Chester Mcglockton

Clemson defensive tackle Chester McGlockton said he won't return for his senior season and will make himself eligible for the NFL draft. The decision had been expected. The 6-foot-5, 325-pound McGlockton said after Clemson's 37-13 loss to California in the Citrus Bowl that he was almost certain he would go pro.

Chester McGlockton Former NFL defensive tackle Chester McGlockton, 42, a former NFL defensive tackle who was a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Raiders in 1992 and went on to become an assistant football coach at Stanford University, died overnight Tuesday, the university said Wednesday morning. The cause of death was not immediately announced. Born Sept. 16, 1969, in Whiteville, N.C., McGlockton starred at Clemson University before being selected 16th overall by the Raiders in 1992.

Seahawk Coach Tom Flores didn't like the way the Raiders treated his quarterback. A television replay showed that Raider linebacker Winston Moss punched Rick Mirer in the chin several times as the quarterback lay on the ground after being tackled by Moss in the second quarter. Moss was not penalized. "That's uncalled for," Flores said Monday. "There's no place for that in professional football."

Sports movies I'd like to see: "Dude, Where's My Car?"--Albert Connell, accused of stealing money from a New Orleans teammate, graduates to a new hobby. "Behind Enemy Lines"--Chester McGlockton jumps offside for the 432nd time this season. "When a Stranger Calls"--Tired of waiting by the phone and begging it to ring, Jacksonville Coach Tom Coughlin finally takes the initiative and dials Notre Dame. Luckily, the school has caller ID and doesn't pick up.

After sitting out the final three exhibition games, defensive tackle Chester McGlockton will play Monday night in the Raiders' opener against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park. McGlockton, the Raiders' No. 1 selection in the 1992 draft from Clemson, re-injured his right fibula against the Dallas Cowboys in the second exhibition game. In the last two seasons, the Raiders are 17-9 when McGlockton plays, 1-7 when he doesn't.

It took three days for the Raiders to have their first fight in training camp at Oxnard. During Wednesday afternoon's practice last year's top draft choice, Chester McGlockton, fought offensive lineman Rich Stephens in a pass-blocking drill. "It's the third day of practice, which is normally a tough day--the hump day," Coach Art Shell said. "Tempers kind of get hot and a couple of big guys started to wrestle."

Chester McGlockton's season came to an abrupt end Sunday when the Raider defensive tackle was injured on the Denver Broncos' first offensive play from scrimmage. McGlockton suffered a broken leg when the Broncos' Brian Habib threw a cut block while Denver center Keith Kartz double-teamed McGlockton. McGlockton watched the second half of the game with crutches and did not want to make any comment on the play in which he was injured.

Thinking big, the Raiders drafted 653 pounds during the first two rounds of Sunday's NFL draft with the hope it will be enough when push comes to shove in the AFC West. After considering an offer from San Francisco about quarterback Steve Young, the Raiders kept the 16th overall pick and selected Clemson's Chester McGlockton, a 337-pound defensive lineman who has drawn comparisons with another Clemson behemoth, William (Refrigerator) Perry.

The Kansas City Chiefs' defense, already one of the better ones in the NFL, added a new centerpiece Friday when the Oakland Raiders declined to match the offer sheet to Chester McGlockton. A day before signing the sometimes underachieving 320-pound nose tackle, the Chiefs signed former Pro Bowl defensive end Leslie O'Neal, one of the NFL's finest pass rushers during an 11-year career with San Diego and St. Louis.

Raider defensive tackle Chester McGlockton gave himself four years to make the Pro Bowl when he was drafted in the first round from Clemson in 1992. On Thursday, McGlockton learned that he is ahead of schedule when he was named to the AFC Pro Bowl team, along with three Raider teammates--wide receiver Tim Brown, cornerback Terry McDaniel and guard Steve Wisniewski. One Ram, running back Jerome Bettis, was named to the NFC team.

Some defensive players seem to specialize in sacks. Others go for interceptions. But tackle Chester McGlockton might be working on his own unique category: Most swats. In the third quarter of last Sunday's game against the Houston Oilers at the Coliseum, McGlockton barreled through the line and, as quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver pulled his arm back to throw, McGlockton slapped the ball free with a flick of his wrist, showing the hand speed of a magician. Fluke play?

Seahawk Coach Tom Flores didn't like the way the Raiders treated his quarterback. A television replay showed that Raider linebacker Winston Moss punched Rick Mirer in the chin several times as the quarterback lay on the ground after being tackled by Moss in the second quarter. Moss was not penalized. "That's uncalled for," Flores said Monday. "There's no place for that in professional football."

Chester McGlockton's season came to an abrupt end Sunday when the Raider defensive tackle was injured on the Denver Broncos' first offensive play from scrimmage. McGlockton suffered a broken leg when the Broncos' Brian Habib threw a cut block while Denver center Keith Kartz double-teamed McGlockton. McGlockton watched the second half of the game with crutches and did not want to make any comment on the play in which he was injured.

For the first 18 games of his NFL career, it really didn't matter that Raider defensive tackle Chester McGlockton never talked to reporters. That's because the Raiders' No. 1 draft choice in 1992 spent more time on the injured list than the playing field. A preseason foot injury hampered him throughout last season, and a preseason "turf toe" caused him to start slowly this season. But last Sunday's last-play defeat by the Cleveland Browns was easily his best game as a pro.