Jason Battle the State Champion Gryphon football coach has been named the Big East Coach of the year. Battle in his fourth year as coach of the Gryphons wins his first Coach of the year Award. His four year record as the Gryphon football coach is 38-14.
If you go undefeated in conference and then win the State Title then you can expect to win other awards. Nick Bynum didn't even start as Gryphon fullback the first game but it was obvious that Sherrod Green who did start was more important as a linebacker on defense and Green has been named Big East defensive Player of the year. Bynum proved to be a reliable replacement has won the offensive Big East Player of the Year.
Bynum rushed for 1631 which was just under 102 yards per game. During the years Bynum had 238 carries and got 6.9 yards per carry. He scored 8 touchdown during the season.
Green had a total of 154 tackles during the season which moving him from fullback to defense gave him right at 10 tackles per game. He had 106 solo tackles and assisted on 48 others. 11 of those tackles were for losses.
Saw on the Washington Redskins website that the Skins this week gave former Tarboro and Duke tackle Takoby Cofield a contract called Reserve/Contract. This past season Cofield did not make the 53 man roster which 45 are eligible to play every Sunday. He was on the practice squad which those players eight they run the plays of this week's opponent or defense so the 53 man team can watch what that team will do come Sunday.
At anytime during the regular season any team can pluck any player from any team's practice squad. If they do they have to be put on the 53 man squad and instead of making $5000 dollars a week they make the NFL minimum of a half million per year or pro rated by the number of games left in a season when that player joins his new team.
Once the season is over any player that is on the practice squad can try to sign with any team that might sign them. What the Reserve/contract does is keeps that player attached and in this case Takoby Cofield a member of the Washington Redskins when training camp starts and Cofield will have an opportunity to make the 53 man roster. You would think by signing Cofield the Skins think he will be part of the team next year or they would not have given him this deal.
Checked out Shaun Draughn and did not realize that Draughn was injured in the next to last game of the season with the San Fransico 49's and was placed on injured reserve for the last game. Injured reserve allows a team to put another player on the 53 man squad that last game to replace the injured player who is not able to play.
Draughn is a five year player and is considered a third down player and his career has already seen stops at eight different teams.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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