The 0-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to the Georgia Dome tonight to take on the 1-1 Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons are hoping a return home will help quarterback Matt Ryan bounce back from a rough performance against the Cincinnati Bengals when they take on the injury-plagued Bucs. The Bucs are …
Read More »AROUND THE NFL IN FLORIDA
*Story written by: Courtney Jonathas It was a disastrous weekend for the NFL teams in Florida as they all lost to their respective opponents in heartbreaking fashion. The Jacksonville Jaguars suffered an embarrassing 41-10 loss to the Washington Redskins and dropped their second straight game of the season after being dominated …
Read More »Several Gators, Big Names, Among NFL Roster Cuts
With the NFL regular season starting this week, teams had to get down to 53 man rosters and many big names and former Gator players were among those cut over the weekend. Former Gator Jon Halapio was cut by New England while Tampa Bay released three Gators in running back …
Read More »UF’s Easley Taken In First Round Of NFL Draft
Former Gator defensive lineman Dominique Easley is now added to Florida’s long list of first round NFL draft choices when he was selected late in the first round by the New England Patriots on Thursday. Easley was considered to be a first round talent before an injury sidelined him for …
Read More »NFL Draft Today
After months of talk and speculation, the NFL Draft finally begins tonight in New York with the Houston Texans on the clock. Houston has the number one pick and most expect the Texans to draft South Carolina defensive end Jadaveon Clowney. St.Louis has the second pick and Jacksonville will select …
Read More »2014 Florida Football Pro Day
?Courtesy of GatorZone Florida football’s annual Pro Day was held Monday and at least one scout from all 32 NFL teams and one CFL team took a look at potential draft picks in not so ideal weather conditions. Due to the inclement weather, Florida’s draft-eligible players were forced to run …
Read More »NFL Playoffs Set As Regular Season Ends
The NFL regular season is over and while the playoffs are now set, there is already one head coach that has been fired. In the AFC, the wild card game next week has Kansas City visiting Indianapolis and on Sunday San Diego will visit Cincinnati. New England and Denver …
Read More »Dolphins Win, Bucs Lose, NFL Roundup
The Miami Dolphins now find themselves squarely in the AFC playoff picture after beating the New England Patriots 24-20 Sunday in Miami. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw for over 300 yards and three scores for the Dolphins, who move to 8-6 with the win. They can claim the final AFC …
Read More »Terry Jackson: The journey back home
Gator great and ex-NFL player Terry Jackson was destined to be a Florida Gator. A native of Gainesville, Jackson grew up in a Gator household. To be more specific, he grew up in a house where both his father and older brother played football for the Gators. His father, Willie …
Read More »Catching up with Caleb Sturgis
Sturgis strives for consistency during season’s final weeks Florida’s struggles on the football field this season spanned nearly every position group on the team, but one of the biggest drops in production from 2012 was the kicking department. The Gators struggled to replace two-time All-American Caleb Sturgis, using three kickers …
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