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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Former Florida offensive lineman Dan Wenger announced via Twitter that he has been "given an opportunity" with the New York Jets. Wenger, like all draft picks and undrafted free agents, will participate in a mini-camp held wit...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida had just two players drafted over the past three days: defensive tackle Jaye Howard (fourth round, Seattle) and running back Chris Rainey (fifth round, Pittsburgh). Here are some numbers and stats to put that into perspec...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Jaye Howard finally played with the consistency his coaches wanted, and it got him drafted higher than many projected. The Seattle Seahawks selected the former Florida defensive tackle in the fourth round (114th pick overall) ...

Florida is likely to have just two prospects -- defensive tackle Jaye Howard and running back Chris Rainey -- selected in the NFL draft.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- It's definitely not a good sign about Florida's NFL Draft prospects when there's significantly more talent watching the pro scout day workouts than participating in them. Quarterback John Brantley, running back Chris Rainey, d...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida's pro day should be a low-key affair Tuesday morning at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, at least compared to the hoopla surrounding this same event two years ago. This year the NFL Network won't be on hand for a live broadca...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida's recent struggles on the football field can be seen in its dearth of NFL prospects this spring. Just three Gators were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, Feb. 22-28 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Defensive tackl...

GatorNation's Michael DiRocco breaks down the draft-ability of the Gators' NFL prospects.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida defensive tackle Jaye Howard and running back Chris Rainey have been selected to play in the Senior Bowl. The game will be played Jan. 28 in Mobile, Ala., but it's the week of practice that leads up to the game at Ladd...

With a satisfying Gator Bowl win, Florida finally has some positive momentum heading into another offseason of rebuilding.

Florida players said they were motivated to beat Urban Meyer's new team, plus notes on Gators' vacant offensive coordinator and strength coach positions and injuries on the offensive line.

Despite their 6-6 record, the Florida Gators insisted they had a strong defense and proved it with a suffocating performance against Ohio State in a 24-17 Gator Bowl victory on Monday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- With Florida on pace to end up with the fewest forced turnovers in program history, all the attention is rightly on why the Gators couldn't force more and what they can do to improve in that area in 2012. Nearly overlooked, h...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida didn't get shut out on the Associated Press' All-Southeastern Conference team that was released Monday afternoon, but the Gators came pretty close -- and could be headed to their worst showing in more than 60 years. UF...

In Mike DiRocco's Sunday Night Quarterback he looks at how defensive tackle Jaye Howard finally put it all together in his senior season.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2011

Florida has talent but not enough depth in the trenches. The Gators also could use more of a pass rush from their defensive tackles.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2011