Archives for April 30, 2017

'Over his career with the Bulls, Johnson rushed for more than 2,200 yards, including 1,040 this past season as a senior. He also ran for six touchdowns.'

'Beane turns 40 in 2017 and interviewed with the San Francisco 49ers in January for their vacancy at general manager. He was with the Panthers for all six years that new Bills head coach McDermott was the defensive coordinator there.'

'Both Milano, 40 career games at Boston College, and Vallejo, 46 games at Boise State, contributed on defense and on special teams at their respected universities. That is where they are expected to make an immediate impact while also competing for time on defense.'

'“We visited with Nathan here and the success speaks for itself at the position in terms of what he’s gone through,” said head coach Sean McDermott. “He faced some adversity early on in his career at Tennessee. He showed a tremendous amount of grit and turned that into a positive in terms of his career at Pitt.”'

'“That’s huge,” said McDermott of the lengthy resumes of his newest players. “You look at the consistency with that, being on the field, the ability to sustain success. The consistency and the ability to sustain success is all part of it when you’re investing in a player.”'

'Milano barely came off the field in his last two years, playing more than 94% of their defensive snaps. He totaled 13 snaps in the last two years at BC. Milano found the end zone last November, when he scored on a 19-yard interception against UConn.'

'"Playing in 3 different offenses helped,” he said. “Knowing I can learn an offense extremely quick and master an offense quickly is just going to help me. I've been in some pro-style systems as well. I've been under center, I’ve been in the huddle, I’ve been in the no-huddle. I've done it all and I'm ready to do it at the next level."'

'Vallejo earned Most Valuable Player honors in the Mountain West conference championship game after posting 13 tackles and an interception return for a touchdown. He followed that up with 14.5 tackles and 1.5 sacks to garner Fiesta Bowl MVP honors as well.'