The New England Patriots traded Matthew Judon to the Atlanta Falcons last Wednesday. That was not the only transaction involving a former Patriots player over the past two weeks.
Former Illini quarterbacks, John Paddock and Tommy Devito, both gained some valuable reps in preseason action. John Paddock, who played one year at Illinois after graduating from Ball State, played some backup reps for the Atlanta Falcons.
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The Atlanta Falcons shocked everyone when they selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. It followed the team signing veteran Kirk Cousins in free agency to a lucrative deal.
Per Daniel Flick of Falcon Report on Sports Illustrated, former Illinois Football QB, John Paddock, has been a pleasant surprise for the Atlanta Falcons.
Per Daniel Flick of Falcon Report on Sports Illustrated, former Illinois Football QB, John Paddock, has been a pleasant surprise for the Atlanta Falcons.
As the Atlanta Falcons progressed through their first session of rookie minicamp May 10 in Flowery Branch, all eyes were on the quarterbacks playing catch in front of the east endzone on the nearside field.
After finishing the weekend with one of the more questionable draft approaches, the Falcons have rounded out their rookie class with 10 undrafted free agents.
Illinois (5-5, 3-4) looks to punch its ticket to the postseason Saturday afternoon against the 16th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes (8-2, 5-2). The Illini are coming off a win against Indiana 48-45.
By Zain Bando While Michigan is busy fighting for Jim Harbaugh's employment and Ohio State continues to win, the Big Ten West is the Big Ten West. Two weeks ago, it looked like Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin were on a collision course to Indianapolis.
John Paddock, the toast of Champaign, is living every young Illini fan’s dream. The sixth-year senior walk-on and Ball State transfer just tore through Indiana’s secondary by throwing for 507 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Fighting Illini to a 48-45 overtime win.
“We thought Luke would be cleared to play, but by midweek, we could see it wasn’t going to happen.” “He’s cleared now. Do we have a quarterback controversy?
The Paddock/Williams combination worked again this week as the Illini defeated the Hoosiers 48-45 at Memorial Stadium this afternoon. The Ball State transfer connected with Williams on a 21-yard touchdown pass in overtime to give Illinois the victory.
Goodbye, everybody After a somewhat surprising win last week against an understaffed Wisconsin team, Indiana headed to Champaign with its bowl hopes alive.
Indiana football came into Champaign needing to win out to secure bowl eligibility and they had their worst defensive performance of the season. Indiana lost 48-45 in overtime to Illinois, ending their bowl hopes.
Next man up is one of the oldest cliches in football. That maxim rang true Saturday afternoon as Illinois kept its slim bowl hopes alive against Minnesota with a 27-26 comeback road win.
In the latest in the Farrell Files, I'm taking at looks at an Illinois team with a new QB, some preferred walk on info for 2023 and my breakdown of their 2023 DL class.
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