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5 players tried out for Broncos on Tuesday, including 2 tight ends

The Broncos brought in five players for tryouts on Tuesday, including a pair of tight ends.

The Denver Broncos brought in five players for tryouts on Tuesday, according to the NFL’s transaction wire.

Denver hosted three wide receivers — Kevin Austin, Jalen Camp and Thyrick Pitts — and two tight ends — Noah Togiai and Jake Tonges.

The Broncos are expected to place safety Caden Sterns on season-ending injured reserve with a torn patellar tendon. Once Sterns goes on IR, Denver will have an open spot on the 53-man roster.

One candidate to be called up to the active roster is practice squad wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey. If Humphrey is about to be called up to the 53-man roster, Denver might be looking at options to add another WR to the practice squad.

Meanwhile, Broncos tight end Greg Dulcich is expected to miss “multiple weeks” with a hamstring injury. That likely explains why Denver is looking for more depth options at tight end.

See a list of the team’s tryout players below.

Notre Dame football: Down to 3 Former Domers in NFL Playoffs

Who wins this weekend?

Four teams remain in the NFL playoffs after this weekend’s divisional match-ups.  In the AFC it was the Chiefs getting by despite an injury to star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, as they knocked out the Jaguars.  In doing so, former Notre Dame wide receiver [autotag]Kevin Austin[/autotag], a practice squad member in Jacksonville, was knocked out as well.  The Chiefs will take on the Bengals for the AFC title for a second year in a row.

In the NFC it’ll be the 49ers traveling east to Philadelphia as three Notre Dame players will be dressed in that game.  Check out which former Domers advanced below.

The Eagles beating the Giants eliminated [autotag]Jaylon Smith[/autotag], [autotag]Julian Love[/autotag], and [autotag]Nick McCloud[/autotag] while [autotag]Zack Martin[/autotag] was knocked out with the Cowboys loss.

Irish fans can root for whichever NFC team wins Sunday to win it all as that would mark the 46th and perhaps 47th former Notre Dame players to win on Super Bowl Sunday.

4 former Golden Domers knocked out of NFL divisional playoffs on Saturday

Which former Notre Dame player(s) has the best shot at a ring this year?

For Notre Dame fans, eight former Golden Domers remained in the NFL playoffs when the divisional round kicked off on Saturday.  As the day has come and gone, just four players remain ahead of Sunday’s contests.

In the first game Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs were able to survive despite having to play without Patrick Mahomes for a decent amount of the game.  Their 27-20 win over the Jaguars means that the Chiefs are headed to the AFC championship game for the fifth-straight season.  As a result, former Notre Dame wide receiver [autotag]Kevin Austin[/autotag], a member of Jacksonville’s practice squad, saw his team eliminated.

The Saturday nightcap between the Eagles and Giants was over seemingly as soon as it got started.  Philadelphia moved the ball at will in the first half and played suffocating defense en-route to a 28-0 halftime lead.  The Eagles ultimately won 38-7 to advance to the NFC championship game that they’ll host next week.  Former Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book moves along with them while [autotag]Julian Love[/autotag], [autotag]Nick McCloud[/autotag], and [autotag]Jaylon Smith[/autotag] are done for the year with the Giants exit.

NEXT: Sunday’s Notre Dame representatives

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8 former Notre Dame players advance to NFL divisional playoffs

Who do you have winning the Super Bowl this year?

The NFL’s extended wild card weekend came to an end Monday night as the Cowboys routed the Buccaneers 31-14 in Tampa.  Was it the final game for Tom Brady in the NFL?  Time will tell for the legend, but a highly anticipated divisional round now awaits football fans next weekend.

Related: Everyone who has caught an NFL touchdown pass from Tom Brady

For Notre Dame rooters, eight of the 18 players to make the postseason this year advance to the round of eight.  The Irish are guaranteed to be represented in the Super Bowl this year as they’ve got a former player on all four remaining NFC teams, but have only one practice squad player remaining in the AFC.

Here are the eight former Notre Dame players who advanced with their teams to the NFL divisional playoffs.

Every Notre Dame player currently on an NFL training camp roster

Lots of former Irish talent in the NFL

Part of being an alumnus of a supremely successful collegiate football is seeing them getting an opportunity at the next level. For Notre Dame, the list of former players getting their shot in the NFL is large, very large. Find out below every former Irish star (in alphabetical order) and which NFL team they are with in training camp.

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A Big Ten transfer for Notre Dame to kick tires on

Are you on board?

Notre Dame’s lack of depth at wide receiver is well documented.  All even the least informed fan had to do understand this was to watch the [autotag]Fiesta Bowl[/autotag] when just three scholarship receivers were targeted while quarterback Jack Coan threw 68 passes.

One of those three is gone to the NFL as [autotag]Kevin Austin[/autotag], Jr. had 105 receiving yards that game and led Notre Dame in receiving yardage for the year.  Former walk-on returner [autotag]Matt Salerno[/autotag] received a scholarship this off-season but Notre Dame’s outlook at receiver still lacks any sort of depth whatsoever.

