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Some thoughts after three days of charting the NFL Draft: – For the first time since 1999, no Pitt players were drafted, but seven found new homes in the NFL through free agency. Watching 253 names flashed on the TV screen — and none of those being his — proved too much for Pitt outside [...]

J.J. Moore will miss the next three months after suffering a broken fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot during a pick-up game last week. The sophomore forward was named the most improved player at the season-ending banquet on Sunday night, showing up to the event on crutches. Moore, who averaged 7.5 points and 2.9 [...]

Football practice in April doesn’t mean much. It’s important for players to polish their skills and learn a new system, but good plays won’t necessarily carry over to summer drills or the games. But at Pitt — where the offense failed to score a touchdown in 10 of the last 11 quarters of the 2011 [...]

Pitt sophomore-to-be middle linebacker Ejuan Price had surgery Monday to repair a torn pectoral muscle and will miss the remaining five days of spring drills. He is expected to recover in time for training camp in August. Price, a graduate of Woodland Hills, played in 13 games last season, starting five, with 27 tackles and [...]