ZACK FOLLETT RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Lions signed seventh-round draft pick Zack Follett, a linebacker, to a three-year contract Monday. Follett, selected 235th overall out of California, is the fourth of 10 draft picks to sign this offseason.

Here’s an article that was in The Daily Californian, written by Matt Kawahara. Zack Follett waited through 234 names without hearing his. Finally, late Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Lions announced it as the 235th overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft. Follett expressed thank-you’s to friends and family, and then he shut off his dying cell phone [...]

The Ravens only have 6 picks, one in each round. Here is a loose projection of possible picks in each round. Round:Player             School                     Description Rd. 1: Darius Heyward-Bey, WR Maryland Would be great if he fell this far. Breakway speed and star impact Rd. 2: Victor Harris, CB Virginia Tech Experienced corner at Va Tech who could add...

Moving at a methodical pace, the Oakland Raider front office has taken the same calculated approach with scouting potential draftees as it has in free agency. After waiting for the dust to settle, reports are slowly leaking out as to who the Oakland brass is eyeing for their draft date with destiny. According to Ken Murray of the Baltimore Sun, wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey conducted...

Cal LB Zack Follett was scheduled to hold a private workout for the Oakland Raiders and will also be participating in the San Francisco 49ers workout...

For a team with as much to fix, an extra third-round draft pick should be seen as a Godsend. And the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement shall be thy savior. Fenuki Tupou, Herman Johnson, Jarron Gilbert, Zack Follett, and Mike Mickens are a few names which just become suddenly viable options to the Bears at No. 99 [...]

Round 1 - Round 2 - Round 3 - Round 4 - Round 5 113. NY Jets: Donald Brown, RB, UCONN 114. Chicago Bears: Cedrick Dockery, G, UT 115. TB Buccaneers: Zack Follett, OLB, CAL? 116. Dallas: Louis Vasquez, G, TTU? 117. AZ Cardinals: Myron Pryor, DT, UK 118. Philadelphia Eagles: Jairus Byrd, CB, Oregon 119. Vikings Dennis [...]

As they prepared for Saturday night's Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park against Miami, the Cal Bears made sure to let us know how fast, athletic and talented the Hurricanes are. Hey, that's Football 101. You always praise your opponent in public.But I wonder what the Bears are saying to each other when they're away from the television cameras, digital recorders and notepads...

Here's a football fact that can't have Cal fans feeling too good approaching Saturday's showdown against USC in Los Angeles: The Bears under coach Jeff Tedford are oh-for-L.A. Since coming to Berkeley in 2002, Tedford has turned Cal into a football powerhouse. The Bears are 56-28 and have been to five straight bowl games under Tedford. But they've lost three straight...