An investigation is underway by the Tennessee Highway Patrol after a woman dies after being hit by a car in Greene County.
THP says a car was traveling North on 11E, Andrew Johnson Highway, in Greeneville Thursday night when 68-year-old Kathy Lane was crossing the highway at the intersection of Kingsley Avenue. She reportedly “walked into the path” of the car which hit her and stopped in the roadway.
The driver was not injured and is not facing charges.
By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports
Updated 5/13/24
Here’s an updated list of University of Tennessee players on expanded NFL rosters as 2024 rookie minicamps are underway this weekend.
You’ll also see a list of players that were once at UT as well as other Knoxville area players that played at other schools. Plus, I’ve included coaches throughout the league that either played or coached at the University of Tennessee or are from the Knoxville area.
I’ve included depth chart listings from either the team’s “unofficial” depth chart or Ourlads’ reported depth charts that are very accurate.
That’s all below now, and will be updated often, here on my blog “Vince’s View.”
Notes
*38 VFLs in the NFL
*11 VFL rookies total (3 draft picks & 8 undrafted free agent)
*21 of 32 teams have a VFL on their rosters
*16 VFLs in the AFC
*22 VFLs in the NFC
*8 VFLs are listed as starters on their depth charts
*Panthers/Bears/Lions/Titans are tied for the most Vols with 3
*8 ex-Vols that finished college at others schools currently with NFL teams
*8 Knoxville-area players that did not attend UT currently with NFL teams
*9 VFL coaches/staff/front office are in the NFL
*11 Ex-UT coaches/grad assistants are in the NFL
*2 others from the Knoxville Area with no UT background are in the NFL (2)
*LB Aaron Beasley was announced by UT and different outlets as signing with the Seattle Seahawks after the draft, however he was not announced as an undrafted free agent signing by the team and was not on the club’s official rookie minicamp roster that includes tryouts
Tennessee Volunteers In The NFL as of 5/5/24 (38)
x = rookie
AFC East (3)
RB – Jaylen Wright (25) Miami Dolphins (3rd team)-x
QB – Joe Milton III (19) New England Patriots (4th team)-x
TE -Jacob Warren (–) New England Patriots (5th team)-x
NONE – Buffalo Bills, New York Jets
AFC North (4)
WR – Cedric Tillman (89) Cleveland Browns (2nd team)
RB – John Kelly Jr. (41) Cleveland Browns (5th team)
RB – Cordarrelle Patterson (84) Pittsburgh Steelers (3rd team/starting KR)
WR – Marquez Callaway (17) Pittsburgh Steelers (4th team)
NONE – Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals
AFC South (4)
DE – Derek Barnett (95) Houston Texans (2nd team)
LS – Morgan Cox (46) Tennessee Titans (LS)
RB – Jabari Small (31) Tennessee Titans (5th team)-x
CB – Gabe Jeudy-Lally (32) Tennessee Titans (4th team)-x
NONE – Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars
AFC West (5)
OG – Trey Smith (65) Kansas City Chiefs (starting RG)
CB – Kamal Hadden (17) Kansas City Chiefs (2nd team)-x
DT – Matthew Butler (91) Las Vegas Raiders (3rd team)
WR – Ramel Keyton (82) Las Vegas Raiders (3rd team)-x
WR – Joshua Palmer (5) Los Angeles Chargers (starting WR)
NONE – Denver Broncos
NFC East (3)
TE – Princeton Fant (48) Dallas Cowboys (4th team)
WR – Jalin Hyatt (84) New York Giants (starting WR)
TE – McCallan Castles (43) Philadelphia Eagles (5th team)-x
NONE – Washington Commanders
NFC North (7)
OT – Darnell Wright (58) Chicago Bears (starting RT)
WR – Velus Jones Jr. (12) Chicago Bears (2nd team/starting KR & PR)
