Aqib Talib News

From 58 TVs to an underground weight room, the football facility promises the best for players and coaches.

The Daily summer sports desk will be going to the Big 12 Football Media Days, July 21-23, and in advance of that, the three reporters have to send in their selections for the All-Big 12 teams.

NFL teammates Cory Boyd and Aqib Talib must have figured that strip club brawls are soooo 2007.

Published: Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. Last week there were reports that defensive back Aqib Talib and running back Cory Boyd got into a fight at the NFL ...

We've been able to confirm via two sources the names of the rookies who were involved in a symposium slugfest.

There once was a first-round draft pick nicknamed "Showtime," a cornerback who competed for a starting spot as a rookie on a Bruce Allen-run team.

Defensive backs are bred to have short-term memories. That was the mentality Yaqub Taib used to convince his father, Theodore Henry that he and his brother, Aqib, should move from New Jersey to Dallas to live ...

Today it was made public that Redshirt Senior DT Todd Haselhorst and Junior CB Anthony Webb both were parting ways with the Jayhawk football program.

Running back Earnest Graham was absent from Bucs workouts, which continued Tuesday at One Buc Place.

Mortensen, a senior-to-be, earned All-Big 12 First Team honors a year ago. Earlier this off-season he was named to the watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award. via Kansas Jayhawks

“Not as grouchy as a lot of the veterans this time of year.”

For Josh Johnson, his first NFL minicamp was like going back in time. "I was a freshman again," the rookie quarterback said. via The Orlando Sentinel

“The bowl game, that was a big preview of things to come. We were able to get the ball to him over and over again.”

Search "Jordy Nelson" on YouTube, and you begin to get an idea of just how good the former Kansas State All-American wide receiver was in college and the kind of pro potential the Green Bay Packers' first pick ... via Wisconsin State Journal

“My guts are ripped out of my body right now.”

They needed help. They needed playmakers. Jeff Garcia said as much. So did Jon Gruden. via Tampa Bay Online

“He has a lot to do with the explosion of Jayhawk football back onto the scene”

The swagger, the ball skills, the mouth that seemingly never stops running, it all reminded Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden of another cornerback he picked in the first round 10 years ago.Gruden told ... via Kansas City Star

For the first time since 1993, a Kansas Jayhawk has been picked in the first round of the NFL draft, as corner Aqib Talib was taken 20th overall by Tampa Bay Saturday. via KBSL 10

Ted Thompson is a draft master. Once again Saturday, the Green Bay Packers general manager wisely picked based on big-time college production rather than 40 times and vertical leaps. via WisInfo

“I think they (the other cornerbacks) want me to come in and compete and . . . help them win a championship”

During his first public appearance as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer, cornerback Aqib Talib was asked the origin of his rather unusual name. via CBS SportsLine

Tampa Bay made another questionable pick in its haste to enhance the wide receiving corps, as Jackson is a small speedster who few felt would come off the board on the first day. via The Charlotte Observer

“It's a dream come true for me. It's an honor to be able to start my NFL career with this team, with this defense, to have a chance to be around Ronde Barber, Derrick Brooks and guys like that. It's an honor for me. I'm excited to be a Buccaneer.”

Aqib Talib was introduced Monday as the Bucs first round pick. If first impressions count for anything, he's an easy guy to like. via St. Petersburg Times

For the first time ever, a University of South Florida football player was selected in the first round on the NFL Draft. via WFTS