In 2021, Shakespeare Louis, a haitian-born, Ottawa-raised football player stepped foot on the Robert Morris University campus for the first time. He stepped on the campus for the first time as a student athlete with big dreams on and off the football field. On the football field, Louis has top notch potential as a versatileContinue reading ““I’m all locked in.” Robert Morris defensive back Shakespeare Louis is focused on being great in 2022″
Category Archives: Linebackers
Ottawa’s Very Own Jesse Luketa of Penn State takes next step to the NFL, “Nothing is ever too far unattainable.”
Over the course of his career at Penn State, Ottawa-raised linebacker Jesse Luketa has always been turning heads. His 61 tackles, sack and pick six as a senior in 2021 added to his totals of 151 tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery, 6 pass deflections and a pick six. The numbers alone say a lotContinue reading “Ottawa’s Very Own Jesse Luketa of Penn State takes next step to the NFL, “Nothing is ever too far unattainable.””
Boston College’s Canadian linebacker Edwin Tara-Kolenge wants “to show people who I am past football.”
Edwin Tara-Kolenge is a true freshman linebacker from Montreal, Quebec, Canada playing at Boston College. At 6-foot-3, 217 pound, Tara-Kolenge has the frame of an outside linebacker, with room to grow and play anywhere else, on the edge, or in the middle as a middle linebacker. “I’m a real versatile player.” he said to JZContinue reading “Boston College’s Canadian linebacker Edwin Tara-Kolenge wants “to show people who I am past football.””
“Its never been done before,” USports football player Stephane Tshishimbi goes into detail about being more than an athlete, “I want to change the narrative”
For the longest time, football, and all sports have been seen as a form of entertainment. People sit down with a snack and watch the games. Either on television or in person. There’s a reason why they watch it, and why it is looked at to be entertainment. It’s exciting. Football is a very fastContinue reading ““Its never been done before,” USports football player Stephane Tshishimbi goes into detail about being more than an athlete, “I want to change the narrative””
The start of a new era; Montreal’s Edwin Wilson Tara-Kolenge puts on Boston College Eagles jersey for first time
On Saturday, during his official visit at Boston College, after committing to play for the Eagles back in June, 7 months later Edwin Wilson Tara-Kolenge put on a Boston College football jersey for the first time. Tara-Kolenge, who is a Montreal, Quebec-raised linebacker has spent the past two years in the United States, 2020 inContinue reading “The start of a new era; Montreal’s Edwin Wilson Tara-Kolenge puts on Boston College Eagles jersey for first time”
Redblacks continue to lock up Bob Dyce’s special teams unit; key contributor Shaheed Salmon re-signs alongside Norman and Texada
The Ottawa Redblacks have made their mark on special teams over the last few seasons. Special teams co-ordinator Bob Dyce has done a tremendous job working with the players that the front office brings to him, and has been doing so since he got the gig in 2016. Dyce started working with the Redblacks whenContinue reading “Redblacks continue to lock up Bob Dyce’s special teams unit; key contributor Shaheed Salmon re-signs alongside Norman and Texada”
“It’s a childhood dream come true” Canadian linebacker Edwin Wilson Tara-Kolenge announces commitment to Boston College
“I grew up watching Luke Kuechly. I model my game after him and now I get to play for the same school he played for.” Canadian linebacker Edwin Wilson Tara-Kolenge said, “I still can’t believe it.” as he announces his commitment to the Boston College Eagles. Tara-Kolenge, a 6-foot-3, 217 pound linebacker made his commitmentContinue reading ““It’s a childhood dream come true” Canadian linebacker Edwin Wilson Tara-Kolenge announces commitment to Boston College”
JZ’s Scouting Reports defensive stars from January series, previewing Ottawa’s offensive talent
In January, to kickstart the number one football platform for all levels in Ottawa, JZ Media wrote a new article for every week day of the month regarding the best defensive players in the nation’s capital. Adding to the mix of CFL and NFL related content already posted on jzmedia.ca as well as lilzbigr.blog, JordanContinue reading “JZ’s Scouting Reports defensive stars from January series, previewing Ottawa’s offensive talent”
JZ’s Scouting Reports; Josh Sowah, the most athletic linebacker you will find, a former safety shows ability to go in coverage
The standard linebacker, we all think, would be a bigger than average athlete, not too fast and his main job is to plug a hole and stop the run while blitzing here and there. Well, that was exactly what a linebacker was at one point in the history of the game of football, though nowContinue reading “JZ’s Scouting Reports; Josh Sowah, the most athletic linebacker you will find, a former safety shows ability to go in coverage”
JZ’s Scouting Reports; Maleek Russell, the best downhill running, old school linebacker in Ottawa
Here in the city of Ottawa we are lucky to have a lot of talent. Talent across the board, offense, defense, special teams, quarterbacks to safeties wherever on the field, the city has some studs and out of all the positions on the field, I personally believe the linebacking core, from all the defensive positionsContinue reading “JZ’s Scouting Reports; Maleek Russell, the best downhill running, old school linebacker in Ottawa”