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Florida Gators in the NFL: 40 former players start on 2017 rosters

Now that mini camp, training camp and four preseason games are in the books, the 2017 NFL season is about to officially begin. And with that, we begin our look at where...

Ian Scott rejoins Florida Gators football as staffer

More than a decade after leaving the Florida Gators and beginning an NFL career that would span seven seasons, defensive tackle Ian Scott is returning to Gainesville, Florida, as a defensive graduate...

Florida Gators in the NFL 2016: Weeks 3-5 recap, stats

The 2016 NFL regular season began with 40 former Florida Gators on the main rosters of 23 of the 32 teams in the league. Twelve teams have multiple Florida players on their...

Florida Gators in the NFL: 2016 — Week 2 recap, stats

The 2016 NFL regular season began this week with 40 former Florida Gators on the main rosters of 23 of the 32 teams in the league. Twelve teams have multiple Florida players...

Florida Gators in the NFL: 2016 — Week 1 recap, stats

The 2016 NFL regular season began this week with 40 former Florida Gators on the main rosters of 23 of the 32 teams in the league. Twelve teams have multiple Florida players...

Why former Gators WR Louis Murphy broke a museum window after Deonte Thompson’s wedding

Wide receivers Louis Murphy and Deonte Thompson no doubt grew close while playing for the Florida Gators, so it certainly comes as no surprise that Murphy attended Thompson’s wedding in West Palm...

Florida Gators in the NFL updates: Position changes, signings and injuries

With 2016 NFL training camp nearly two months away, rookies are beginning to get acclimated to the league while veterans are still enjoying some much-needed time off before ramping up work ahead...

How the Detroit Lions acquired three Florida Gators in 15 days

If having former Florida Gators football players suiting up for the Detroit Lions sounds odd, well, that’s because the team has not had one on its roster since 2009. However, over the...

Gators DT Sharrif Floyd, S Matt Elam move in different NFL directions

Selected just nine picks apart in the 2013 NFL Draft, the careers of Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd and Baltimore Ravens safety Matt Elam are diverging. Though Floyd’s stats are not...

Florida Gators in the NFL: 2015 — Weeks 2, 3

The 2015 NFL regular season continued in Weeks 2 and 3 with 38 former Florida Gators spread out over 21 of the 32 teams in the league. Fifteen teams have multiple Florida...