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Thursday, April 25, 2013  Many experts thought that Ryan Nassib would be the first Syracuse Orange player selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. Turns out, it was the man who protected Nassib's blind side the last three seasons.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  The interest the Bills had in Marrone was no surprise seeing the work Marrone did at Syracuse in just four years and how Bills CEO Russ Brandon (an East Syracuse native) has close ties to Syracuse University.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  Updated with video: NFL and its referees reach tentative agreement, regular crew to work Thursday night's game

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Updated with video of Monday's controversial call: While most of the coaches are being careful what they say about the replacements, the players and broadcasters are less inhibited.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  After working his way through the coaching ranks the better part of the last 40+ years, Tom Coughlin finds himself as the head coach in the Super Bowl for the second time in the last five years.

Friday, June 24, 2011  The New York Jets will conduct their training camp at their facility in New Jersey and not at Cortland State University, where they trained the past two summers.

Monday, May 02, 2011  Derrell Smith will now have to wait out the NFL labor dispute before he'll have a chance to sign with an NFL team.

Saturday, April 30, 2011  "He's much more of an inside, slam-bang inside runner than we're used to having here," Colts vice chairman Bill Polian said. "We think he brings us a skill set we think we've been missing."

Saturday, April 30, 2011  Syracuse University linebacker Doug Hogue is the second Orange football standout to be chosen in the 2011 National Football League Draft.

Friday, November 19, 2010  Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Michael Williams was charged with DUI early Friday after Florida authorities spotted his black Escalade speeding and weaving in and out of traffic.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  While many of the kids may be too young to have seen Thomas play, they were just the right age to take his advice.