University of Alabama defensive back Mark Barron underwent surgery to repair a pectoral muscle tear sustained in the Crimson Tide’s 28-27 home loss to Auburn last Friday, and will miss the Crimson Tide’s bowl game. Whether the injury impacts the junior safety’s decision of whether to declare eligibility for the NFL Draft remains to be [...]
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Is Jeffrey Bruma the Man to Solve Chelsea’s Defensive Woes With Alex and Terry Sidelined?
The BBC has reported that Alex has joined Chelsea’s growing defensive injury list and is estimated to be out of action for between 6-8 weeks with a knee injury that requires surgery. With John Terry injured this leaves Chelsea with only one fully fit recognised centre back and a major selection headache for Carlo Ancelotti [...]
Matthews Named Defensive Player Of The Week… Again
This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Dallas Cowboys. This is the second time Matthews has won the award, this season. He also has a defensive player of the month award to [...]
UCLA Fan Sites Killed Defensive Coordinator Hire
Exactly one week ago, the USC DAILY TROJAN student newspaper reported that former USC assistant football coach Rocky Seto had accepted an offer to become UCLA’s Defensive Coordinator. Originally included in that report was a text message attributed to Seto that read: “[I] accepted the position tonight to coordinate at UCLA. Praise the Lord!” The [...]