Tag: Eric Ebron

Former Steelers TE calls for Mike Tomlin to win Coach of the Year

Eric Ebron praises Mike Tomlin, calling him the greatest coach he’s ever had while supporting his case for 2024 Coach of the Year.

It appears former Steelers tight end Eric Ebron has seen all he needs to see in the Coach of the Year race. Ebron spent two years in the Black and Gold from 2020 to 2021, racking up 642 yards in 23 games and accumulating six touchdowns.

His short tenure with Pittsburgh seems to have left a lasting impression, as he is currently singing the praises of Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin, specifically highlighting Tomlin’s ability to silence critics.

With a win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13, Tomlin officially secured 18 straight seasons with a winning record.

Ebron gave the ultimate compliment a coach could ever receive while making the case for Tomlin as the 2024 Coach of the Year: “There’s nobody realer out there. He’s the greatest coach I’ve ever had. And I done had some good coaches.”

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Tomlin has never won the award, but his leadership of the 9-3 Pittsburgh Steelers through 13 weeks has been nothing short of impressive. During an uncertainty-filled 2024 offseason for the Black and Gold, Tomlin has made the impossible possible for the Steel City.

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Bryson Nesbit sets UNC football program record

Is Bryson Nesbit the best tight end to come through Chapel Hill?

The North Carolina Tar Heels have enjoyed one of college football’s deepest tight end rooms over the past couple seasons, in large part thanks to in-state standout Bryson Nesbit.

A senior from South Mecklenburg High School, Nesbit has a touchdown in each of his four seasons at UNC. Nesbit was a 2024 preseason Mackey Award Watch List honoree, meaning he’s in consideration for the nation’s top tight end.

Nesbit’s most recent touchdown, which opened up North Carolina’s scoring last Saturday in its home opener against Charlotte, set a new program record with 11 career touchdowns.

If you total Nesbit’s career stats through two games of the Tar Heels’ season, he has 1,308 career receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 38 catches. Nesbit needs 505 more receiving yards to surpass Eric Ebron, the last tight end from UNC to be selected in the NFL Draft.

Last year, Nesbit was in a timeshare with both John Copenhaver and Kamari Morales. With Morales now at Boston College, Nesbit should play a lot more this year.

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Nesbit, though, suffered an upper-body injury against Charlotte and didn’t return for the second half of play. North Carolina head coach Mack Brown provided some good news during the postgame press conference, saying that Nesbit – nor anyone else on the roster – is in danger of missing the season.

Will Nesbit return to the field soon and surpass Ebron in the receiving yardage department?

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Eric Ebron has a custom UNC Tesla Cybertruck

Check out this awesome Tesla Cybertruck that former UNC football tight end Eric Ebron had customized.

Former North Carolina Tar Heels tight end Eric Ebron spent eight seasons in the NFL after being a first-round pick by the Detroit Lions in 2014.

Over those eight years, Ebron played for the Lions, Indianapolis Colts, and Pittsburgh Steelers, earning some big paychecks and now, he’s showing off his love for UNC in a unique way.

Ebron took to Instagram to show off his newest purchase and it has a UNC touch to it. The former tight end purchased a new Tesla Cybertruck and customized it to show his loyalty to the Tar Heels. The customization includes “Tar Heels” on the lower side panel, Carolina Blue seats, an NC logo on the seats, as well as “EIGHTY FIVE” his number with the program as a decal on the back.

Check out Ebron’s custom Tesla Cybertruck:

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Whether or not you’re a fan of the Cybertrucks and the style they have, this one is pretty dang sweet especially if you’re a UNC fan. For Ebron to do something like this, it just shows his love for the program that he once played for.

Maybe a few UNC fans will be lucky to see this rolling down the street in the state of North Carolina or perhaps Chapel Hill for a gameday.

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Ex-Steelers TE Eric Ebron gets real about death of former teammate DJ Hayden

Ex-Steelers TE Eric Ebron shared a moving post on X after hearing that his close friend, D.J. Hayden, died in an auto accident.

On Saturday, the sports world was rocked by the news of a horrific auto accident in Houston, TX, that killed six people, including former NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Eric Ebron, who was once a teammate of Hayden in Detroit, used X as an outlet for self-expression.

Ebron wrote on X shortly after the news was reported on Nov. 11, “My heart is broken. My Mental aint right. my brother from another mother. I hate people that drink and drive. I hate people with no common sense. I lost my bestie, my brother, my teammate. smfh”

According to ABC 13 Houston, a driver in an SUV sped through a red light, colliding with a Chrysler 300, in the early morning of Nov. 11. Investigators said both drivers lost control, the SUV flipped, and four people were killed on the scene. Four others were hospitalized, where two more people died. Five men and one woman, including the driver at fault, were killed, per Houston authorities.

Hayden, the Raiders 12th-overall pick of the 2013 NFL draft, survived a life-threatening heart injury during University of Houston football practice in 2012. He survived and went on to play for Oakland, Detroit, Jacksonville and Washington from 2013-2021.

Ebron and Hayden were teammates in Ebron’s last season with the Lions.

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NFL draft history: Every player selected with the 10th overall pick since 2000

We’re looking at every No. 10 overall pick selected since the 2000 NFL Draft and the Philadelphia Eagles’ chances of landing an impact player

The Eagles need impact players on both sides of the ball, and with two first-round picks in this month’s draft, Howie Roseman will have another opportunity to add depth to a Super Bowl-caliber roster.

Top ten picks are expected to be dynamic players, and the list of No. 10 overall selections has a handful of misses, along with several hits and a few Hall of Fame-worthy performers.

With the NFL draft fast approaching, we’re looking at every player selected with the tenth pick since 2000.

