http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/28842 Recent articles about Vernon Gholston en-us Thanks to late Sunday calls, Larry Grant and Kirk Barton will be getting a chance to prove they belong at the next level. Both were taken in the seventh round, Grant by San Francisco and Barton by the Bears. Aside from the thrill of, you know, hearing your name called in the NFL draft, Grant will surely see his streak of consecutive championship game losses ended with the 49ers and Barton missed "Mr. Irrelevance" status by 5 spots. So, happy thoughts all around. Fullback Dionte Johnson was not selected and will try to make teams via the free agency route. Johnson's dad, the defensive line coach in New England, has enough contacts in the league to at least get Dionte some looks. But back to Gholston — how will a guy that seems so shy and humble handle the fans and media in New York? Jets fans at the draft seemed to like the pick, chanting "VER-non GHOL-ston" leading up to the selection (while impressively keeping their bearing to break into boos when it was announced that the Pats were on the clock). Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:44:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/260238 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/260238 As the 2008 NFL Draft is approaching the top 5 picks are becoming a more difficult read than the bible. The Dolphins are talking contracts with Jake Long, Michigan's monster left tackle, future superstar Darren McFadden is getting more hype than ever, and once again the New England Patriots hold the best position in the first round. A tad hungover from that Yankees/Sox battle in the Bronx last night; I'm going to attempt to put together a comprehensive top 5 selections for the fans. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:39:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/242886 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/242886 ESPN's Jeremy Green knows how to use his hands and make recycled Draft news interesting. For a fun Saturday night, drink every time Green gives the "OK" sign to McShay or the camera. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:59:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229658 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229658 It's mock draft time. You can never have enough of these, right? My Top 5 1. Chris Long 2. Vernon Gholston 3. Matt Ryan 4. Sedrick Ellis 5. Jake Long Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:16:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/196982 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/196982 News and notes from the Defensive End, Defensive Tackle and Linebacker Workouts at the NFL Scouting Combine. Includes commentary regarding Chris Long, Vernon Gholston, Sedrick Ellis, Trevor Laws, Calais Campbell, Quentin Groves, Jonathan Goff, Wesley Woodyard and more. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:20:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/177895 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/177895 Now that the combine's over with, and we've had time to digest and dissect all of the numbers and info, here's a look at some of these guys to give us a reason to change our mock drafts once again - and we haven't gotten to the fallers and the free agents who will soon have new homes. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:29:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/173088 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/173088 The Ohio State has done it again. Producing another fine young specimen. Vernon Gholston may not be your typical house hold name, yet! The NFL will soon feature this young monster on Sundays, and let me tell you, his name will be heard more and more as he fine tunes his skills paired with the best the NFL has to offer in coaching. This is nothing new to me, I've been watching this guy barrel over the best the NCAA had to offer. My personal favorite is the footage of "GUNSHIP" lined up across from Jake Long of Michigan. He just mows over Jake, knocking him on his backside for the TFL on Mr.Mike "my mouth is bigger than my" Hart. Yes, The Ohio State went on to win that one, just in case you were wondering. Just take a look at this footage from the combine and make up your own mind!!! Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:19:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/170670 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/170670 UPDATED list of the top 20 picks in the NFL Draft. Miami through Tampa. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:00:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/76797 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/76797 To preface… I work in a newsroom as the graphics specialist… so I took a little time after work today and made a custom graphic highlighting the more notable names on the early entry list for the NFL Draft… Remember, I said notable, not best… ahemXavierLeeahem… Click on the picture to enlarge it... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:01:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/75768 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/75768 Due to some changes (Jets keeping Pennington, Laurinaitis staying, etc) the top 13 picks of my NFL draft coverage has been edited. Check out the new 1-13 and look out for more updates and picks 14-20 later this week. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:54:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/73228 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/73228 Picks 7-12 in the constantly updated BearDown Mock Draft Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:38:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/72193 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/72193 Laying out all the statistics and all the stars for the big game next Monday Night. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:04:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/58351 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/58351 For the second consecutive year, THE Ohio State Buckeyes will play for the BCS National Championship Title game. In truly what must be the most incredibly college football season, both #1 and #2 lost tonight, to more than likely, put #3 Ohio State back into the #1 slot again. Of course, three weeks ago, when Ohio State lost to then unranked Illinois and dropped to #7, it looked as though the National Title aspirations were over. Little did we know that all six teams ahead of the Buckeyes would keystone cop their way out of their shot at the title. Well, maybe all six. The only question remaining is, who will be #2? Currently, the #3 Buckeyes are followed by #4 Georgia, #5 Kansas, #6 Virginia Tech, #7 LSU, #8 USC and #9 Oklahoma. Here's where it gets intriguing: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:15:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/39948 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/39948