Then & Now: Byrd, Johnson, Orakpo

Football Then & Now: Byrd, Johnson, Orakpo

Predictions for the next 10 years.

Predictions

Then & Now: McCoy steps into starring role

Football Then & Now: McCoy, Stafford, Williams

Then & Now: Jones finding way at OU

Football Then & Now: Keenum, Mallett, Freeman

Nike Football Training Camps

2009 Nike Camps

Then & Now: VY makes his return

Football Then & Now: Jackson, Young, Boyett

Then & Now: McCoy returns to form

Football Then & Now

Stafford stays cool under pressure

As the nation's top quarterback, Highland Park (Dallas, Texas) star Matthew Stafford is cool under pressure.

CAPTION: Apr.26, 2008; Manhattan, NY, USA: Atlanta Falcons first round draft pick Matt Ryan during he 2008 NFL Draft held at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray/THE...

No. 1 pick relives high school days

Matthew Stafford basically lived "Friday Night Lights" before becoming an All-American at Georgia and the first pick in the NFL Draft.

For Central, it doesn't get bigger than this

A win in the national spotlight over city rival Miami Northwestern would have far-reaching implications for Miami Central

ESPN RISE Yearbook: Will Downs

...Matthew Stafford, who played high school football in Texas, was the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft; and two Texans -- Russell Shepard and Garrett Gilbert -- were among the top 11 prospects of the...

What will be the 2010 headlines?

With the school year wrapping up, ESPN RISE gets its crystal ball out to see what will be the big stories in 2010.