OG – Jerome Carvin (63) Chicago Bears (3rd team)
QB – Hendon Hooker (2) Detroit Lions (2nd team)
CB – Emmanuel Moseley (4) Detroit Lions (2nd team)
WLB – Jalen Reeves-Maybin (42) Detroit Lions (2nd team)
SS – Theo Jackson (25) Minnesota Vikings (2nd team)
NONE – Green Bay Packers
NFC South (6)
FS – Micah Abernathy (29) Atlanta Falcons (2nd team)
DT – Shy Tuttle (99) Carolina Panthers (starting NT)
OG – Cade Mays (64) Carolina Panthers (2nd team LG)
OT – Jeremiah Crawford (–) Carolina Panthers (4th team)-x
RB – Alvin Kamara (41) New Orleans Saints (starting RB)
CB – Alontae Taylor (1) New Orleans Saints (starting NB)
NONE – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West (6)
OLB – Byron Young (0) Los Angeles Rams (starting OLB)
SS – Jaylen McCullough (–) Los Angeles Rams (4th team)-x
WR – Jauan Jennings (15) San Francisco 49ers (2nd team)
QB – Joshua Dobbs (5) San Francisco 49ers (2nd team)
OLB – Darrell Taylor (52) Seattle Seahawks (2nd team)
CB – Dee Williams (33) Seattle Seahawks (5th team/3rd team KR)-x
NONE – Arizona Cardinals
Ex-Vols That Transferred To Other Schools On NFL Rosters (8)
WR – Brandon Johnson (89) Denver Broncos (UCF) (3rd team)
SLB – Henry To’o to’o (39) Houston Texans (Alabama) (starting SLB)
P – Tommy Townsend (6) Houston Texans (Florida) (P/H)
OT – Wanya Morris (64) Kansas City Chiefs (Oklahoma) (starting LT)
RB – Zach Evans (21) Los Angeles Rams (Louisville) (4th team)
RB – Ty Chandler (32) Minnesota Vikings (North Carolina) (2nd team/starting KR)
QB – Nathan Peterman (10) New Orleans Saints (Pitt) (4th team)
RB – Eric Gray (20) New York Giants (Oklahoma) (2nd team)
Knoxville Area Players That Didn’t Play at UT on NFL Rosters (8)
WR – Tee Higgins (5) Cincinnati Bengals (Oak Ridge HS/Clemson) (starting)
MLB – Devin Harper (56) Cincinnati Bengals (Karns HS/Oklahoma St.) (3rd team)
C – Nate Gilliam (66) Cincinnati Bengals (Farragut HS/Wake Forest) (4th team)
TE – Nate Adkins (45) Denver Broncos (Bearden HS/ETSU/South Carolina) (4th team)
QB – Trevor Lawrence (16) Jacksonville Jaguars (Born in Knoxville/Clemson) (starting QB)
SS – Harrison Smith (22) Minnesota Vikings (Catholic HS/Notre Dame) (starting SS)
OG – Cole Strange (69) New England Patriots (Farragut HS/Chattanooga) (starting LG)
QB – Parker McKinney (–) Minnesota Vikings (Coalfield HS/Eastern Kentucky) (5th team) tryout
VFL Coaches/Staff/Front Office in the NFL (9)
Tee Martin – Baltimore (QB) Played QB 1996-1999
Chuck Smith – Baltimore (Def Pass Rush Coach) Played DE 1990-1991
Marion Hobby – Cincinnati (DL Coach) Played DE 1990-1992 and Asst S&C Coach 1998
Jim Bob Cooter – Indianapolis (OC) Played QB 2002-2005 & G.A. 2007-2008
Reggie McKenzie – Miami (Sr. Personnel Executive) Played LB 1981-1984 & G.A. 1993
Jerod Mayo – New England (HC) Played LB 2005-2007
Kacy Rodgers – Tampa Bay (Run Game Coord/DL Coach) Played LB/DE 1988-1991
Bo Hardegree – Tennessee (QB Coach) Played QB 2004-2007
Luke Stocker – Tennessee (Asst TE Coach) Played TE 2007-2010
Ex-UT Coaches/Grad Assistants in the NFL (11)
Kevin Koger – Atlanta (TE Coach) Off. Quality Control 2015
Eric Ciano – Buffalo (Head S&C Coach) G.A. 1997-1999 & Assoc Head S&C Coach 2002-2004
Dom Capers – Carolina (Sr. Def Asst) Assistant (DB) 1980-1981
Derrick Ansley – Green Bay (Def Pass Game Coord.) Assistant (DB) 2012
Jerry Mack – Jacksonville (RB Coach) Assistant (RB) 2021-2023
Drew Hughes – Jacksonville (Player Personnel Coord) Recruiting Coord 2018-2019
Derius Swinton II – Las Vegas (Asst ST Coach) G.A. 2007-2008