Free agent TE Eric Ebron still hopes to join Panthers

Free agent TE Eric Ebron, who has connections to Frank Reich and Jim Caldwell, still hopes the Panthers look his way for the 2023 season.

Some things haven’t changed since Eric Ebron tweeted this back on Aug. 17, 2022 . . .

Six months later, the Carolina Panthers still need help at the tight end position and this Greensboro, N.C. boy still wants to come home. But what has changed is who’s running the show in Charlotte, and that could bode rather well for Ebron’s chances.

On Friday night, the eight-year veteran made his hopes clear once again. With the hiring of John Lilly as the Panthers’ tight end coach, Ebron—also a former University of North Carolina Tar Heel—hit Twitter with another hint.

He’d then, on Saturday morning, be asked about his thoughts on the rest of the staff head coach Frank Reich has built. Here was his reply:

Well, Ebron has played for Frank. In fact, he was actually one of the first additions the Indianapolis Colts made after bringing Reich onboard as their head coach in 2018.

Ebron signed on in Indy to the tune of a two-year, $13 million pact. After starting that first 2018 campaign as the backup to Jack Doyle, he stepped up to have his best year as a pro—recording career-highs in receptions (66), receiving yards (750) and touchdowns (13).

Oh, and Ebron also played for Panthers senior assistant Jim Caldwell. In fact, he was the very first draft pick the Detroit Lions made after hiring Caldwell as head coach.

Caldwell and the Lions scooped Ebron up with the 10th overall selection of the 2014 draft. And just like Caldwell, he’d go on to spend four seasons in Detroit.

As for what Ebron has been up to lately, the soon-to-be 30-year-old spent 2022 nursing his knee injury. But now, he said he’s all healed up and ready to battle—perhaps on the home front.

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7 tight ends Vikings could target with Irv Smith Jr. injured

The news regarding Irv Smith Jr. isn’t great, but there are options out there at tight end for the Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings got dealt a rough blow at the end of the win over the Arizona Cardinals 34-26 on Sunday when Irv Smith Jr. injured his ankle on the final offensive possession of the game.

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With word that he likely has a high ankle sprain, that means he could be out for upwards of six weeks.

With that in mind, the Vikings will need to look outside the organization for depth at tight end because Ben Ellefson is on injured reserve. Here are seven tight ends the Vikings could target at the trade deadline and in free agency.

Free agent TE Eric Ebron to Panthers: ‘Bring me home’

With the Panthers growing even thinner at TE, Eric Ebron wants his hometown team to come and get him.

The Carolina Panthers have grown frighteningly thin at an already frighteningly thin position. But maybe a hometown kid can help.

On Wednesday, tight end Tommy Tremble was absent from the team’s second joint practice with the New England Patriots. The second-year pass catcher is now the latest question mark at the spot—with Ian Thomas, Colin Thompson and Josh Babicz all having missed time recently.

Well, free agent Eric Ebron caught wind of the Panthers’ troubles on Twitter and responded to the distress signal.

Ebron, a Newark, N.J. native, wasn’t North Carolina born and bred. He would, though, call the state his home midway through his high school days—moving from North Providence High School in Providence, R.I. to Ben L. Smith High School in Greensboro.

That gave way to his commitment to the University of North Carolina, where he became a standout weapon for the Tar Heels between from 2011 to 2013. Ebron was then selected with the 10th overall pick of the 2014 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.

The 6-foot-4, 250-pounder has gone on to amass 3,837 yards and 33 touchdowns over 351 receptions in his eight-year pro career.

And although it seems unlikely that the Panthers would add Ebron, at least at this point, the offer (from Ebron, that is) is seemingly out there.

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3 tight ends Vikings could sign after Irv Smith Jr. injury

There are still veteran tight end options out there for the Vikings.

The one thing the Minnesota Vikings hoped wouldn’t happen happened with tight end Irv Smith Jr. going down with an injury before the season started, again.

Unless the team plans on rolling Johnny Mundt and Zach Davidson out there as their primary tight ends, it would make sense for them to start thumbing through the free agent pages in search of a veteran playmaker to come in and contribute.

Smith is hopeful to return by the start of the season, but there are no guarantees at this point.

It would have been nice to see the team pull the trigger on that Kyle Rudolph reunion while it was still a thing. Now, the former longtime Vikings tight end is catching passes from Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

But we’re not here to cry over spilled milk. It isn’t like general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah had a crystal ball with the future in it sitting on his desk. Things happen and the team is now in a position where they need to make the best of their situation.

Here are three tight ends the Vikings should consider calling up right now.

Giants signing Andrew Adams, work out Eric Ebron and others

The New York Giants are expected to sign safety Andrew Adams after Monday workouts that also included TE Eric Ebron.

The New York Giants held a series of workouts in East Rutherford on Monday and will come away from that with at least one new addition.

ESPN’s Jordan Raanan reports that the Giants are expected to sign veteran safety Andrew Adams.

Adams entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of UConn, signing with the Giants following the 2016 NFL draft. He spent the first two seasons of his career with Big Blue before stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018, 2019-2020, 2021), Detroit Lions (2019) and Philadelphia Eagles (2021).

In 87 career games (35 starts), Adams has recorded 190 tackles, four QB hits, two forced fumbles, 23 passes defensed and seven interceptions.

In addition to Adams, the Giants also worked out tight ends Eric Ebron and Kahale Warring, offensive tackles Kendall Lamm, Caleb Benenoch and Kamaal Seymour, defensive tackle Darrion Daniels, wide receiver Marcus Kemp, defensive back Jack Koerner and defensive end Nicholas Williams.

It’s unclear if any of the other workout players were offered a contract.

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