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Report: Tennessee defensive back to transfer to Utah State

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:02:17 MDT

Report: Tennessee defensive back to transfer to Utah State

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 05:02PM MDT

A news report indicates that Utah State is getting a new cornerback transfer from SEC country. Daniel Gray, a 2012 Tennesee signee, will transfer to Utah State this fall, according to Eric Woodbury of Go Vols Xtra. Gray went to Boyd Anderson in Florida, the high school of Aggies receivers Travis Reynolds and JoJo Natson. Last year, Gray saw action in eight games with only six total tackles and started once as a freshman. A coaching change at UT seemed to bolster a decision to leave the Volunteer...

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Jaguars QB Rodgers has sports hernia surgery

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:59:10 MDT

Jaguars QB Rodgers has sports hernia surgery

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 04:59PM MDT

Jacksonville • The Jacksonville Jaguars are down a quarterback for the rest of the offseason. Former Vanderbilt starter Jordan Rodgers, an undrafted rookie and the younger brother of Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers, had sports hernia surgery Tuesday and will be out until training camp in July. Rodgers injured his groin on the first day of rookie minicamp earlier this month and hasn’t practiced since. Now, he will miss the remaining 11 on-field workouts before training camp. Without him,...

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Detroit Lions sign top draft pick Ansah, 8 others

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:16:39 MDT

Detroit Lions sign top draft pick Ansah, 8 others

The Associated Press

Updated May 11, 2013 12:16AM MDT

Allen Park, Mich. • The Detroit Lions have signed top draft pick Ezekiel Ansah to a five-year contract. Additional terms of the deal weren’t disclosed Friday by the team. The 23-year-old defensive end from BYU was the fifth overall pick of last month’s draft. The team earlier said it signed eight drafted players to four-year deals: Cornerback Darius Slay of Mississippi State, Kentucky guard Larry Warford, South Carolina defensive end Devin Taylor, Appalachian State punter Sam Martin, Virgini...

Blaze: Showdown with Arizona will provide a test

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:08:42 MDT

Blaze: Showdown with Arizona will provide a test

By Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 11, 2013 11:08AM MDT

Throughout the first five weeks of the season, Ron James waited for that moment his players would stare down adversity and overcome it as one. The Utah Blaze did that last Saturday at home, overcoming late-game turnovers to defeat division rival Spokane 52-48. Now comes the hard part. Now the Blaze must gather all the lessons learned in their 3-3 start to the year, take the good and leave behind the bad. And it starts with the defending Arena Football League champion Arizona Rattlers (6-1) Satur...