How a health scare put Lions QB Hendon Hooker on path to NFL Draft from Michael Gallagher, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com There was a time when Hendon Hooker did not know if he would play football again. A health scare in September of 2020 lit a competitive spark in the former Virginia Tech and Tennessee signal-caller. Instead of derailing his career, Hooker used the scare as motivation, culminating in a selection by the Detroit Lions with the 68th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Friday. Hendon Hooker is the earliest Detroit Lions QB draft pick since they took Matthew Stafford…
With the next pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Fill in the Blank Bandits__________________, select Quarterback Hendon Hooker, from Dudley High School in Greensboro, N.C. Hendon, the Tennessee Volunteers’ QB from the 2022 season, is still waiting out there with his family in Summerfield, as we hit Day Two of the NFL’s 2023 Draft…Waiting and watching, and hoping to hear his name called tonight, as Rounds 2-3 will held, out there in Kansas City… The Hooker Watch Party will continue in Summerfield, and let’s keep an eye on who will take Hendon Hooker, as everyone in our local community…
Former Dudley High School football star Hendon Hooker could be first-round pick from www.myfox8.com….CLICK HERE to check out the Hendon Hooker video from FOX 8 WGHP GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro-native and former Dudley High School star quarterback Hendon Hooker could be a first-round pick with the 2023 NFL Draft kickoff just a day away. Born in Greensboro, Hooker starred at Dudley High School for three seasons from 2014-2017, winning two state titles as well countless individual awards. He spent the first three seasons of his college career at Virginia Tech University before transferring to the University of Tennessee in…
Four potential landing spots for Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker from Jordan Epp, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com In Daniel Jeremiah’s latest mock draft on NFL.com, the former scout has Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker(Dudley High School/Greensboro, N.C.) going to the Minnesota Vikings in the first round. The plugged-in Jeremiah slotting him as a potential first-rounder may be a positive sign for Hooker, who comes with age (25) and injury concerns. Hooker is still recovering from a torn left ACL suffered in November. He did not play in the Senior Bowl in February or work out at the NFL Scouting Combine earlier this month. When…
The Detroit Lions sign former 49ers CB Emmanuel Moseley(Dudley HS/Tennessee) The rebuild of the Detroit Lions secondary added another veteran piece on Tuesday. The Lions reached a free agent contract agreement with cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Former 49ers’ CB Emmanuel Moseley reached agreement with the Lions today on a one-year, $6 million deal, per source. The deal was confirmed and negotiated by Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 14, 2023 It’s a one-year deal worth $6 million according to Schefter. The deal will not be made official until Wednesday, when teams can sign…
from ABC TV24 in Memphis, Tennessee: MEMPHIS, Tenn — Longtime Memphis wrestling promoter, booker, and former professional wrestler Jerry Jarrett has died Tuesday at the age of 80. The National Wrestling Alliance confirmed Jarrett’s death in a tweet Tuesday afternoon, saying, “The NWA family is saddened to hear of the passing of the legendary Jerry Jarrett. A very important part of the professional wrestling business, we send our condolences to his family, friends and fans.” Jarrett was most well-known for promoting and helping book the Continental Wrestling Association, a Memphis-based wrestling promotion he founded in 1977. CWA, which Jarret operated…
No. 8 Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 in SEC) at No. 25 LSU (4-1, 2-0 in SEC), Noon, Saturday, ESPN from www.yardbarker.com You have to go back to 2016 to find the last time Tennessee opened 5-0. The Volunteers did not play LSU that season and have lost five in a row against the Tigers , whom they have not faced since 2017. Going back further, Tennessee’s last victory at Baton Rouge came in 2005. Meanwhile, the Vols’ two wins over ranked teams this season have come by a combined 12 points. LSU, meanwhile, is back in the Top 25 while riding…
The former Dudley Panthers quarterback, Emmanuel Moseley, is doing pretty good for himself these days….He left Dudley(Greensboro, N.C.) headed to Tennessee, and then he said California’s the place I ought to be….Swimming pools, movie stars and $10.1 million dollars…. 49ers re-signing CB Emmanuel Moseley to a 2-year, $10.1 million deal from David Bonilla at the 49ersWebZone…. Emmanuel Moseley isn’t going anywhere. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the San Francisco 49ers have reached an agreement with the cornerback on a two-year deal worth up to $10.1 million. He was scheduled to become a restricted free agent. San Francisco signed Moseley…
Hendon Hooker, the former quarterback at Dudley High School and at Virginia Tech, has made his decision and he plans to finish out his college football career, at the University of Tennessee… Hendon Hooker, will be a Tennessee Volunteer, and he has two years of college football eligibility remaining….. (I guess Hendon could play four more years of college basketball, if he wanted to stick around that long.) Dream chasing is an occupation, those with the job understand the process of manifestation. Committed pic.twitter.com/C4fWJPxuuQ — Hendon Hooker (@henhook2) January 7, 2021
Payton Page, the James B. Dudley High School Top 100 National high school football player, and state-wide, Page is listed as the Top Defensive Lineman in the state on many of the charts/lists that you see for the Top Defensive Linemen in North Carolina… The Top Three Schools on the Payton Page Finals List are….. Clemson North Carolina Tennessee… (Will it be “D-Day”as in “D-Day” is C-Day(Clemson), UNC-Day(North Carolina), or T-Day(Tennessee???) Payton Page college decision coming up Tomorrow/Tuesday at 6pm….. July 28… pic.twitter.com/ZRuKmvv2MS — Payton Page (@PaytonPage55) July 4, 2020 Joe Sirera, from the News and Record on Payton Page(Dudley…
The high school football season in Tennessee will not begin on time after earlier this week Gov. Bill Lee extended the state of emergency in the state through Aug. 29. The order by the Governor restricts contact sports and activities except for at the professional and collegiate levels. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Executive Director Bernard Childress released a memo Tuesday saying that “based on the extension of the Governor’s order, football and girls’ soccer cannot begin their seasons as originally scheduled.” He added that the TSSAA board will “ultimately make the decision as to how this will impact the…
Glenn Jacobs, the former WWE wrestler known as Kane, is currently the Mayor of Knox City, Tennessee…. Jacobs is a member of the Republican Party and even though he shows support for President Donald Trump, you may be surprised at some of the comments from Glenn Jacobs(Kane), when it comes to his political thoughts on President Trump…. from www.wrestlinginc.com “Trump is a very divisive figure,” Jacobs said. “He’s very polarizing and the reason for that is because he has an abrasive personality. A lot of the stuff he says I say dude you’re right, but say it a little differently.…
from the Knox News/Knoxville News-Sentinel, in Knoxville, Tennessee:CLICK HERE to read more/read all… Johnny Majors, a legendary coach for the Tennessee football team and member of the College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 85. “It’s with a sad heart that we make this announcement,” Mary Lynn Majors, his wife of 61 years, said in a statement shared with Knox News. “John passed away this morning. He spent his last hours doing something he dearly loved: looking out over his cherished Tennessee River.” Majors guided Pittsburgh to a national championship and undefeated season in 1976 before becoming Tennessee’s…
From Payton Page, the James B. Dudley High School Top 100 National high school football player, and state-wide, Page is listed as the Top Defensive Lineman in the state on many of the charts/lists that you see for the Top Defensive Linemen in North Carolina… Here it is coming in tonight from Payton Page on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaytonPage55 The Top Three Schools on the Payton Page Finals List are….. Clemson North Carolina Tennessee… There it is, Payton Page(Dudley HS) defensive lineman has narrowed that list down to just three schools and we shall see, what comes from the Final Three….