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USA Today
3 days ago
- General
- USA Today
Former MSU football linebacker returns from major injury for the Philadelphia Eagles
Former MSU football linebacker returns from major injury for the Philadelphia Eagles Ben VanSumeren made waves in his collegiate career transferring from Michigan to Michigan State, and although his collegiate career did not go as expected, VanSumeren has still found himself playing at the next level. After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft, VanSumeren was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he has spent the first two years of his career. In those two years he has played in 20 games, making two starts, and recording 16 tackles. Midway through the 2024 year, VanSumeren was making the transition from defense to offense, lining up as a fullback in Nick Sirianni's offense. Unfortunately, a torn ACL in November took away the rest of VanSumeren's season, and he was forced to watch the Eagles win the Super Bowl from the sidelines. Now, after a long road of recovering, VanSumeren is back and is gearing up for his full-time return to the field in 2025, participating in the team's offseason training activities. Look for the former Spartan to do big things in his return on the offensive side of the field in his professional career. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Cory Linsner on X @Cory_Linsner
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jonathan Smith Impressed by Growth for Michigan State Football
With the final day of Spring practices come and gone, Michigan State Football will now turn its focus to making sure it keeps as much of its team intact for the fall, when the season begins. Team leaders have made their mark throughout the spring, and they know they have to get better. A team that went a disappointing 5-7 last season will be shooting for a much better second season under Coach Smith. Advertisement It appears the growth Smith was looking for was present throughout the 15 days of practice the team was able to have throughout this month. Despite not having a Spring Game this year, the Spartans took full advantage of their practices. Coach Smith addressed the media, including Chris Solari from the Detroit Free Press, on Thursday, talking about the growth he has seen from his team before today's final practice. "Feel good about the work that we've gotten done over the last five weeks," Smith said. " Guys stayed in it, continued to work. That's all you can ask for a group that has plenty of new faces, alongside key returners at major positions. The quarterback room appears to be as comfortable a group as seen in some time in East Lansing. Advertisement Returning starter Aidan Chiles spoke very highly of backup quarterback rising redshirt-freshman Alessio Milivojevic just last week. Inconsistency was an issue for Chiles last year, but to have the room feeling confident all-around is only going to help the Spartans try to reach their goals in 2025. On the defensive side of the ball, defensive lineman Alex VanSumeren appears to have become one of the biggest vocal leaders for the Spartans. Not to mention, he has been a huge driving force in getting the new team members to buy into what Coach Smith has been preaching. VanSumeren spoke on the importance of carrying on the vision enforced by Coach Smith. " We're trying to be the best football team we can be. And people see the vision," VanSumeren said. " And for the guys that stayed, in college football these days, guys are hopping around at a bunch of schools. You gotta have pride in your school. I have pride in the university, and the people here, pride in the degree, stuff like that. And especially for the new guys, I've been trying to teach them stuff, just about the place in general." With Spring Practice now over, Michigan State Football is focused on playing its best ball in 2025 and beyond.
USA Today
13-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Spartan resigns with defending Super Bowl champs
Former Spartan resigns with defending Super Bowl champs Former Spartan Ben VanSumeren has reportedly resigned with the Philadelphia Eagles LB and FB Ben VanSumeren will remain with the #Eagles with a one-year deal done by @ihcsports. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 12, 2025 A former Spartan has resigned with the defending Super Bowl champions. NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday that former Michigan State linebacker Ben VanSumeren has signed a one year deal to remain with the Philadelphia Eagles next season. VanSumeren will serve as a fullback for the Eagles, according to the transaction sheet. VanSumeren switched from linebacker to fullback last season, and had some success in his new role with the Eagles before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He missed the Eagles' run to the Super Bowl because of that injury. VanSumeren played three seasons for rival Michigan before transferring to Michigan State ahead of the 2021 season. He wrapped up his career playing two seasons for the Spartans, where he played 24 games. Ben VanSumeren's younger brother Alex VanSumeren is a defensive lineman on the Spartans' roster currently. He is expected to play a bigger role on next year's team. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
USA Today
10-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former MSU linebacker wins Super Bowl ring with the Eagles
Former MSU linebacker wins Super Bowl ring with the Eagles Former Michigan State football linebacker Ben VanSumeren is officially a champion. On Sunday night, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, cementing VanSumeren's status as a Super Bowl champion and earning him his first Super Bowl ring. VanSumeren's journey to the NFL was not guaranteed, and it's definitely unorthodox. VanSumeren transferred to MSU after starting his career at the University of Michigan. After struggling to get major playing time in his first few seasons, VanSumeren finally became a big part of the defense in 2022 where he recorded 81 tackles and two sacks. Despite having another season of eligibility, VanSumeren made the surprising move to declare for the NFL draft. During the draft process, VanSumeren flashed some truly impressive physical attributes, which led to him being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Eagles. In 2024, VanSumeren started to see some action as a full member of the Eagles 53-man roster, playing on defense, special teams, and occasionally at fullback, the position he was originally set to play out of high school. In November of 2024, VanSumeren suffered a knee injury which took him out for the season, but he will still get a ring for his part in the Eagles' Super Bowl winning season. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan state news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Andrew Brewster on Twitter @IAmBrewster.
