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A weekend to remember for Cal alums in the NFL

From right to left: Tony Gonzalez (Wikimedia Commons/Courtesy); Aaron Rodgers (Elvis Kennedy/Creative Commons/Courtesy); Shane Vareen (Evan Walbridge/File) .
From right to left: Tony Gonzalez (Wikimedia Commons/Courtesy); Aaron Rodgers (Elvis Kennedy/Creative Commons/Courtesy); Shane Vareen (Evan Walbridge/File) .

On Saturday and Sunday, Cal fans got themselves a real nice discount double-check from the NFL playoff action. In one of the most exciting playoff weekends in recent memory, eleven former Golden Bears from five different teams suited up for action. The Cal alums were involved in many important highlights Read More…

Football

DeSean’s return or Marshawn’s run?

Before Abby Wambach’s last-minute goal for the U.S. women’s national team made it all moot, two former Cal stars were in the running for Best Play at the ESPYs. First, there’s DeSean Jackson’s scintillating last-second punt return that shell-shocked the New York Giants and — even more impressively — elicited signs Read More…

Football

Running backs Marshawn Lynch (10) and Justin Forsett both left their mark on the Cal backfield.

Brothers in arms

Marshawn Lynch and Justin Forsett were as close as brothers during their time at Cal. Now, they have been reunited in the NFL.

On June 18, 2010, running back Marshawn Lynch left early from Buffalo Bills Optional Team Activites, an action that raised more than a couple eyebrows. This coming about a year after the Oakland native received a misdemeanor weapons charge that resulted in a three-game suspension during the 2009 NFL season, Read More…

Bear Bytes

A Sunday matinee with Marshawn Lynch will soon extend past the gridiron to the silver screen.

Marshawn Lynch to appear in cowboy movie

Get your Skittles ready, because Beast Mode is coming to a theater near you. Former Cal running back and apparent thespian Marshawn Lynch is set to appear alongside Gary Busey in a cowboy movie. None of this is being made up.