Mario had a better game last night against Tory Holt’s St. Louis Rams than in his first week of games. Richard Justice’s blog at the Houston Chronicle proclaimed: He lives! He started at right defensive end, but moved up and down the line. He consistently drew double-team blocking. Despite that, we finally got a glimpse […]
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All-Amato Era 50-Man Travel Squad
Have some fun with entertaining this….featuring 21 players who have either appeared on, or are on track to make an NFL opening day roster. QB: Philip Rivers, Marcus Stone TB: Toney Baker, Ray Robinson, Andre Brown, TA McLendon WR: Koren Robinson, Brian Clark, Darrell Blackmon FL: Jerricho Cotchery, Tramain Hall, Richard Washington TE: TJ Williams, […]
Mario in Spotlight; Rivers Era Begins (Updated 8/13; 10am)
It is going to be hard not to actively follow Philip Rivers and Mario Williams and other NC State alums in the NFL this year. But, we only have so many resources and time. Regardless, we couldn’t ignore this great piece in the Houston Chronicle today. On the practice fields of Reliant Park, Texans rookie […]
NFL Notes: Mario, Manny, McCargo & More
Give The News & Observer some credit for doing a good job of following the Wolfpack’s “6 Pack” of draftees. The N&O ran this summary of 2006 Wolfpack football alums as NFL training camps are opening. Mario Williams earned rave reviews in Houston during his first NFL practice. (Link) The Houston Texans’ No. 1 draft […]
Six Wolfpackers Drafted
It was a nice weekend for NC State to receive some positive PR!!! Six Wolfpackers were selected in the two-day NFL Draft over the weekend, and two others signed free agency contracts on Sunday. The Wolfpacker’s Draft Tracker highlights State’s six draft picks over the weekend. Heck, even Torry Holt got into the swing of […]
Super For Mario!
NC State’s Mario Williams signed a deal with the Houston Texans to become the #1 overall pick today’s NFL Draft. Houston Chronicle story News & Observer story Charlotte Observer story Mario is the first #1 NFL overall pick in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference. NC State’s Roman Gabriel was the Oakland Raiders #1 […]
OTR – Mario Williams
In our “On the Record” entries we ask that you go “on the record” regarding certain topics and questions. We haven’t had time to give the NFL draft much coverage in the last couple of weeks. In this time period, Mario Williams’ stock has shot through the roof as evidenced by the fact that the […]
