The Detroit Lions are in a rebuilding mode for the next NFL season after announcing several changes to its team and staff. Lions Adding New Faces The biggest shift for the Lions is the quarterback trade of Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff, announced Saturday. In addition to Goff, the Lions …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: January 29
The Front Nine comes at you as we get ready for another big weekend of sports in for the Florida Gators. It’s only going to get better when baseball and softball join in and soccer cranks back up. 1. I’ve received dozens of questions about how much the football team …
Read More »Eagles Look to Rebuild Offense Under Sirianni
After coming finishing the 2020 season with a 4-11-1 record, the Philadelphia Eagles are optimistic about new head coach Nick Sirianni. When looking at the head coach candidates on the Eagle’s radar, Sirianni’s hiring came as a surprise. But similar to the story of Doug Pederson, Sirianni won over the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: January 25
The Back Nine comes at you after a trip to St. Augustine to see my dad and get a surprise gift from my brother. More on that later. 10. We usually lean to the Gators to lead off this column, but it is impossible for anyone not to be talking …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers leaves his future a mystery
The air was cold. The lights shown brightly. Socially-distance fans decorated in green and gold. It was Aaron Rodgers’ fifth appearance in an NFC Championship. It was in Lambeau Field. He waited 13 years for this moment, a chance to win the NFC at home. Though, it was not a …
Read More »Only One Spot Left on the NFL Head Coaching Roster
During the 2020-2021 NFL season, seven teams had fired their head coach, three of them during the regular season and four after the end of the regular season. As the Houston Texans are in quest of their next head coach, other NFL teams have already found theirs. New Head Coaches …
Read More »NFL Scouting Combine Shifts Virtual
The NFL Scouting Combine is has been held in Indianapolis since 1987 with about 330 top prospects. These prospects do workouts, individual meetings with teams, and a thorough medical examination. This year, it’s all virtual. Pro Day is the new NFL Combine According to a memo released by the NFL …
Read More »Believeland in Cleveland
Don’t Stop Believin’ “The Browns is the Browns.” That’s what Steelers WR Juju-Smith-Schuster stated before Cleveland beat Pittsburgh 48-37. It was a historic moment for the Browns as they earned their first playoff victory since 1994 in the AFC wild-card matchup against the Steelers. Celebrations erupted throughout the city of …
Read More »New Feature! Pat Dooley’s Front Nine
The Front Nine is a new feature here on WRUF.com (veterans will remember that when the Back Nine started years ago, it was called the Front Nine, and now you are getting confused). So here we go with a look ahead to the weekend, but also a look back at …
Read More »Urban Meyer Gets Hired By Jacksonville Jaguars as New Head Coach
Monumental news from the NFL broke last night when the Jacksonville Jaguars announced that they have hired Urban Meyer as their new head coach. This is Urban’s second time coming out of retirement. https://twitter.com/Jaguars/status/1349873617824264193 There were rumor’s floating around of the former Florida and Ohio State head coach coming out …
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