Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL Draft: QBs taken No. 2 overall have an interesting history

Edit Penn Live 21 Apr 2016
Plenty of questions and quirks surround the Philadelphia Eagles' decision to acquire the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft through a blockbuster deal with the Cleveland Browns ... The group includes some of the NFL's most notorious disappointments and a few superstars with lasting legacies ... Bert Jones (Colts) ... Jones started for parts of nine seasons with the Baltimore Colts and led the league in passing during a career-best year in 1976 ... ....

Rams and Browns, beware: History says drafting QBs early is a crapshoot

Edit CBS Sports 16 Apr 2016
Back in February, Rams coach Jeff Fisher said Case Keenum would return as the starting quarterback. A month later, general manager Les Snead said pretty much the same thing. It was hard to take them seriously, because ... 15 to No. 1 in this month's draft. And while the Rams reportedly haven't settled on who they'll take with the pick, it will undoubtedly be a quarterback ... But here's the deal ... 1 pick is a risk worth taking ... 2 ... Source ... Bert Jones....

2015 Report: College Football Ratings and Attendance Remain Strong (The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Apr 2016
(Source ... (Pictured ... IRVING, Texas (April 6, 2016 ... 5 ... 2.6 million) ... (18.4) ... Members of the class, including Bert Jones (LSU), Pat McInally (Harvard) and Rod Woodson (Purdue), took part in pregame festivities and the coin toss prior to the title game ... NFF corporate partners include Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, New York Athletic Club, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, PrimeSport, the Sports Business Journal and Under Armour....

Los Angeles Rams face problem which is all too familiar

Edit The Examiner 14 Mar 2016
On Jan. 12, 2016, Rams owner Stan Kroenke announced that the St ... Prior to moving to St ... Star players like Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, Jack Youngblood, Isiah Robertson, Fred Dryer, Kevin Greene and Jack Reynolds anchored the front seven ... Defense was never a weakness ... James Harris, Pat Haden, Bert Jones, Ron Jaworski, an ill-fated desperate attempt by Joe Namath, a Canadian football import named Dieter Brock, the list goes on ... ....

Replacing Peyton? History not a precise guide

Edit The Oklahoman 08 Mar 2016
It's tough enough replacing a starting quarterback, let alone a legend like Peyton Manning. Yet that's the challenge facing another great QB, John Elway, who now runs the Denver Broncos team that Manning walked away from Monday ... Others were barely missed. Joe Montana and Brett Favre ... SUCCESSES ... MODERATE RETURNS ... Another Ivy League guy, Marty Domres of Columbia, fared so poorly (3-6, 9 TDs, 13 INTs) he was benched for rookie Bert Jones ... ___....

Celebrating College Football's Racial Pioneers: Condredge Holloway (The National Football Foundation and College Hall of ...

Edit Public Technologies 23 Feb 2016
(Source. The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Inc). NFF celebrates Black History Month with salutes to trailblazers for African-American college football players ... Both Alabama and Auburn showed interest in Holloway but not as a quarterback ... The Condredge Holloway Story.' ... 'After that, everything else was just gravy ... 10 LSU, quarterbacked by 2016 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bert Jones ... to persuade Holloway....

Redistricting plan may put a few incumbents on shaky ground

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 18 Feb 2016
RALEIGH – Republican lawmakers unveiled redrawn North Carolina congressional districts Wednesday meant to fix a federal court’s findings of illegal racial gerrymandering – but will also put several incumbents on uncertain footing. While the new map was receiving preliminary approval, Gov ... Meanwhile, the U.S ... Rep ... Bert Jones, R-Rockingham, said North Carolina voters have shown a willingness to cross party lines before....

NC legislature to begin work on new congressional maps

Edit Sacramento Bee 13 Feb 2016
The North Carolina Legislature will hold meetings starting Monday to draft new congressional maps in response to a court order, House Speaker Tim Moore announced Friday afternoon. Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger said in a news release that they still hope the U.S ... David Lewis and Sen. Bob Rucho said in a joint statement. U.S ... Rep. Bert Jones, a Republican, and Senate Rules Chairman Tom Apodaca will serve as vice chairs ... Gov ... ....

Legislature to begin work on new congressional maps Monday

Edit The Charlotte Observer 12 Feb 2016
The state legislature will hold meetings starting Monday to draft new congressional maps in response to a court order, House Speaker Tim Moore announced Friday afternoon. Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger said in a news release that they still hope the U.S ... David Lewis and Sen. Bob Rucho said in a joint statement ... U.S ... Rep. Bert Jones, a Reidsville Republican, and Senate Rules Chairman Tom Apodaca will serve as vice chairs ... Gov ... ....
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