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2012 NFL Draft: Chiefs Select Dontari Poe

With the 11th overall pick the Kanas City Chiefs select DT Dontari Poe of Memphis.  This is a special pick for me as a close friend is friends with the Poe family.  Poe is a physical speciaman for sure but he did not play in a top college conference.  Can he step up to play at the NFL level is in question. Poe does get the best bling award for his watch.  Check out his highlights. 
Via MyTeamRivals.com  |  April 26, 2012

2012 NFL draft: Dontari Poe NT Memphis

6'5 and 350 lbs is nothing to mess around with. Dontari Poe is one large prospect out of Conference USA and could be the top defensive tackle taken in the 2012 NFL draft. While Poe might not be able to play every down his ability to power through double teams and strength to bring down backs with one arm could be a strong necessity for NFL teams.
Via College Sports University  |  March 01, 2012

DT Dontari Poe impresses at Combine with bench press, 40-yard dash

The talk of the NFL Combine Monday was Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe. Poe pumped 44 reps on the bench press Sunday, making him the strongest guy at the Combine. Then he wowed folks with a 4.87 unofficial 40-yard dash time. Poe’s 40 time was officially a 4.98, but for 6’5″ 350-pound defensive tackle, that’s still extremely impressive. Consider that...
Via Larry Brown Sports  |  February 27, 2012

Memphis DT Dontari Poe Is Winning the NFL Combine

University of Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe is a man of mammoth measurements. Standing 6’5″ and weighing 346 pounds, Poe has turned the heads of NFL executives in the past few days at the official NFL combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Poe ran an unreal 4.87 second 40-yard dash (which included a 1.7 10-yard split) as his first, unofficial time.  He...
Via Rant Sports  |  February 27, 2012

Memphis football still struggling with the simple things

As most of you would know, the Memphis Tigers football program has been struggling for a while now. This doesn’t exactly make them look any better. Good luck Fuente, you have a lot of work to do!
Via College Football Section  |  February 24, 2012

Memphis Tigers Big East billboard goes up

You’ve already seen the welcome sign in New York City, and now the Tigers have thrown one up in Memphis too. Will the Tigers have any luck in the Big East? Not in football for sure. That program is in need of a major overhaul, which it may be getting this coming year with the hiring of TCU co-Offensive Coordinator … Continue reading …
Via College Football Section  |  February 10, 2012

Tweet! Mohammed Seisay Says He’s a Husker

Tweet! Mohammed Seisay Says He’s a Husker Tonight, Eastern Arizona cornerback Mohammed Seisay told the world - or at least his twitter followers - that he will be a Husker next season. Seisay, a junior college prospect, has been building the interest and intensity around his college selection by using social media such as Twitter...
Via Big Red Network  |  December 20, 2011

Four Tigers Named to Phil Steele All-C-USA Team

Phil Steele has released his post-season All-Conference USA Team, and four Tigers were tabbed for their efforts in 2011. Ronald Leary, Dontari Poe, Frank Trotter and Tom Hornsey were all listed on the third team by Steele.
Via Memphis Tigers Athletics  |  December 15, 2011

Football. Tigers Football Drops Heartbreaker to UAB, 41-35

The Memphis running back tandem of sophomore Jerrell Rhodes and redshirt senior Billy Foster combined for 182 rushing yards and three scores, but it wasn't enough as longtime rival UAB scored 24 unanswered points in the final quarter for a come-from-behind 41-35 Conference USA win over the Tigers Saturday.
Via Memphis Tigers Athletics  |  November 12, 2011

Memphis Redbirds: AutoZone Park

Opened in 2000 and ushering in both a new century and a new era of professional sports in Memphis, TN, AutoZone Park is, simply put, one of the finest minor league baseball stadiums in America. From its neo-traditional design (based on iconic Camden Yards) to the Bluff out in left field, everything about AutoZone Park is designed to provide a unique, thoroughly enjoyable baseball...
Via College Sports University  |  November 09, 2011
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