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Pondering: The Campbell situation
The Detroit Lions contract offer to former Army safety Caleb Campbell Thursday brings many questions to light.
I’m efforting to get some of these answered by the Department of Defense and sources.
Will the Department of Defense rubber stamp Campbell’s request for an early release (of about a month or two) after the way they handled the [...]
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Campbell offered contract by Lions
Former Army safety Caleb Campbell said he’s been offered a contract by the Detroit Lions, the team who drafted him in the seventh round in 2008.
Now it’s up to Department of Defense whether Campbel, a 2008 West Point graduate, will be allowed to sign the contract and attend rookie mini-camp after the April draft.
Campbell, who [...]
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Day off for Army
Army coach Rich Ellerson said Monday he’d probably “chicken out” on practice Wednesday.
Ellerson was right. Army didn’t practice. Even if they did, it was going to a light one.
Some players are knicked up and others have been feeling under the weather.
Army’s final practice isn’t slated until March 24, three days before the team’s spring game.
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Brooks and Aaron still jawing
They started jawing with each other at Army Prep.
There’s where the battles between wide receiver Davyd Brooks and cornerback Antuan Aaron began.
Aaron recalls one of their first encounters.
“I was playing press jam on him,” Aaron said. “I jammed him off the line and he couldn’t get off the line. He got really frustrated about it. [...]
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Spring game time
Army’s spring football game will be at 1 p.m. Saturday March 27.
Black Knights Alley will open at 11 a.m.
Hope to see you there. I’ll be the goofy guy with a notebook in hand.
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Practice blog: March 8
This was Army’s final physical practice, coach Rich Ellerson.
“By Wednesday, I will have chickened out,” Ellerson said. “We are rehearsing. We are making sure that all these things we are going to be visualizing ourselves do between now and August, we are visualizing the right things. So a lot of error correction and less running [...]
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Who is Emerson Follett?
Army’s search for speed at the slotback position has given junior Emerson Follett a new football life.
Follett played defensive back and was punt returner for Army’s sprint (lightweight football) team.
Follett hasn’t lined up against the big boys since he was a wide receiver at Lewiston (Idaho) High.
“I’m getting back into things, learning the offense and [...]
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Practice blog: March 5
One of Army’s objective this spring – find a slotback fast enough to get to the outside quick on pitches.
Freshman Brian Cobbs, a converted cornerback, could be that player. Cobbs was also one of Army’s best special-teams cover guys last season.
“He brings some real speed to that position,” Army coach Rich Ellerson said. “He’s not [...]
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Practice blog: March 3 (Updated)
Army wide receivers coach Andy Guyader talked.
The six players, who stayed after practice, listened. Army’s wide receiving corps is getting thin.
Sophomore Austin Barr is the most experienced out of the group.
Junior Mark Allen played special teams last season.
Sophomore Jake Arbanas, who was recruited as a tight end by former coach Stan Brock, is making the [...]
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Some answers: The Campbell situation