final roster reductions. After a slow start this preseason, Calhoun had his biggest game yet in Detroit’s finale against Buffalo, rushing for 58 yards on 15 carries and catching […]
August 31, 2006
According to reports from ESPN and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, former Badgers quarterback Brooks Bollinger will be calling Minnesota home this football season. The Vikings traded defensive tackle CJ Mosley and a draft pick to the Jets to get the fourth-year veteran backup. Apparently coach Brad Childress wanted someone not named Mike McMahon with […]