What a difference a year makes for Anchorage’s Daniel Hardy and the Idaho Vandals. At this time last year they were an easy mark on the gridiron, slugging their way to a 1-11 record. Now they’re one of the feel-good stories in college football. Idaho has rattled off a 6-1 start and sits atop the… Read more »
He hasn’t played a down in the NFL yet, but Daniel Hardy of Anchorage is inching closer to the field and believes he will get an opportunity. The Minnesota Vikings agree. They signed the 24-year-old tight end as a free agent after a rookie season that saw him get drafted by the Tampa Bay Bucs… Read more »
Daniel Hardy’s NFL dream is taking a detour through the Big Easy. The 23-year-old rookie tight end has signed with the New Orleans Saints and today participated in his first practice, signifying his return to the league after getting drafted and then released by the Tampa Bay Bucs before the season. Hardy, of West High… Read more »
Drafted and then cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Daniel Hardy of Anchorage is looking to get his path to the NFL back on track in Philadelphia. Hardy was one of three tights to try out with the Eagles this week. The 23-year-old was drafted in the seventh round by the Bucs last April after… Read more »
One day after learning he didn’t make the 53-man roster with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Daniel Hardy of Anchorage received good news that he got picked to be a member of the practice squad. “I’m staying in Tampa!” he told me by text message. The rookie tight end will still get paid to play football… Read more »
Anchorage’s Daniel Hardy today was among 26 players released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as NFL teams trimmed their rosters down to 53 players by today. Hardy, of West High fame, was a seventh-round draft pick out of the University of Idaho and caught four passes for 80 yards in four preseason games. The 6-foot-4,… Read more »
Even though he has a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, nothing is guaranteed for rookie tight end Daniel Hardy of Anchorage. He still has to make the NFL team’s 53-man roster. The 6-foot-4, 249-pound seventh-round draft pick has looked good during his first preseason game, but he finds himself still fighting for the final… Read more »
It’s only one exhibition game, but Daniel Hardy of Anchorage looked like he belonged on a NFL field. The rookie tight end with the Tampa Bay Bucs played from the second quarter on and caught two passes for 37 yards in a 25-0 win at the Kansas City Chiefs. Sporting No. 88, the 6-foot-4, 249-pounder… Read more »
He just made the biggest bank deposit of his life, but don’t expect Tampa Bay Bucs rookie Daniel Hardy of Anchorage to go on a spending spree. Maybe later, though. “Once you make the team,” Hardy told me. The 23-year-old tight end was a seventh-round draft pick in April and signed a contract this week… Read more »
Tired of waiting around for the start of his NFL career to begin, Daniel Hardy of Anchorage took matters into his own hands. He bought a one-way ticket to Tampa Bay. Hardy was a seventh-round draft pick by the Bucs in April but he’s been unable to communicate with the team because of the NFL… Read more »
