Hinsdale Central coaches were pumped when the Chicago Bears selected 2020 Red Devils alumnus Kiran Amegadjie in the third round of this year's NFL Draft. They were also excited to watch Amegadjie continue his progression after starting the sport as an eighth-grader.
Loren Strickland, a 2018 Jacobs graduate, still had two years of eligibility left when he had finished his finance degree at NCAA Division II Indianapolis. He played two years at Ball State and now has landed as an undrafted free agent with Detroit.
Clayton Isbell, who played quarterback and safety for St. Charles East, has signed with the Carolina Panthers after going undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Fieldcrest graduate Cam Grandy signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent.
Noah Shannon, an All-State defensive tackle at Oswego and two-year starter at Iowa who lost his final season to an NCAA suspension for allegedly placing wagers on Iowa sporting events, signed a contract as an undrafted free agent with the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday.
Trevor Keegan, a 2019 Crystal Lake South graduate who played offensive line at Michigan, was selected in the fifth round by the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday in the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Hillcrest alumnus Bucky Irving in the fourth round of the NFL Draft in Detroit on Saturday with the 125th overall selection.
Philip Frederick Adler III, the former Wheaton Warrenville South All-State running back and consummate sportsman whose ego was smaller than that of a football team’s water boy, died after a long illness on April 21. He was 49.
Hinsdale Central alumnus Kiran Amegadjie is coming home. The Bears selected Amegadjie with a third-round draft pick (No. 75 overall) on Friday night. Amegadjie celebrated with 60 friends and family on Friday in Hinsdale.