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Our countdown to No. 1 of the 10/5 club, the best 10 athletes that VandySports.com Publisher Chris Lee has seen in the last five years at Vanderbilt, continues with the selection of Earl Bennett at No.

Our countdown to No. 1 of the 10/5 club, the best 10 athletes that VandySports.com Publisher Chris Lee has seen in the last five years at Vanderbilt, continues with the selection of Earl Bennett at No.

Brandon Lloyd and Marty Booker ran with the first team at wide receiver Wednesday when Devin Hester was absent.

You did not think it was possible, did you, that the Bears could come up with a way to upstage their quarterback derby.

Our countdown to No. 1 of the 10/5 club, the best 10 athletes that VandySports.com Publisher Chris Lee has seen in the last five years at Vanderbilt, continues with the selection of Earl Bennett at No.

The problem with the Titans' receiving corps is not quantity, it's quality. Outside of Justin Gage and Roydell Williams, Tennessee got practically no production out of its wideouts last season, and only the ...

The Chicago Bears signed defensive tackle Marcus Harrison to a four-year contract Tuesday.

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. A trip to the hospital made everybody feel a little bit better Tuesday as the Bears rookie class traveled en masse to Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.

Because the Bears front office appeared to take off the months of February, March, and most of April, there was very little offseason maneuvering to report prior to the draft.

Y'all have spoken. I have listened. Mostly. Let the wailing, moaning, and gnashing of teeth commence.

“He could be a serious sleeper”

Matt Forte wasn't the only rookie to impress at Bears rookie mini camp. Vanderbilt receiver Earl Bennett despite a shaky start and Marcus Monk from Arkansas both impressed. via Windy City Gridiron

Tennessee's Pat Summitt has been selected women's Coach of the Year and former Lady Vol Candace Parker was named women's Player of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association, the group announced. via The Tennessean

The Vanderbilt Commodores completed a successful spring practice campaign in early April as the coaching staff looked to replace several senior contributors. via Rivals.com

“I try to use my body and I have to remember the little things, like staying low coming out of your breaks, just things that are a little easier for smaller receivers to do”

LAKE FOREST, Ill. The three skill-position players the Bears selected in the draft lived up to their advance billing at this weekend's rookie minicamp, which concluded Sunday at Halas Hall. via Chicago Bears

I'm OK with the Bears' draft picks. In fact, I think they did a great job except for one thing: What about a quarterback? I know you have some inside information, so can you please share it because I'm sure ... via Chicago Bears

“I told people that I should have paid him, as much as he was putting my name out there”

The pressure was on Earl Bennett to back his college teammate's words. But he'll have to wait another day to prove Chris Williams right.

Bennett, the Bears' third-round draft pick from Vanderbilt, was touted as a receiver who 'catches everything,' as fellow rookie Williams put it before Friday's first day of rookie mini-camp indoors at the Walter Payton Center. But Bennett, who admitted suffering from a case of the jitters, had a few drops.

'I'm human,' he said. 'I try to hustle and make the next catch, just put it in the back of my mind and continue to play hard.' Read more

John Czarnecki has been the editorial consultant for FOX NFL Sunday since its 1994 inception. via Fox Sports

“The honeymoon I could afford then and the one I can afford now are a little bit different.”

Chicago Bears first-round draft pick Chris Williams hardly fits the stereotype for an NFL offensive linemen.

But his new team finds the Vanderbilt tackle a perfect fit.

"We not only addressed a need, but we're rewarding character," Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said. "Chris exemplifies what we want as an organization, not only what we want in a football player."

An excellent student who graduated last December, Williams scored a 32 on the Wonderlic test, used to gauge aptitude for learning and problem solving ability, was more of a finesse blocker for a passing team than a run blocker and admits to being a "late bloomer." Read more

The Tennessee Titans waited to select a wide receiver to give Vince Young another option. via The Knoxville News Sentinel

“Me and Chris are very good friends”

Call the 2008 NFL Draft a draw. At least between Southeastern Conference and instate rivals Tennessee and Vanderbilt. via The Leaf Chronicle