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When Jake Locker announced his surprising retirement from football on Tuesday, many instantly wondered whether he would pursue a career in professional baseball. Locker was a standout baseball player in high school and was twice drafted by the Angels …
Jake Locker on Tuesday announced his retirement from the NFL, saying in a statement that he no longer had the desire to continue playing. “I am retiring from football after much reflection and discussion with my family,” Locker said in a …
The Jake Locker era in Tennessee appears to officially be over. The Tennessean’s Jim Wyatt reported on Wednesday night that the Titans plans to start Zach Mettenberger at quarterback on Sunday against the Houston Texans even though Locker is …
Cleveland Browns linebacker Chris Kirksey briefly knocked Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker out of the game on Sunday with a brutal shot to the head in the second quarter. Locker had crossed the goal line on a rush and was about two yards deep …
The Tennessee Titans lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, but what’s even worse is that they may have lost quarterback Jake Locker for the season. Locker was injured in the second quarter of the game on an option play. He limped back to …
Jake Locker was having a great start to the season, but his strong year may have been derailed by the New York Jets on Sunday. Locker was hit in the hip by Jets defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson after delivering an incomplete pass on the Tennessee …
Jake Locker and Matt Hasselbeck have battled for the Tennessee Titans starting-quarterback position throughout the offseason, and the veteran Hasselbeck has taken the competition in stride. Locker made a strong claim to the starting job with an …
Jon Gruden has been described as a man who collected quarterbacks when he coached. He turned Rich Gannon into an MVP, won a Super Bowl with Brad Johnson, and he reached the playoffs with Chris Simms. He seems to know his quarterbacks and is respected …
James Carpenter going 25th overall to Seattle may have been a shocker, and the bounty the Falcons paid to move up and select Julio Jones was surprising, but nothing was more stunning than seeing Jake Locker and Christian Ponder go eighth and 12th …
Jake Locker joins Blaine Gabbert, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, and Ryan Mallett as one of the top quarterback prospects for this year’s NFL draft. The thing is with this group, unlike some other ones in past years where there was a consensus …
There was a time not long ago when a game between Stanford and Washington would have made Mel Kiper cream his pants. Months later, we’re finding out that the matchup is not as exciting as it initially was believed to be, and that there’s …
