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Canty, Ike Get New Deals A pair of former Cavaliers signed new NFL contracts over the weekend. Chris Canty left the Dallas Cowboys organization to ink a deal with the New York Giants, an NFC East rival of Dallas. Isaiah Ekejiuba, meanwhile, re-signed with the Oakland Raiders. Canty's deal checks in at 6 years, $42 million with $17.25 million guaranteed, according to this ESPN report. The former UVa standout recorded 37 tackles and 3 sacks last season, upping his career totals to 148 tackles and 10 sacks. Canty will likely move to defensive tackle in New York. Ekejiuba's deal is believed to be the league's top contract for a pure special teams player excluding kickers and punters, according to this San Francisco Chronicle online report. The report indicates that the deal is for 3 years for $5.4 million with a $1.25 million signing bonus. In four NFL seasons, Ekejiuba has recorded 33 tackles, but he is considered an important piece of the Raiders' special teams puzzle.
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This Week In Recruiting UVa football hosted another junior day on Saturday and, like the first, there were only a handful of prospects on hand. The Cavaliers extended new offers this weekend, including to Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) wide receiver E.J. Scott and Woodward Academy (College Park, GA) defensive end Henry Anderson. Stay tuned today for an article on Scott, a 5-11, 170-pound speedster who has been timed in the 40 at 4.42 seconds. He is a tremendous athlete who projects as a slot receiver/returner on the college level. He is high on the Hoos but does not appear to be in any sort of rush to make a college decision, indicating he wants to go through the process at least through the spring and summer. Rutgers has also offered Scott, who is receiving interest from Iowa, Maryland and Wisconsin as well. Anderson's long trip to Charlottesville paid off, as he came away with an offer from head coach Al Groh. The 6-6, 240-pound prospect is a hot recruiting target, having also picked up offers from Central Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma State, Stanford and Wake Forest. We hope to have much more on this talented prospect this week. TheSabre.com also expects to have more on other Saturday visitors, including Ohio quarterback Andrew Hendrix, Pennington Prep (N.J.) wide receiver/safety Dontae Johnson and South County (Fairfax, VA) defensive back Andre Simmons. Other UVa targets attended Virginia Tech's junior day, so stay tuned for more from those prospects as well. We also have posted more on Deep Run (Glen Allen, VA) junior offensive lineman Conner Davis and we hope to have more on Fork Union Military Academy offensive tackle Mark Shuman. Davis, a 6-5, 255-pound prospect, currently boasts six scholarship offers including Virginia and Virginia Tech. With offers from Clemson, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and many others, the 6-7, 270-pound Shuman has established himself as one of the most highly recruited offensive line prospects in the nation.
Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...
Q&A: Parks Discusses Decision
Redd a Top RB Prospect
Catching up with Tristan Spurlock More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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UVa Bookstores' 2009 Virginia Lacrosse Pick 'Em Pick'em is simple. The first contestant who picks the winner and comes closest to predicting the final score wins. In case of ties, the earliest entry will be awarded the prize. Entries must be received by 12:00 a.m. EST game day. Entries received after 12:00 a.m. (midnight the night before the game) are ineligible. Limit one entry per person. Each week the Bookstore picks a new winner, so bookmark the entry page and go back weekly to give it a try. Results will be posted by Noon the Monday following the game (excluding holidays). Please note that we will not be playing the mid-week games this season. Also please select whether to have a weekly message sent, informing you of each week's results. Just check the 'Do not wish to be on mailing list' button if you choose not to receive our weekly message. Have fun, and cheer those Cavaliers to victory.
Blog Banter: Since the first staff By Rob Mahini, The Good Ol' Blog Thinking about my last question, I thought the easiest way to look for an answer would be to put together a list of Al Groh's first coaching staff:
Head Coach - Al Groh So, how many of those positions have turned over since the first season? All of them. In fact, Bob Price is the only one consistently on the staff, and he's was a Welsh holdover anyway. Ah, but find me any coach that has kept his entire staff intact, you say? Well, good point. But every single coaching job? And almost every single assistant? ... Read the full blog post here! Got some thoughts on the current state of affairs? Write me at [email protected]. Advertise With The Sabre! TheSabre.com has come a long way since its conception in 1996. We are the #1 media source and community covering UVa athletics, producing an average of 95,000 unique viewers and over 4 million page views each month. We reach a coveted demographic (you know Hoo you are) 24/7, 12 months out of the year. Rooting for their team clearly represents one of the big passions in the life of our Sabre community members. This site greatly enhances this never-ending passion through information, analysis, and most importantly through communal dialog/networking.Our advertising approach is different in that we make it abundantly clear in a direct and honest way that your company's commitment of sponsorship dollars is what enables the site to continue existing and improving into the future. To learn more, please contact [email protected]. The Sabre is a vital part of a unique collegiate sports network that reaches nearly 2 million individuals per month. Like the Sabre, each site in the SportsWar network is an organically grown community and the emotional home for its fans. To learn more about SportsWar network sponsorship opportunities, please contact [email protected] and visit the SportsWar media guide www.sportswar.com To view a list of our sponsors, please visit our Sponsors Page.
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Issue No. 272 - December 18, 2006
This Week In Recruiting Last Thursday, UVa was the choice for 6'2.5", 185-pound wide receiver recruit Dontrelle Inman. Inman, who announced his decision to attend UVa during a press conference at his high school, chose the Hoos over Georgia Tech and other offers including Auburn, Kentucky, and South Carolina. The Batesburg-Leesville (S.C.) star is the 19th high school senior to commit to UVa for the 2007 recruiting class. Virginia now has 22 commitments in total, including three players - OL Billy Cuffee, DB Ras-I Dowling and LB Almondo Sewell - who signed with the Cavs last February. All three players are currently at Hargrave Military Academy. Inman is the third commitment projected to play wide receiver for the Hoos. As a junior in 2005, he hauled in 31 receptions. As a senior in 2006, he tallied 18 receptions in five games, missing the remainder of the season due to a knee injury. Inman is a long player with good overall athleticism. He doesn't have blazing speed, but can make the big play.
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Coming Soon The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site soon:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Landesberg Slowed By ACC Foes
Wake Adds To UVa's Frustrations
UVa Wastes Effort On McClinton
Miami Slips By Hoos Late
Q&A-Catching Up With Danny Wilmer, Part I
Photo Gallery: Virginia 75, Virginia Tech 61
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