October 27, 2012; Eugene, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks linebacker Kiko Alonso (47) looks on in the second quarter against the Colorado Buffaloes at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports

He was taken 46th overall in the NFL Draft by the Bills and has signed a 4 year deal worth $4.3 Million with $1.5 million guaranteed for the 2nd round draft pick.

According to OregonLive.com, he took a straightforward approach with NFL teams when asked about his past.  

“I just told them I put in my time and I’m moving forward,” Alonso said. “I’m ready to play football and compete.”

Alonso will compete for a starting job in a revamped defense that’s making the switch to a 3-4 system under new coordinator Mike Pettine. The Bills thought highly enough of Alonso’s potential that they traded returning starter Kelvin Sheppard to Indianapolis two days after the draft.

Only two players remain unsigned for the Bills from the Draft. First Round pick, Quarterback E.J. Manuel and Second Round pick, Wide Receiver Robert Woods.

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According to GoDucks.com,

Hasay of Arroyo Grande, Calif., is a 17-time All-American, a four-time Pac-12 Champion and two-time NCAA Champion. She set the Pac-12 10,000-meter record (32:06.64) earlier this season. Hasay is a two-time Academic All-American and was named the 2011 USTFCCCA Academic All-American of the Year. She was a Bowerman Award semifinalist in 2011, as well. Addtionally, she earned All-American status in cross country three times and placed in the top three at the NCAA cross country championships the last three years.

A business administration major with a 3.87 GPA, Hasay was the first sophomore to be named National Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-American of the Year by the USTFCCCA in 2011. Hasay was also the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year in cross country.

In other Track and Field News, the Prefontaine Classic will see quite a few Olympians both returning and coming to Hayward Field. Two of them have raced here quite a bit. Olympians Bernard Legat and Galen Rupp will both be in the field. Rupp and Legat have been going back and forth since the Olympics besting each other in several races this year. June 1st they will face off again(in friendly competition, of course)

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Onto some golf news, in case you missed it last week, for the second year in a row Oregon Golf Coach Casey Martin has advanced to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying.

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Finally it never hurts to look ahead and the 2014 NFL Draft may be a way off, but another publication, Athlon Sports, has their Mock Draft for the 1st Round and there is one Duck and one former Duck on the list.

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April 26, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Kyle Long poses with his Bears jersey during a Chicago Bears press conference announcing their first-round selection of guard Kyle Long from Oregon University at Halas Hall. Mandatory Credit: Reid Compton-USA TODAY Sports

Former Oregon Duck Kyle Long will get a quick glance at what his NFL Future will look like with a mini camp this weekend, and then thanks to a little University of Oregon ‘Classes’ Conflict won’t be able to workout with his new team, the Chicago Bears for a month. He will miss the team’s scheduled minicamp from June 11th-13th.

You read that correctly.

According to Brad Biggs from the Chicago Tribune,

NFL rules mandate that a draft pick cannot take part in anything other than the rookie minicamp until after the school he attends has completed final exams. Oregon uses a quarter system and final exams run through June 14. Like most teams, the Bears are holding their veteran minicamp June 11-13. In total, the guard will miss 13 practices — 10 OTA sessions and three days of minicamp.

Over the course of an NFL career that may not seem like much, but when your first getting your feet wet, those first practices can be very important.

Don’t worry too much for Long, he will continue his workouts with Tony Wise, a familiar face in the Bears organization, having coached there as an assistant from 1992-1998. Wise also worked with Long during Senior Bowl week back in January.

After getting in work this weekend, he will have to wait until after June 14th to continue his NFL activities.

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