Jason Michael – Philadelphia (TE Coach) G.A. 2003-2004 & Assistant (TE) 2008
Zach Azzanni – Pittsburgh (WR Coach) Assistant (Pass Game Coord/WR) 2013-2016
Brandon Staley – San Francisco (Asst HC) G.A. 2012
Tracy Rocker – Tennessee (DL Coach) Assistant (DL) 2017-2019
From Knoxville Area/No UT Background in the NFL (2)
Mike Caldwell – Las Vegas (Def Run Game Coord/LB Coach) from Oak Ridge, TN
Jimmy Haslam – Cleveland (Owner) from Knoxville, TN
Free Agent VFLs
FB Jakob Johnson
DL Kyle Phillips
DL Kendal Vickers
DB Cameron Sutton
LB AJ Johnson
DB Justin Coleman
DL Jonathan Kongbo
P/K Michael Palardy
Free Agent Ex-Vols & Knoxville Area Players
WR Amari Rodgers
LB Deandre Johnson
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A woman is facing charges after police say she crashed into a Mexican restaurant on North Broadway and injured an employee.
Knoxville Police responded to a reported hit-and-run involving a car at 2526 North Broadway on Saturday night and
say that 25-year-old Baleigh Bates drove into the restaurant and injured an employee before driving away.
Officers saw her car broken down on the side of Broadway and say there was a strong odor of marijuana and they found about 4.5 grams of marijuana in the car.
Bates was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. An employee behind the counter was hit in the leg with debris.
Bates has been charged with failure of a driver to stop at the scene of an accident involving an injury, DUI among other charges.
The Kingston Police Department is asking for information related to a string of car burglaries.
The break-ins happening in the areas of First Street, Roane Street and Spencer Street. The car pictured above is the vehicle suspected in these burglaries.
Anyone with information or who sees any suspicious activity is asked to call 911 immediately. Additionally, KPD is asking residents to watch door bell cameras or any strange activity and to keep car doors locked and porch lights on.
Anyone with information is asked to contact KPD at 865-354-8045.
A missing University of Tennessee student is found safe.
17 year-old Samuel Chugg was reported missing on Friday. UT Police say he was found today (Sunday).
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 5/3: The Knoxville Police Department has identified the officers involved in a fatal shooting on April 27 in West Knoxville.
KPD says officers Hunter Powers and Cayden Riddle responded to reports of a domestic situation at a home in the 4700 block of Santala Drive involving 25-year-old Jamauri Griffin who had a gun. When Powers and Riddle arrived, Griffin fired at least one shot, causing the officers to return fire.
Griffin was pronounced dead at the scene while a woman was taken to the hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the face.
Powers and Riddle remain on routine administrative leave while the investigation continues.
Updated story: An investigation is underway after a fatal officer-involved shooting in West Knoxville and TBI has identified the man who shot at police.
It happened Saturday in the 4700 block of Santala Drive as Knoxville Police officers responded to reports of a domestic situation involving 25-year-old Jamauri Griffin who had a gun. When officers arrived, he fired at least one shot, causing officers to return fire.
Griffin was wounded and pronounced dead at the scene, and a woman was taken to the hospital and was treated for a gunshot wound to her face, her injuries are not life-threatening. No officers were injured during the incident.
