FOXBOROUGH – It didn’t take long for New England Patriots rookies Kyle Williams and Efton Chism III to make their mark this offseason. Take play of the day by Kyle Williams in OTAs: The wide receiver from Washington State caught …
The Canadian Football League season hasn’t started, but it’s already thick with intrigue for a pair of former Eastern Washington University quarterbacks. And their stories unfold together on Sunday, when Hamilton’s Bo Levi Mitchell and Calgary’s Vernon Adams Jr. square …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Long after Tuesday’s OTA session had ended, undrafted rookie receiver Efton Chism III was still hard at work. The former Eastern Washington star was catching balls from a machine that was launching footballs at him one after …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Kendrick Bourne is the type of person who’s always smiling. He brings a level of positivity and energy to the New England Patriots locker room. The veteran receiver is confident but admitted last season was different. After …
The Inland Northwest has a growing presence in the New England Patriots’ wide receiver room. A day after drafting Washington State’s Kyle Williams in the third round, the Patriots signed Eastern Washington’s Efton Chism III to an undrafted deal. Chism …
One way to look at Efton Chism III’s 2024 football season is to view it as compared to the record-setting seasons of his predecessor at Eastern Washington, Cooper Kupp. This weekend could be viewed in much the same way. That’s …
Given one last opportunity to put on football pads together this spring, Eastern Washington opted for something a little bit different than its usual scrimmage on Friday at Roos Field in Cheney.
Throughout spring practices at Roos Field, one phrase has been uttered again and again: “We’re really young right now.” Redshirt sophomore linebacker Samarai Anderson was the latest to use the phrase when speaking to reporters on Wednesday, two days before …
After the offense starred in Eastern Washington’s first spring scrimmage a week ago, on Friday at Roos Field the Eagles’ defense showed that it, too, could make the big plays.
It may not have been the sort of realization that redirects the life of a young person, but it was a realization nonetheless to a young Boden Gardner that his first name wasn’t spelled exactly how his parents really wanted it to be.
Eastern Washington quarterback Jared Taylor leaned on youthful receivers during the team’s first scrimmage on Friday at Roos Field in Cheney. Redshirt freshman Boden Gardner, a Mt. Spokane grad, had a team-high 114 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown from Taylor. …
Eastern Washington’s first season under defensive coordinator Eric Sanders didn’t go well, especially against the pass. The Eagles – who will hold their first of three spring scrimmages at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Roos Field – allowed more passing yards …
The unquestioned leader of the offense at this point is Jared Taylor, the fifth-year quarterback who ran for 708 yards last season, 10 shy of team-leader Tuna Altahir, the running back who chose during the offseason to transfer to Stanford.
SEATTLE – There hasn’t always been a bidding war for Cooper Kupp. When he joined the Davis High School football team as a freshman in 2008, the diminutive wide receiver was 5-foot-4 and 119 pounds. Despite compiling 110 catches and …
SEATTLE – The Seahawks are turning to a home-state kid made good – Yakima native and former Eastern Washington University standout Cooper Kupp – to remake their receiving corps in the wake of the departures of DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett.
While the Seahawks made two big moves Wednesday — agreeing to sign veteran receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling and rush end DeMarcus Lawrence — some of the most intriguing activity was happening behind the scenes.
Nolan Ulm pinpointed, to the day, the last time he was on a football field and felt fully healthy. That day was Aug. 29, the day before Eastern Washington’s season-opening home victory against Monmouth (New Jersey), one of just four …
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Rams parted ways with Cooper Kupp, releasing the veteran wide receiver Wednesday. The release ends an eight-season run for Kupp, a 2017 third-round draft pick who became a pillar of coach Sean McVay’s offense …
LOS ANGELES — His illustrious career with the Los Angeles Rams hadn't officially ended, but All-Pro receiver Cooper Kupp couldn't help but feel bruising disappointment about it. On Wednesday, the Rams officially parted ways with Kupp, releasing the veteran wide …
Now that the Los Angeles Rams have completed what Les Snead described as "a renewal of vows" with quarterback Matthew Stafford, the team's longtime general manager turns his attention to what looks like an imminent breakup with star receiver Cooper Kupp.