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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Rutgers' Kyle Flood breaks down pre-NFL Draft process as head coach

Rutgers' Kyle Flood says most NFL draft personnel are looking at intangibles at this point. (AP photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

NFL scouts and personnel visit Rutgers' practice facility throughout the year. So when they arrive in Piscataway leading up to May's NFL Draft, most of their fact finding about Rutgers draft prospects is already complete, head coach Kyle Flood said.
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

NFL Network's Mike Mayock sounds off on Rutgers' Brandon Coleman

Brandon Coleman must prove to scouts that he can reestablish speed he lost during a rehabbing 2013 season, NFL Network's Mike Mayock said Tuesday. (For The Trentonian/ JOHN BLAINE)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

After admitting he played last season at less than 100 percent, Brandon Coleman will have Mike Mayock's eyes on him — among loads of NFL scouts — when he runs the 40-yard dash at next week's NFL Combine.

Rutgers' 6-foot-6 wide receiver will also go through a "medical barrage", Mayock said Tuesday on a combine conference call.
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Rutgers' Kyle Flood says Quron Pratt will impress NFL teams, despite no combine

Wide receiver Quron Pratt should be a valuable special teams piece, even if he goes undrafted, head coach Kyle Flood said in an interview Monday. (For The Trentonian/ JOHN BLAINE)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Despite not being invited to next week's NFL Combine, Quron Pratt should stick out to NFL teams, head coach Kyle Flood said Monday.
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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Rutgers' Joe Rossi promises adherence to team's system

Head coach Kyle Flood formally introduced Joe Rossi as defensive coordinator Tuesday after a nearly two-month search. (AP photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Joe Rossi was introduced Tuesday as Rutgers' third defensive coordinator in the post-Greg Schiano era on the premise that he would keep the team's defensive system intact.

The third-year assistant, who spoke along with head coach Kyle Flood, Ralph Friedgen and Bob Fraser, expressed as much on Tuesday's teleconference.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Rutgers' Kyle Flood plans to chat with Seahawks' Dan Quinn in offseason

The Seahawks' Dan Quinn, right, spent four season with Kyle Flood as a Hofstra assistant. (AP photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — In an effort to pick the mind of one of the NFL's emerging defensive coordinators, head coach Kyle Flood said Wednesday he will talk to the Seattle Seahawks' Dan Quinn during the offseason about the team's talented secondary.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Bill McGregor: Rutgers' Ralph Friedgen could be in NFL

Ralph Friedgen, left, took at least 10 DeMatha Catholic (Md.) players while he was at Maryland. (AP file photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Bill McGregor isn't sure if Ralph Friedgen will buck the trend of one-year offensive coordinators at Rutgers, but the longtime DeMatha Catholic (Md.) head coach knows Friedgen, 66, still has a lot left in the tank.

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Quotable: Rutgers' Kyle Flood, new coordinators address media for first time

Ralph Friedgen, left, shown Dec. 30 with Duke's David Cutliffe, will become Rutgers' next offensive coordinator. (AP file photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Head coach Kyle Flood, new coordinators Ralph Friedgen and Joe Rossi and special teams and linebackers coach Bob Fraser spoke for the first time together Tuesday on a conference call.

We'll have a story for print posted here, but below are some highlights:
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