I really miss those days, missing the band playing and all of that good stuff… Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Grover Stewart on what he remembers most about his time at Albany State. Grover Stewart has quietly become one of the better interior defensive linemen in the National Football League. The former fourth round draft pick
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 10/31/20
Indy Colts nose tackle Grover Stewart joins Donal to talk about his career in the NFL and about his time at Albany State. Donal also talks about Bethune-Cookman canceling athletics for the remainder of the season and how this may affect the MEAC and will other schools, more specifically mid-major and FCS program cancel athletics.
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM: 10/30/20
Donal talks about Bethune-Cookman canceling athletics for the remainder of the season and how this may affect the MEAC and will other schools, more specifically mid-major and FCS program cancel athletics. He also gives his Week 8 NFL predictions and Indianapolis Colts starting nose tackle Grover Stewart stops by. Click to download or listen.
BOXTOROW Goes One-on-One with Colts linebacker Darius Leonard
Indianapolis Colts rookie linebacker Darius Leonard is having an outstanding rookie season. He leads the National Football League in tackles with 155. He also has seven sacks and has forced four fumbles. He has 23 more tackles than Green Bay’s Blake Martinez who is in second place. Leonard has started and played in 14 games.
Chester Rogers Interview: Former Grambling star breaking through with Colts
Former Grambling star Chester Rogers went undrafted in 2016. He signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts and was a long shot to make the roster where the Colts were deep at wide receiver. Rogers put the work in and made the 53-man roster to open the season. In year one, he showed
Celebration Bowl has NFL players excited, nostalgic
by Donal Ware Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick returner/defensive back wishes he were playing in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday, the game that pits the SWAC champion against the MEAC champion. “I do wish that,” said Smith who was selected in the fourth round from North Carolina Central by the Buccaneers in this year’s NFL Draft.
NFL Midway Point: A mix of veteran, young HBCU players excelling
Some of the greatest players that ever played in the National Football League are alums of HBCUs. That’s a fact. We must not forget that once upon a time, Black players could not play at white schools. That is not the case today and most of the top Black high school players don’t choose HBCUs.