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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced on Monday the addition of former FAU Owls linebacker Adarius Glanton (Lake Gibson alum) off the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad.
Glanton was on the Panthers’ practice squad all season, but the Bucs made room for him on their own 53-man roster by waiving safety Kimario McFadden.
Glanton was an undrafted rookie in 2014 that saw action in 10 games for the Panthers as a rookie. He started two games at strongside linebacker and recorded 12 tackles and a forced fumble. He also contributed to the Panthers on special teams kick-coverage.
BC Lions running back Chris Rainey (Lakeland alum) 2015 CFL season is over after his team lost 35-9 against the Calgary Stampeders on Nov 15. Rainey did have a solid 2015 campaign, especially on special teams where he finished with 761 kickoff return yards with 1 touchdown and 593 punt return yards with 1 touchdown.
Rainey earned CFL top performer of the month at the end of September for his 729 combined-return yards performance over three games in which he returned two kicks for touchdowns. His 103 yard kickoff return for a touchdown and 103 yard punt return for a touchdown against the Calgary Stampeders on Sept 18 was the CFL’s first-ever pair of 100-plus yard TD returns by the same player in a single game.
Here is a highlight video Rainey shared with Polk County Football for fans to check out what he accomplished during the 2015 season.
Link: NFL.com Karlos Williams (Ridge Community alumni) performance against the Miami Dolphins during Week 3 of the 2015 NFL season (110 yards on 12 carries, one touchdown) earned him recognition as one of five finalist for the NFL's Pepsi Rookie of the Week award. Williams has scored a rushing touchdown in the first three games of his NFL career becoming the first rookie to achieve this feat since Robert Edwards of New England achieved the same feat in his first six games in 1998.
