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Tavarres King
Tavarres King (born July 14, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. High school King attended Habersham Central High School in Mount Airy, Georgia alongside teammate Gabe Irby. He was the RISE Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year after finishing his senior season in 2007 with a state-record 1,632 receiving yards and 17 TDs on 99 receptions (16.5 average). He also set a then-school record with 42 catches for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns, and returned a kickoff and a punt for a score as a junior. He finished his career with 207 catches for 3,726 yards and 37 TDs. His father, Anthony King, once held all the rushing records at Habersham Central and later played at Clemson. Considered a four-star recruit by ''Rivals.com'', he was rated the No.15 wide receiver prospect in the nation. He accepted a scholarship from Georgia over offers from Cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemson University
Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enrolled a total of 20,195 undergraduate students and 5,627 graduate students, and the student/faculty ratio was 18:1. Clemson's 1,400-acre campus is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The campus now borders Lake Hartwell, which was formed by the dam completed in 1962. The university manages the nearby 17,500-acre Clemson Experimental Forest that is used for research, education, and recreation. Clemson University consists of seven colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; The Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business; Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences; Education; Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences; and Science. '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranks Clemson University 77th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season
The 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League and the second under head coach Lovie Smith. The offseason was marked by the draft selection of All-American Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston first overall in the 2015 NFL Draft. The team wore a patch to commemorate the club's 40th season. After their Week 8 overtime win at Atlanta, the Buccaneers had already improved on their record from 2014 (2–14). Entering the month of December, Tampa Bay had just swept division rival Atlanta, avenging an ugly 56–14 defeat on TNF a year earlier. The team found themselves mathematically in the hunt for a playoff berth with a 6–6 record. Despite showing improvement, the Buccaneers lost their final four games of the season. They finished 6–10 and last in the NFC South for the fifth straight year. Despite missing the playoffs, Doug Martin finished second in the league in rushing yards (just 82 yards shy of Adrian Peterson), and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Marshall
Brandon Tyrone Marshall (born March 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Marshall has also played for the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, New York Jets, New York Giants, and the Seattle Seahawks. After his retirement from the NFL, Marshall became a TV personality, and is a former co-host on FS1's morning show ''First Things First''. Marshall is currently a co-host on Showtime's ''Inside the NFL'' and has been on the show for seven seasons. Marshall is known for his ability to break and dodge tackles. He led all NFL wide receivers in yards after first contact for the 2007 NFL season. Regarding Marshall's breakaway ability, cornerback Brandon Flowers said, "Brandon Marshall is a defensive lineman playing wide receiver. He wants to inflict punishment on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016-17 NFL Playoffs
16-17 is a band from Basel, Switzerland. Their music combines punk rock, hardcore punk, jazz and Industrial music, industrial music. Biography 16-17 was founded in 1983 by Alex Buess, Knut Remond and Markus Kneubühler. When the group played its first concerts in 1983 it was received with controversial reactions: there where hardly any groups that played in an approximately similar style. Only some years later around 1986 groups like Painkiller (band), Painkiller, Last Exit (free jazz band), Last Exit or The Flying Luttenbachers appeared . They played a similar mix of rough noise, heavily amplified instruments and free jazz inspired improvisation. 1983 to 1994 the group did a lot of tours and played many gigs all over Europe, Japan and USA. From this period there are three official releases: the cassette ''Buffbunker and Hardkore'' , the LP ''16-17'' (Label Rec Rec) as well as the LP ''When All Else Fails... (16-17 LP), When All Else Fails...'' (Label Vision/Praxis). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at Green Bay East High School as the Packers' home field. Informally known as New City Stadium for its first eight seasons, it was renamed in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau, who had died two months earlier. The stadium's street address has been 1265 Lombardi Avenue since August 1968, when Highland Avenue was renamed in honor of former head coach Vince Lombardi. It sits on a block bounded by Lombardi Avenue (north); Oneida Street (east); Stadium Drive and Valley View Road (south); and Ridge Road (west). The playing field at the stadium has a conventional north–south alignment, at an elevation of above sea level. The stadium completed its latest renov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and is the only Nonprofit organization, non-profit, Community ownership, community-owned Major professional sports teams of the United States and Canada, major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957. They have the most wins of any NFL franchise. The Packers are the last of the "small town teams" which were common in the NFL during the league's early days of the 1920s and 1930s. Founded in 1919 by Curly Lambeau, Earl "Curly" Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, the franchise traces its lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. Between 1919 and 1920, the Packers competed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Manning
Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the youngest son of quarterback Archie Manning and younger brother of quarterback Peyton Manning. Manning played college football at University of Mississippi, Ole Miss, where he won the Maxwell Award, Maxwell and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards as a senior. He was selected List of first overall National Football League draft picks, first overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers and traded to the Giants during the draft. Although Manning struggled with consistency throughout much of his career, he is recognized for twice leading the Giants to underdog Super Bowl victories against the New England Patriots' dynasty (sports), dynasty in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. The former, which saw the Wild card (sports), wild card Giants defeat a P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavarres King
Tavarres King (born July 14, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. High school King attended Habersham Central High School in Mount Airy, Georgia alongside teammate Gabe Irby. He was the RISE Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year after finishing his senior season in 2007 with a state-record 1,632 receiving yards and 17 TDs on 99 receptions (16.5 average). He also set a then-school record with 42 catches for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns, and returned a kickoff and a punt for a score as a junior. He finished his career with 207 catches for 3,726 yards and 37 TDs. His father, Anthony King, once held all the rushing records at Habersham Central and later played at Clemson. Considered a four-star recruit by ''Rivals.com'', he was rated the No.15 wide receiver prospect in the nation. He accepted a scholarship from Georgia over offers from Cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peyton Thompson
Peyton Bryce Thompson (born September 26, 1990) is a former American football safety. He played college football at San Jose State University and attended Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, California. He has been a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars. College career Thompson played for the San Jose State Spartans from 2008 to 2011, recording 186 total tackles and seven interceptions. Professional career Atlanta Falcons Thompson signed with the Atlanta Falcons on May 2, 2012, after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was released by the Falcons on August 31 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2012. He was released by the Falcons on August 30, 2013. Washington Redskins Thompson was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad on November 27, 2013. He was released by the Redskins on August 9, 2014. Chicago Bears Thompson signed with the Chicago Bears on August 18, 2014, and was released by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 NFL Season
The 2014 NFL season was the 95th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL) and the 49th of the Super Bowl era. The season began on Thursday, September 4, 2014, with the National Football League Kickoff game, annual kickoff game featuring the defending Super Bowl XLVIII champion 2014 Seattle Seahawks season, Seattle Seahawks hosting the 2014 Green Bay Packers season, Green Bay Packers, which resulted with the Seahawks winning. The season concluded with Super Bowl XLIX, the league's Super Bowl, championship game, on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Glendale, Arizona, with the 2014 New England Patriots season, New England Patriots defeating the Seahawks, in one of the closest games in Super Bowl history. Player movement The 2014 league year began at 4 pm Eastern Time Zone, EST on March 11, which marked the start of the league's National Football League#Free agency, free agency period. The per-team NFL salary cap, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Institute Of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia; Metz, France; Shenzhen, China; and Singapore. The school was founded as the Georgia School of Technology as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the post-Civil War Southern United States. Initially, it offered only a degree in mechanical engineering. By 1901, its curriculum had expanded to include electrical, civil, and chemical engineering. In 1948, the school changed its name to reflect its evolution from a trade school to a larger and more capable technical institute and research university. Today, Georgia Tech is organized into six colleges and contains about 31 departments/units, with emphasis on science and technology. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
