MATT ELAM RUMORS & GOSSIP

And with 32nd and final overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens select…

Matt Elam (S) from the University of Florida.  This is a great pick for the Ravens who are getting old on defense.  Elam accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp’s Florida Gators football team from 2010 to 2012. In 2010, Elam played in all 13 games and recorded 22 tackles. As a first-year...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

First Round NFL Draft Grades: Baltimore Ravens

PICK: Matt Elam, S, Florida  ANALYSIS: Baltimore ended the draft on a good note, by taking one of the best players available. He also fills one of the biggest positions of need at safety, were Reed and Pollard are both gone. Elam will be a day one starter and could make a big impact early in his career. Baltimore still has a ton of work to do in this draft, but they are off...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

Ravens Select Florida SS Matt Elam (Rd.1, No.32)

With the 32nd overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Ravens select Florida SS Matt Elam. Matt Elam has received a ton of attention media and draft analysts because of his numerous splash plays and huge hits, but he will struggle to make a similar impact at the next level. While he has an excellent build, NFL teams will attack him with much larger TEs in coverage, as he lacks the...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

Patriots eyeing Matt Elam?

Patriot's Director of Player Personnel Nick Caserio answered questions yesterday about this year's draft and the Patriots primary needs. He discussed the depth of the draft, and touched on a number of different positions. But he only mentioned one player by name: hard-hitting Florida safety Matt Elam. “I think one of the things that’s probably unique about that position...
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26 days ago  |  Discuss

Florida Gators’ safety Matt Elam leaving for the NFL

Florida Safety Matt Elam will reportedly leave for the NFL draft following the team’s bowl game (Credit: AP Photo) Although this story is speculation from Elam’s high school football coach, it appears as though Florida Safety Matt Elam will be leaving for the NFL. Elam led the team with four interceptions, was second in tackles at 65 and tackles for a loss with 10. Elam was also...
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December 30, 2012  |  Discuss

Matt Elam made snow angels on Florida State’s field

It’s no secret that Florida Gator safety Matt Elam has nothing but pure hatred for FSU. Both Florida and Florida State heavily recruited Elam and he has been known to get into scrums with players such as Greg Reid. After Will Muschamp and the Florida Gators defeated the Florida State Seminoles 37 – 26, Matt Elam decided to celebrate on Bobby Bowden Field which is jokingly referred...
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November 26, 2012  |  Discuss

Matt Elam makes a statement against LSU

GAINESVILLE, Fla. Gators junior safety Matt Elam made it known early Saturday that he had come to play. On the fourth play of the game, LSU running back Spencer Ware took a handoff and tried to bounce out to the left. Elam quickly converged and dropped Ware as if he were an old lady crossing the street. The play fired up teammate Jon Bostic so much that he was called for a 15-yard...
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October 07, 2012  |  Discuss

Florida Gators Matt Elam runs into Luchiez Purifoy during celebration (Video)

Sometimes the biggest hits in the world of college football come from friendly fire and a chief example of that happened during today's University of Florida/LSU game. After making a great play of punt coverage, University of Florida's Luchiez Purifoy was celebrating on the sidelines. That was until teammate Matt Elam knocked him down via his own celebration: (Courtesy...
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October 06, 2012  |  Discuss

Florida's Matt Elam takes out teammate Luchiez Purifoy during celebration (Video)

Florida Gators special teams player Luchiez Purifoy made a nice tackle of an LSU punt returner during Saturday's college football game and was celebrating the play when he was knocked down from behind...by teammate Matt Elam. Guys, you're supposed to hit the players on the OTHER team. Video via. H/T Cosby Sweaters. Related: West Virginia's Tavon Austin...
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October 06, 2012  |  Discuss

Matt Elam Delivers Big Hit on Celebrating Florida Teammate Luchiez Purifoy After Special Teams Play (Video)

Florida safety Matt Elam loves delivering big hits, so what better way to celebrates a teammate's key special teams play than to lay him out. Gators cornerback Luchiez Purifoy stopped to pose after making a great play on special teams when he tackled LSU's Odell Beckham for no gain on a punt return. Then suddenly, Purifoy was on the ground. Elam ran up behind Purifoy and...
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October 06, 2012  |  Discuss
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