No one just hands out a college football nickname like “Pain Train.” You have to earn it. And no one earned it quite like Cal football’s Zack Follett. After a 2005 game against No. 1 USC, he was ...

Zack Follett's used to STOPPING running backs, not emulating them. The linebacker sounds like Minnesota Vikings rusher Adrian Peterson, though, when talking about punishing teams that passed him up in ...

Detroit Lions linebacker Zack Follett may not claim to be the smartest kid on the block, but he's certainly no dummy. As a star linebacker for the California Bears, in the Pac-10, Follett has seen his ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Zack Follett concocted the final pass-rushing move of his California career and slipped past the Miami linemen who taunted him all night. He chased down Jacory Harris from behind, ...

The Detroit Lions and their insurance carrier are contesting a workers’ compensation claim made by former linebacker Zack Follett in California based on the grounds of jurisdiction. According to Dave ...

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Backup Detroit Lions linebacker Zack Follett told a radio interviewer that oft-injured franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford is playing "like a China Doll right now." Stafford, drafted No. 1 overall ...

Zack Follett concocted the final pass-rushing move of his California career and slipped past the Miami linemen who taunted him all night. He chased down Jacory Harris from behind, clubbing the ball ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cal legend Zack Follett built a life after the NFL that nobody saw coming. (Garry Kazanjian For SFGATE/Illustration by SFGATE) No ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California linebacker Zack Follett earned the "Pain Train" nickname with punishing hits at California football. Drafted by the ...