Category: Former Football Vols

  • Eric Berry cleared to practice by Chiefs

    Eric Berry cleared to practice by Chiefs

    Former Vol Eric Berry, who has been battling Lymphoma since last December, was cleared to practice late Tuesday evening by the Kansas City Chiefs. From Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com: The Chiefs announced the surprising news Tuesday night that Berry has been cleared to take the field again on Wednesday morning for the first time since…

  • Antonio “Tiny” Richardson retires from football

    After being waived by the Minnesota Vikings on May 7th, Antonio “Tiny” Richardson is retiring from football. “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank God, University of Tennessee, and the Minnesota Vikings organization for the opportunity to live out my dream as an elite football player,” Richardson posted on Twitter. “Second I’d like to thank…

  • Peyton excited about the direction of Vols football

    Peyton Manning, who plans to attend the Orange and White game tomorrow at Neyland Stadium, was a guest this morning on 104.5 in Nashville. He talked about Butch Jones, the direction of the program and Vols’ quarterback Josh Dobbs, among other things. Below are a few of his comments pertaining to Tennessee football. “I am excited…

  • #VFL Ovince Saint Preux wins by first round TKO

    #VFL Ovince Saint Preux wins by first round TKO

    Ovince Saint Preux knocked out Patrick Cummins at 4:54 of Round 1 Saturday night, improving his UFC record to 6-1. Preux was taken down several times in the fight, but Cummins’ final takedown attempt, however, proved costly. Ovince Saint Preux couldn’t always stop Patrick Cummins from taking him down in their classic striker-versus-grappler match-up. He did, however,…