It just so happens a graduate student who received all Big Ten honors a year ago entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, and that player is from just outside Chicago.

[autotag]Charlie Jones[/autotag] began his collegiate career at Buffalo where he hauled in 18 receptions for 395 yards (21.9 ypr) and three touchdowns as a redshirt freshman in 2018.  He then transferred to Iowa where he played the last two seasons, hauling in 21 receptions for 323 yards (15.4 ypr) and three more scores last season.

Jones was also Iowa’s primary returner on both punts (7.7 ypr) and kickoffs (25.4 ypr) last season and was named the Big Ten’s Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year.

Jones attended Deerfield High School in Illinois, located just north of Chicago.

One would assume that [autotag]Chasni Stuckey[/autotag], [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag], and the rest of the Notre Dame staff are already reaching out to try and patchwork some of the receiver issues ahead of the 2022 season.

To my understanding this Charlie Jones is in no way related to the Charlie Jones whose golden pipes played at least a small part in me becoming a Notre Dame fan at a young age.

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Jaguars agree to terms with 15 undrafted free agents

In addition to their seven draft selections, the Jags are bringing in 15 undrafted free agents, including Notre Dame WR Kevin Austin.

The Jacksonville Jaguars went into the draft with 12 draft picks, but when the event ended, they came away with seven selections. Afterward, they went right to work with bringing in some undrafted free agents, and on Monday, they finalized the group.

According to the team, they will be bringing in 15 undrafted players and the list is as follows:

  • DB Josh Thompson, Texas
  • WR Kevin Austin, Notre Dame
  • PK Andrew Mevis, Iowa State
  • OL Nick Ford, Utah
  • TE Gerrit Prince, UAB
  • LB Grant Morgan, Arkansas
  • DT Israel Antwine, Oklahoma State
  • Safety Sean Mahone, West Virginia
  • CB Shabari Davis, Southeast Missouri State
  • DE De’Shaan Dixon, Norfolk State
  • OL Denzel Okafor, Texas
  • WR Lujuan Winningham, Central Arkansas
  • CB Benjie Franklin, Tarleton State
  • OL Marcus Tatum, Central Florida
  • TE Grayson Gunter, Southern Mississippi

The Jags have had some success with undrafted players and current running back James Robinson is proof. They’ve also had others like receivers Allen Hurns and Keelan Cole on their rosters of the past, both of whom helped the team in a big way during their tenures.

Of the latest undrafted class, the biggest name to watch will be Austin, who impressed at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine and registered a solid RAS score.

Fans were hoping the Jags selected a receiver early in the draft, but that, unfortunately, didn’t happen. However, they got a prospect who had a sixth to seventh round grade on him in undrafted free agency and that could mark great value if Austin can flash the traits he did for Notre Dame.

 

As for the other undrafted players, maybe someone could step up as a depth player for the offensive line or maybe Mevis can push Ryan Santoso, or Mattew Wright for the starting kicker job.

 

 

 

Five outcomes we’d love to see during the Blue & Gold game for Notre Dame

The culmination of the spring football season is upon us, the Blue and Gold game is set to be on our screens and for some of us, in the stands of Notre Dame Stadium. For the most part all the work these players have put in has been behind the …

The culmination of the spring football season is upon us, the Blue and Gold game is set to be on our screens and for some of us, in the stands of Notre Dame Stadium. For the most part all the work these players have put in has been behind the scenes, but now, they emerge from the shadows of Irish Athletic Complex and give us a sneak peak of what’s to come this fall. Here are five outcomes we’d love to see come out of the spring.

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Notre Dame players results at 2022 NFL combine

What was your biggest takeaway from this group last week?

Five Notre Dame players were among those who were measured and tested at the 2022 NFL combine throughout the last week.  Wide receiver Kevin Austin, quarterback Jack Coan, safety Kyle Hamilton, defensive lineman Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, and running back Kyren Williams were the five to participate.

Kevin Austin wowed the scouts with his blazing fast 40-yard dash time while Jack Coan walked away seemingly in better draft position than he entered.  Kyren Williams had a troublesome 40 time which could cause his stock to fall a bit.

Below are the results and measures of all five former Notre Dame players that participated.

Watch: Notre Dame QB Jack Coan shows off arm strength at NFL Combine

Look at that cannon

The Irish have had quite a day at the NFL Combine this evening. There were wide receiver Kevin Austin’s impressive numbers which should not have surprised many after seeing what he could do the past few years.

Jack Coan however was an enigma. We knew that the Irish were getting a winner as his time at Wisconsin, but there were some things that Coan showed during the season that surprised many. His arm strength was much better than advertised and he showed that multiple times during the year fitting balls into very tight windows.

What we didn’t expect was for him to light up the radar gun at the NFL Combine, which is exactly what Coan did. His throw was the second fastest at the combine, behind North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell. Check out below Coan showing off his very impressive arm strength.

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