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Easley shuffles off to Buffalo [Chip Malafronte – New Haven Register]

Easley Camp Pleased [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Any Day Drafted Is A Great Day For Marcus Easley [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

McClain: Wanted To See His Name On The Screen [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Mailbag April 25: Take On This Weekend’s Draft? [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Mailbag April 25: Would Car Giveaways Keep Fans In Seats? [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

Easley to Bills [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Two Huskies taken in NFL Draft [UConnHuskies.com]

Stratford’s Easley celebrates selection by Bills [CT Post]

Easley Goes To Bills In 4th Round; Panthers Take McClain In 7th [Hartford Courant]

UConn transfer to make impact [New Haven Register]

Easley fits the Bills in the fourth round [New Haven Register]

Husky goes from walk-on to NFL draftee [Norwich Bulletin]

Bills pick UConn’s Easley in 4th round [Waterbury Republican-American]

Gator’s Dream Realized [Boston Globe]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

CPTV to air documentary on Sunday [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Tigers lock up series with nation’s best – UConn [Stockton Record]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

A Little More Shabazz [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Mailbag Question, 4/24: Leslie, Joseph, Scholarships, Mandeldove [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Leslie on UConn campus [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Leslie, a top uncommitted recruit, visits UConn [CT Post]

Other UConn related links

Softball. Huskies Split Day One With Syracuse [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball: Olt Homers as Huskies Down Rutgers 6-3 [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball: Huskies Sweep Rutgers with 8-7 (12) Series Finale Win [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn baseball team enjoying the ride [Hartford Courant]

Connecticut becoming hot commodity [Rivals.com]

UPDATE 4/25: Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant has spoken with Andre Dixon and says that Dixon has not signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Two more members of the UConn Huskies football team have found homes in the NFL signing as undrafted rookie free agents.

While I’m sure he’s disappointed that he didn’t get drafted, UConn running back Andre Dixon will be heading to the Steel City as he has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. His teammate, safety Robert Vaughn, will be heading to frozen tundra of Lambeau Field as he has signed with the Green Bay Packers.

We’re still waiting to hear where defensive end Lindsey Witten and offensive tackle Mike Hicks will end up.

As a sophomore with the Huskies, Dixon teamed up with former Husky and current Colts running back Donald Brown in the backfield. Dixon finished the 2007 season with 167 carries for 828 yards and  three touchdowns. He also caught 24 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown.

The 2008 season was a lost cause for Dixon as he sprained his ankle during the preseason and that paved the way for Brown to be the starter in the backfield. And we all know how that turned out. Dixon was also suspended after being arrested for DUI but was reinstated in time for UConn’s bowl game against Buffalo.

Splitting time with Jordan Todman during the 2009 season, Dixon had 239 carries for 1,093 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also had 11 catches for 112 yards and a touchdown.

Vaughn played in 46 games with 40 starts during his four year career at UConn. He finished with 203 tackles, 14 interceptions, including a team-leading five in 2009 had one interception return for a touchdown.

UConn Huskies punter Desi Cullen knew that he wasn’t going to get drafted during the 2010 NFL Draft. But what he did know is that he’d probably get a chance at some team’s rookie mini-camp.

And that time has come for Cullen as Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant reports that Cullen is heading to the Chicago Bears, signing as a undrafted rookie free agent.

Cullen, one of four captains for the Huskies in 2009, will get a chance to compete for the jump during the rookie mini-camp later in the week. He’ll hope for a good enough showing that will allow him to compete with Bears punter Brad Maynard.

In three years as the Huskies punter, Cullen had 196 punts for 8,059 yards (40.7 avg per punt). He handled the kickoff duties for five games as a freshman and for his final three years at UConn.

In 2007, he punted 75 times for 3,055 yards with seven touchbacks and 21 punts downed inside the 20. In 2008, he had 59 punts for 2,351 yards (39.8 avg per punt) with five touchbacks and 24 punts downed inside the 20. In his senior season during 2009, Cullen had 62 punts for 2,653 yards (42.8 avg per punt) with nine touchbacks and 26 punts downed inside the 20.

A year after four UConn Huskies were drafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, just two went in the 2010 NFL Draft.

It didn’t take long for wide receiver Marcus Easley to come off the board as the Buffalo Bills took him with the 9th pick in the 4th round (107th overall). 142 picks later, cornerback Robert McClain heard his named called by the Carolina Panthers with the 42nd pick in the 7th round (249th overall).

It was thought that running back Andre Dixon and defensive end/linebacker Lindsey Witten would be drafted. Unfortunately for them, they weren’t but I’d expect them to sign contracts as undrafted rookie free agents.

According to Witten’s Twitter page, he does have some offers from teams.

Didn’t get drafted! But I’m on to the next! Gotta some offers now I moving forward! Congrats to my boys who did! #StillBlessed

Witten was projected to go in the 4th or 5th round while Dixon was projected as a 7th round pick or to sign as undrafted free agent.

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Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 4/23 [SOX & Dawgs]

As everyone knows by now, Texy over at Center Field is no longer doing gameday threads. Since I was a frequent visitor to there and know how much everyone enjoyed them, I decided to host them this year.

So for those who haven’t been here before, welcome. For those, who have, welcome back!! I hope you enjoy my new home here at Bloguin.