When Super Bowl LVII arrives on Feb. 12, it will be a special moment for one of Long Beach’s biggest football stars. After the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday evening, it sent Long Beach Poly’s JuJu Smith-Schuster to the big game for the first time in his NFL career. Unfortunately, Smith-Schuster […]
The NFL Playoffs continue this weekend, and despite an expanded 14-team playoff field, there won’t be much Long Beach representation in this year’s postseason. WR JuJu Smith-Schuster will carry the banner for the city this year, returning to the playoffs as a member of the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs. Smith-Schuster played in 16 games during […]
Wilson alum and Cleveland Brown offensive lineman Joel Bitonio received a historic honor recently, as he was named to his fifth consecutive NFL Pro Bowl. Bitonio, now in his ninth year in the NFL, joins rarified air from his hometown–he is now tied with the recently-retired Jurrell Casey for most Pro Bowl honors in Long […]
The 2022 NFL season kicks off this weekend and once again Long Beach will have several representatives on NFL rosters. Some veteran stalwarts like Joel Bitonio and Marcedes Lewis are still with the same organizations while other big names were on the move this offseason. Long Beach Poly Perhaps the biggest name in a new […]
Long Beach Poly alum JuJu Smith-Schuster was back at his alma mater last weekend, hosting a free football camp for Long Beach middle school students. Smith-Schuster, who graduated from Poly a decade ago, has since gone on to a Pro Bowl NFL career with the Steelers, and this offseason signed with the Chiefs. Smith-Schuster has […]
Wilson alum and eighth-year Cleveland Brown star offensive lineman Joel Bitonio was recently named to the NFL’s Pro Bowl, his fourth time earning the honor. Bitonio is the longest-tenured Browns player and is the first player for the team to make four consecutive Pro Bowls since 1971. “It’s pretty cool,” said Bitonio. “It’s the fourth […]
A week before Christmas Day, Iman “Biggie” Marshall brought some holiday cheer to the communities that raised him. The former Long Beach Poly Jackrabbit, who is in his third NFL season with the Baltimore Ravens, spent his Saturday dressed in a Santa Claus suit, handing out toys to kids in Compton and Long Beach. “It’s […]
Nine Long Beach products representing six local schools have made final 53-man rosters for the upcoming NFL season, set to kick off this Thursday evening. Long Beach Poly leads the way with five players, plus a pair on practice squads. Support The562.org Poly The retirement of Jurrell Casey leaves a big hole. Casey was one […]
This week on the show we’re updating the high school football schedule after a positive COVID-19 test at Long Beach Poly before we talk to Jordan High alum and New York Giants wide receiver John Ross about getting healthy, being a dad and much more. 02:00 High School football update 16:00 Interview with John Ross