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Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!' Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!'
Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!' Nearly a dozen football players from the Garden State heard their names called during the 2024 NFL Draft. Eleven players with New Jersey ties were selected in the draft from Thursday, Apr. 25 to Saturday, Apr. 27 in Detroit. The top Jersey draft pick was Max Melton, a Mays Landing native who played cornerback at Rutgers. Melton was taken in the second round with the 43rd overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals. He's the highest-drafted Scarlet Knight since defensive end Kemoko Turay was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd overall pick in 2018. According to his NFL.com draft…
Sports-Loving Jersey Shore Crab Makes Super Bowl LVIII Prediction Sports-Loving Jersey Shore Crab Makes Super Bowl LVIII Prediction
Sports-Loving Jersey Shore Crab Makes Super Bowl Lviii Prediction Maybe he appreciates the Kansas City Chiefs' young and talented defense, maybe he's a Swiftie, or maybe he just likes red more than gold. Whatever the reason is, the sports-loving spider crab at SEA LIFE Aquarium New Jersey has made his prediction for Super Bowl LVIII. The crab from the Shark River in Monmouth County has picked the Chiefs to beat the San Francisco 49ers, according to the East Rutherford aquarium. Even though the Niners were listed as two-point favorites on DraftKings on Thursday, Feb. 8, the prognosticating crustacean went against the oddsmakers. "Without any hesitation, h…
NJ Pro Wrestler Who Was Paralyzed In Ring After Vomiting On Football During NFL Game Dead At 54 NJ Pro Wrestler Who Was Paralyzed In Ring After Vomiting On Football During NFL Game Dead At 54
NJ Pro Wrestler Who Was Paralyzed In Ring After Vomiting On Football During NFL Game Dead At 54 Darren Drozdov, a professional wrestler and former NFL player nicknamed "Puke" for vomiting on the ball, died on Friday, June 30. He was 54 years old. Darren, of Hamilton, NJ, grew up playing football as a quarterback in Mays Landing and was All-State in football at Oakcrest High School. He went on to play college football at the University of Maryland, graduating with a degree in criminal justice. Darren played in the NFL on the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos, and was famously nicknamed "Puke" after he threw up on he ball during a Monday night game, stopping the ce…
Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By NJ Devils Billionaire Owner Josh Harris: Reports Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By NJ Devils Billionaire Owner Josh Harris: Reports
Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By NJ Devils Billionaire Owner Josh Harris: Reports White smoke can be seen coming from FedEx field, but there’s no fire. One day after billionaire Jeff Bezos said he would stay away from the team, the Washington Commanders have reportedly been sold for a record price to a group led by Josh Harris, owner of the New Jersey Devils. pic.twitter.com/4CTiCULI0x — Barstool DMV (@Barstooldmv) April 13, 2023 The news was first reported by Sportico, Sports Business Journal, and CBS News before it was confirmed by other outlets. Already the owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Harris’ group has reportedly agreed in …
HERO: Former NY Giant Peyton Hillis In ICU After Saving His Kids From Drowning In Florida HERO: Former NY Giant Peyton Hillis In ICU After Saving His Kids From Drowning In Florida
Hero: Former NY Giant Peyton Hillis In ICU After Saving His Kids From Drowning In Florida Onetime New York Giants fan favorite Peyton Hillis was hospitalized after a swimming accident in Florida in which he saved two of his kids and two adults from drowning, authorities confirmed. Hillis, 36, remained in intensive care and was "having some problems with his kidneys and his lungs," reported his uncle, Greg Hillis, "but the doctors say he is improving." The children and adults reportedly were fine. Members of Escambia County Fire Rescue who responded to the noontime incident at Pensacola Beach on Wednesday, Jan. 4, said the "brave" Hillis "quickly sprang into action to rescue th…
Assault Charges Dropped Against Football Player Who Decked Combative Airline Employee In Newark Assault Charges Dropped Against Football Player Who Decked Combative Airline Employee In Newark
Assault Charges Dropped Against Football Player Who Decked Combative Airline Employee In Newark A former NFL player who laid out a United Airlines employee after getting sucker-slapped during a now-infamous clash at Newark Airport reportedly is no longer facing charges. Simple assault charges against Brendan Langley were dropped after authorities determined that he'd used reasonable force during a May incident that went viral, his lawyer told TMZ Sports. "We are grateful for the Court’s decision which puts an end to this ordeal that began nearly two months ago when Mr. Langley was assaulted then wrongfully arrested and charged for exercising his rights under the law," attorney Halim …
Ex-Dolphins Coach Brian Flores Sues Giants, NFL For Racial Discrimination, Cites Belichick Text Ex-Dolphins Coach Brian Flores Sues Giants, NFL For Racial Discrimination, Cites Belichick Text
Ex-Dolphins Coach Brian Flores Sues Giants, NFL For Racial Discrimination, Cites Belichick Text BOMBSHELL: Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL, the New York Giants, his former team and the Denver Broncos for what he contends is a "painful history of racism that continues through the present day." Flores was three days away from a final interview for the Giants' head coaching job when New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick mistakenly sent a text congratulating him, according to a class-action lawsuit he filed in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Belichick apparently thought he was texting Brian Daboll, the man whom th…
Feds: Convicted Big-Time NJ Ticket Investment Scammer Admits Doing It Again Feds: Convicted Big-Time NJ Ticket Investment Scammer Admits Doing It Again
Feds: Convicted Big-Time NJ Ticket Investment Scammer Admits Doing It Again A Middlesex County man who’d previously been convicted in a ticket resale investment scam admitted in federal court Thursday that he did it again, authorities said. Jeffrey Burd, 61, of Edison, told a U.S. District Court judge during a virtual hearing in Newark that he spent the $447,000 that investors had given him for the purported business on himself. Burd had promised his victims that their money would go toward buying tickets for “high-profile concerts, sporting events, and Broadway shows,” with the profits split between him and them, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachel A. Honig said. Burd “f…
Feds Charge More Retired NFL Players In $3.4 Million Health Fraud Feds Charge More Retired NFL Players In $3.4 Million Health Fraud
Feds Charge More Retired NFL Players In $3.4 Million Health Fraud Three more former NFL players, one of them from the Jersey Shore, were among several who federal authorities said illegally collected $3.4 million in a massive health care scam. Darrell Reid, 38, of Farmingdale, who played linebacker for the 2007 Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts, was among the three additional players named in a U.S. District Court indictment. The others are former Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Antwan Odom, 38, of Irvington, Alabama and Anthony Montgomery, 36, of Cleveland, who played defensive end for the team formerly k…