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Late last night, Ryan Spadola’s dream came true.
He’s now officially a Jet.
He made the announcement officially on Twitter and the text of his announcement is announced below.
Oh yeah, and the Jets just gained a Nation of new fans. Including this guy.
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Today, Jet head coach Rex Ryan led his daily press conference with heaping praise about WR Ryan Spadola, who, in case you’ve just woken from a seven month nap, has been fighting and clawing to make the roster of the NFL’s New York Jets.
This morning, on the first roster cutdown day, there was still doubt whether Ryan would make the 53 man roster. Even when four camp wideouts were released this morning, it still wasn’t a done deal.
But that was before the announcement that WR Braylon Edwards was cut. And it was also before Rex Ryan spent a couple of minutes on talking about him.
Suddenly, he went from “bubble” to “in”.
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During the football season, I’ve gotten in the writing habit of picking a “Sunday Word”, and using it to describe what happened the previous week.
I’ve been slack in getting this going this preseason, but the only possible word that can perfectly summarize this Lehigh football offseason is “pro“.
The NCAA’s big ad campaign for years now has been that “most athletes go ‘pro’ in something other than sports”. And for the great majority of Lehigh athletes, year-in and year-out, this is still true.
But this offseason we’ve seen an unprecedented number of Lehigh athletes trying their hand at ‘pro’ ball – and Lehigh fans everywhere couldn’t be more thrilled or excited. There are a lot of “pro” adventures to follow for Lehigh fans right now, and it’s damned exciting stuff.
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It may be 21 days until the start of Lehigh’s football season, but there’s plenty of football on TV for Lehigh fans to get excited about tonight.
For all the information you need on catching LB Billy Boyko, OG Will Rackley and WR Ryan Spadola this weekend, just check below the flip.
Future NFL players spend their drafts differently.
Some spend it in celebration with friends in the city, or surrounded by family at home. Some of the big names have the cameras embedded with the players, awaiting with baited breath their reactions, or their expressions of relief.
But LB Billy Boyko didn’t do much different than he does many weekends.
“Boyko, the all-league linebacker from Northampton, spent Saturday working on cars at Maple Grove Raceway,” the Morning Call reported, “where his family is immersed in the drag racing scene.”
Working on his father’s dragster during “the season opener of the Sunoco Race Fuels Money Trail,” a release from the Maple Grove Raceway said, he “kept two cell phones in his pockets at all times,” awaiting the call from his agent about a possible late round draft pick or a late free agency pickup.
Saturday night, the phone rang with a call from the Raiders.
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I’ve often said privately that I thought that the departure of Andy Reid would probably be the end of Eagles Training Camp at Lehigh.
With the hiring of new head coach Chip Kelly, this sad day for the Lehigh Valley and Lehigh University has finally come.
In a noon press release, the Philadelphia Eagles organization announced their intentions of holding preseason training at the NovaCare complex and having some free practices at Lincoln Financial Field.
I can understand why the Eagles did it, but it’s a decision that makes me no less sad.
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