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Ex-Gators the center of NFL moves this week

Updated on July 29 at 2 p.m. One day after defensive end Jarvis Moss re-signed with the Oakland Raiders for one year and $1.25 million, a trio of former Florida Gators football...

Eleven Gator Bites for Monday, July 25th

From time to time, OGGOA will come across a plethora of news and notes that we wish to share with our readers – too much to fit into one of our truncated...

Pounceys go through the ESPN car wash

On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey and soon-to-be-official Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey visited the ESPN studios in Bristol, CT to participate in the famed “car wash,” which consists of making...

TWO BITS: Rainey robbed, Baker in CFL?

1 » The residence shared by Florida Gators redshirt seniors running back Chris Rainey and cornerback Moses Jenkins was burglarized Sunday morning, and both players had expensive items missing upon returning. According...

FOUR BITS: No. 1, Parsons, Spikes, Pouncey

1 » Combining the accomplishments of football and basketball teams nationally thus far during the BCS era, Rivals.com has listed the Florida Gators as the top overall program in the country. With...

Two former Gators selected in 2011 UFL Draft

The 2011 NFL Draft came and went last weekend with four former Florida Gators selected during the three-day event. Center Mike Pouncey was chosen by the Miami Dolphins in the first round,...

Steelers add Gators OT Marcus Gilbert with No. 63 overall pick in second round of 2011 NFL Draft

Round 2 – No. 31 (63rd overall) Marcus Gilbert, OT Pittsburgh Steelers Height: 6’6″ – Weight: 330 lbs. Age: 21 – Class: Senior After a 48-slot delay between selections, the Florida Gators...

Dolphins nab Gators C/G Mike Pouncey with No. 15 overall pick in first round of 2011 NFL Draft

Round 1 – No. 15 Mike Pouncey, C/G Miami Dolphins Height: 6’5″ – Weight: 303 lbs. Age: 21 – Class: Senior Upon returning to the Florida Gators for his senior season, center/guard...

OGGOA’s comprehensive 2011 NFL Draft Preview

Legalities surrounding the lockout may still be looming, but the 2011 NFL Draft will begin without a hitch Thursday night (ESPN, NFL Network) and run through April 30 as more than a...

TWO BITS: Pounceys together? Jenkins to NFL?

1 » Though Florida Gators center Mike Pouncey continues to believe he will be selected higher in the 2011 NFL Draft than his brother was one year earlier, another opportunity (once believed...