Jamoris Slaughter News

Safety Jamoris Slaughter and offensive tackle Chris Faulk were the only players who sat out the first practice of Browns rookie minicamp today.

News outlets including the Champion Newspaper report that the Cleveland Browns drafted Jamoris Slaughter, a Tucker High School alum .

Notre Dame went on a historical run - 12-0 in the regular season, one of the best years for the Irish in quite some time - and earned a chance to play in the BCS National Championship Game.

Oct. 27, 2012; Norman, OK, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Cierre Wood runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Grading the NFL draft before players have had a chance to hit the field is tough, but that doesn't mean it's not a fun exercise for analysts and fans alike.

While Notre Dame is still reveling in the selection of six of its former players in last weekend's NFL draft, it's never too early to peek ahead at which players on the Irish's 2013 roster will have their names called in Radio City Music Hall next April in the 2014 NFL draft.

Undrafted receiver Duron Carter, the son of 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Cris Carter, will sign with the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent, ESPN reported.

The NFL Draft is over, but the flurry of activity has continued as four more former Notre Dame players have signed free agent contracts with NFL teams.

Bengals Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina Margus Hunt, DE, Southern Methodist Shawn Williams, S, Georgia Sean Porter, OLB, Texas A&M Tanner Hawkinson, OT, Kansas Rex Burkhead, RB, Nebraska Cobi Hamilton, WR, Arkansas Reid Fragel, OT, Ohio State T.J. Johnson, C, South Carolina Analysis: The Bengals are primed to make ... (more)

The Browns traded their fourth round pick to Pittsburgh for the Steelers' 2014 third round pick.

Former Penn and Notre Dame center Braxston Cave will have a chance to make his dream of playing in the NFL a reality, the opportunity just didn't come the way he had expected.

Looking ahead and planning for the 2014 draft, the Browns traded two of their late-round picks in this year's draft Saturday for selections next year before selecting Notre Dame safety Jamoris Slaughter in the sixth round.

BEREA - " After two trades and four hours, the Browns drafted Notre Dame safety Jamoris Slaughter in the sixth round, No.

So, you're tired of all the first-round mock drafts, and the three-round one by Mel Kiper, Jr.

"There were positions that we needed to evaluate through contact," the Notre Dame coach said, "in particular, tackling on the back end at the safety positions and linebacker." The Fighting Irish will close their spring practice sessions on Saturday with the annual Blue-Gold Spring Game .