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 […]
Photo 1: Players of the East Orange Rams Flag Football Team show off their new cleats that were donated to them by Cleveland Browns rookie Jabrill Peppers, a former Rams player who attributed his football start with the Rams. Pictured with the players, from left: Rams Flag Coaches Tayana Gilmer and Addler Nicolas; Osner L. Charles, […]
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 native Jabrill Peppers was drafted in the first round, 25th overall, by the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League Draft on Thursday night, April 27, in Philadelphia, Pa. Peppers, a linebacker from the University of Michigan, is projected to play safety for the Browns. He was the second of three first-round selections […]
Editor’s note: The following article was posted on mgoblue.com. University of Michigan junior linebacker and all-purpose contributor Jabrill Peppers announced on Tuesday, Jan. 10, that he will forgo his remaining eligibility and declare for early entry into the 2017 National Football League Draft. Peppers, an East Orange native and Heisman Trophy finalist who was voted […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Dec. 6, 9:40 a.m.) – Jabrill Peppers is highly regarded as one of the top college football players in the nation. The East Orange native proved it on the field this season as he earned three major Big Ten Conference individual awards. Peppers, a junior linebacker for the University of Michigan, […]