EAST ORANGE, NJ — Rasul Douglas has made a strong impact for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. Douglas, an East Orange Campus High School alum, Class of 2012, who was traded from the Green Bay Packers to the Bills at this year’s trade deadline, had two interceptions to help the Bills to a 27-21 home win […]
EAST ORANGE/IRVINGTON, NJ — NFL teams began their training camps recently, and there are a few notable Irvington and East Orange natives who are on NFL teams. Irvington High School alumnus Raheem Morris is in his second year as the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams. It was a great debut season for Morris […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Mayor Ted Green said the return of Jabril Peppers, the New York Giants’ strong safety and East Orange native, to his hometown to host the Back to School Book Bag Giveaway in Oval Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, was just the tip of the iceberg. “He gave out over […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Despite the fact that East Orange is located in the heart of Giants country in Northern New Jersey, residents temporarily transformed into Philadelphia Eagles fans on Friday Aug. 24, when East Orange Campus High School alumnus and Super Bowl Champion Rasul Douglas came back home to host a Back to School […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Campus High School alumnus and Super Bowl Champion Rasul Douglas, of the Philadelphia Eagles, is scheduled to host a Back to School Community Giveback on Friday, Aug. 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the East Orange Fire Department’s Firehouse 2 at 60 Main St. The event has been […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ (updated Monday Feb. 5, 8:37 p.m.) – For any football player, it’s a dream to play in the Super Bowl, let alone win it. East Orange’s Rasul Douglas got to experience that incredible dream. Douglas is a rookie cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles, who beat the defending champion New England Patriots, 41-33, to […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – Most football players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. East Orange native Rasul Douglas will get to fulfill that dream. Douglas is a rookie cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles, who will play the defending champion New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – East Orange natives Jabrill Peppers and Rasul Douglas will make their debuts when the NFL season begins this Sunday, Sept. 10. Both players were selected in the NFL Draft this past spring. Peppers, from the University of Michigan, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the 25th overall pick in the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – East Orange native Rasul Douglas realized his dream of playing in the National Football League. And he won’t be too far from his hometown. Douglas, a cornerback from West Virginia University, was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round on the second day of the draft on Friday, April […]
Cornerback named to All Big 12 First Team
EAST ORANGE, NJ – Rasul Douglas, an East Orange Campus High School graduate and star cornerback for the West Virginia University football team, was named First Team on the All Big 12 Football Conference and was selected to the Associated Press All-American Second Team for the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. Douglas, a 6-foot-2, 203-pound senior, […]