Former Penn State kicker Robbie Gould inked a four-year contract extension on Friday that will keep him a Chicago Bear through 2017, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Bears gave Gould, $15 million including $9 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid kicker in NFL history.
Three former Penn State football players were named to the 2014 National Football League Pro Bowl on Friday night. Cameron Wake, NaVorro Bowman, and Tamba Hali will all represent their respective pro teams in the Pro Bowl, the NFL all-star game, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 26 at 7 p.m. This is the first season that the Pro Bowl will not be divided by conference, instead featuring a draft as captains Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders will select teams from the pool of players voted into the game.
Bill O'Brien plans to interview with the Houston Texans at some point in the near future according to a report by Ian Rapoport, an NFL Network National Insider. We previously reported this past week that O'Brien had approached university officials asking for his NFL contract buyout to be lowered.
Allen Robinson and John Urschel have racked up their fair share of awards and accolades this season. They added another recognition to that growing list yesterday after being named third team All-Americans by The Associated Press.
Prepare your animal .gifs and learn when the narwhal bacons, because Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football author John Bacon and former Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti will team up to do an Ask Me Anything on Reddit this afternoon.
Christian Hackenberg was ranked No. 11 by ESPN’s Todd McShay in his Top 25 College Football Underclassmen list yesterday.