The officers involved have been placed on routine administrative leave.
Original story: An investigation is underway after an officer-involved shooting in West Knoxville.
It happened Saturday in the 4700 block of Santala Drive as Knoxville Police officers responded to reports of a domestic situation involving a man armed with a gun. When officers arrived, the man fired at least one shot, causing officers to return fire.
The man was wounded and pronounced dead at the scene, and a woman was taken to the hospital and was treated for a gunshot wound to her face, her injuries are not life-threatening. No officers were injured during the incident.
The officers involved have been placed on routine administrative leave.
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County teacher is arrested and charged with multiple child sex crimes.
Sevier County Schools says 32-year-old Nathan McKinley Maples was placed on indefinite suspension in February pending the results of this investigation.
Administrators say they learned from a parent that Maples may have been engaged in inappropriate activity with a child.
He is charged with four counts of statutory rape by an authority figure, one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child among other charges in the eight count indictment.
Maples is being held as a pretrial felon on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned on May 6 at 9:00 a.m.
A nurse facing possible jail time is set to be arraigned in court this morning.
Police say she stole medication from her patient in Jefferson County. The patient says her nurse, Sally Hensley took more than a dozen hydrocodone pills from her.
Hensley faces several charges including neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult.
The sheriff is asking anyone who’s had similar experiences with her to call their office.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 21 states on Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing a new rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that would prevent law-abiding Americans from privately selling firearms.
“The epidemic of violent crime means every level of government needs to work together to keep guns out of the hands of violent criminals, but the new ATF rule stretches too far and threatens to make federal felons out of countless everyday citizens,” Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said. “The regulatory burden this rule imposes on regular people who occasionally sell or trade a firearm to a family member or close friend is not commensurate with the agency’s statutory authority or consistent with the Constitution.”
The new rule reinterprets the definitions of “engaged in the business of dealing [in firearms]” “predominately for profit,” thus now requiring many more individuals who previously sold firearms on a limited basis to become federally licensed – or risk criminal penalties. As the White House put it, an individual must “become a licensed dealer and run background checks…[for those] dealing firearms at a gun show, online, in [their] home, in the trunk of a car, at a flea market, or anywhere else.”
Under this expansive and unconstitutional rule, hobbyists who sell firearms to family members, or a hunter who trades a firearm with a friend, could be convicted of a felony.
“Until now, those who repetitively purchased and sold firearms as a regular course of business had to become a licensee…This rule would put innocent firearm sales between law-abiding friends and family members within reach of federal regulation,” the court filing reads. “Such innocent sales between friends and family would constitute a felony if the seller did not in fact obtain a federal firearms license and perform a background check.”
The attorneys general argue that the rule is unconstitutional because it is vague, violates the Second Amendment, and circumvents Congress. Joining Tennessee in the lawsuit includes Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Read the court filing here: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2024/pr24-42.pdf?
Multiple students were arrested after Isarael-Palestine protesters were on campus Wednesday and Thursday.
The university told WVLT News that protestors were given a deadline of 9 p.m. Thursday to leave the area or be subject to suspension and/or an arrest.
“We met with leaders from the group, repeatedly informing them that anyone remaining in the space after 9 p.m. is subject to suspension from the university or arrest,” school officials said. “After this meeting and an announcement to the entire group, the group did not vacate the area and were trespassing.”
Nine people were arrested, including seven students and two people not affiliated with the university, according to officials.
School officials said any student that was arrested would be released and referred to student conduct.
“The University of Tennessee respects individual’s rights to free speech and free expression, and is committed to the safety of all members of our campus community. Anyone on campus must follow university policy. We will continue to be guided by the law and university policy, neutral of viewpoint.”University of Tennessee
On Wednesday, two groups of students gathered to peacefully protest.
One group was there to protest for the war to end and bring peace in the Middle East.
The other group said it was their right to protest and were seen waving American flags.
Story Courtesy of WVLT
