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San Francisco 49ers pick LB Tatum Bethune in Round 7 of 2024 NFL Draft. Everything you need to know
Florida State linebacker Tatum Bethune has been picked 251 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 NFL Draft.
He began his college career at Central Florida (UCF) in 2019 before transferring to FSU in 2022, playing two seasons in Tallahassee.
Here’s everything you need to know about Bethune.
Tatum Bethune height and weight
Bethune was measured at 5-foot-11-inches and 229 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Tatum Bethune college, hometown
Bethune began his college career at UCF in 2019 before he transferred to FSU in 2022. He has spent the last two years in Tallahassee.
He is from Miami, Florida and attended national powerhouse Miami Central High School.
Tatum Bethune college stats, highlights
There were questions when it came to FSU’s linebacker room at the beginning of the season and Bethune played a major role in keeping play consistent.
In 2023, he recorded 71 tackles, three pass deflections and one interception.
During his entire college career, he’s recorded 340 tackles, nine pass deflections 7.5 sacks and four interceptions. 108 tackles came during his junior year at UCF.
Bethune had two massive games this season. He recorded nine tackles in FSU’s season-opening win over No. 5 LSU, 54-24. At Wake Forest, he had nine tackles again.
One of his biggest moments came in the ACC Championship when he made a game-saving interception in the end zone in the fourth quarter, helping the Seminoles to a 16-6 win over Louisville.
While Bethune wasn’t FSU’s star linebacker, he has proven in the past to thrive in the right team environments and be a constant producer on the defensive side of the ball.
Tatum Bethune NFL Combine results
- 40-yard dash – did not participate
- Bench press (225 pounds) – 16 reps
- Vertical jump – did not participate
- Broad jump – did not participate
- 3-cone drill – did not participate
- Shuttle run – did not participate
Jack Williams covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at jwilliams@tallahassee.com or on X @jackgwilliams.
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (CBS12) — Famous golfer Tiger Woods broke his silence on Memorial Day following his DUI arrest in Jupiter.
On X, Woods — whose full name is Eldrick Tont Woods — shared a Memorial Day tribute to his father, writing, “My father was a Special Forces operator with two tours in Vietnam and 20 years of service. To all those like my father, we all say thank you for your sacrifices. Without them we wouldn’t have the greatest country on Earth.”
In March, Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a two-vehicle rollover crash involving a pickup truck and his Land Rover.
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Following his arrest, Woods, 50, waived his arraignment and pleaded not guilty in the Martin County case. The plea came after a probable cause affidavit revealed deputies found two white pills in Woods’ pocket, identified by their imprint as hydrocodone during the DUI arrest. The case also includes a refusal to submit to a urine test under a recently strengthened Florida law.
The arrest led Martin County prosecutors to subpoena Woods’ prescription records and order him to appear in court in May. However, Woods did not appear at the Stuart courthouse, and his attorney, Doug Duncan, appeared on his behalf.
Duncan said during the court hearing, the defense is no longer opposing the subpoena, and both the state and defense agreed the records should only be made available to attorneys and law enforcement. As a result, the prescription records will not become public record and will not be available to the media.
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The case against Woods remains ongoing.
A SpaceX rocket soared into the Monday morning sky, starting off Memorial Day on Florida’s Space Coast with a rumble.
Liftoff occurred on time at 7:48 a.m. May 25 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission, known as Starlink 10-47, featured a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the latest batch of Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
The rocket rumbled on a northeast trajectory, across the clearing morning sky. Showers had moved through the area overnight, but cleared in time for the liftoff, which marked the 35th of the year for Florida.
No Brevard County sonic booms were heard, as the Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
When is the next Florida rocket launch?
Early risers are in for a treat, as the next liftoff is also set to occur in the morning hours.
The next launch from Florida is set for no earlier than 7:52 a.m. Friday, May 29 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Expect to see a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lift off on another Starlink mission.
If needed, the May 29 launch window extends until 11:52 a.m.
Be sure to follow the FLORIDA TODAY Space Team at FloridaToday.com/Space for the latest updates from Cape Canaveral.
Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@floridatoday.com or on X: @brookeofstars.
The NEXT Weather Team is tracking another hot and humid day across South Florida on this Sunday Funday. The high humidity and extensive sunshine will make it feel like it is in the mid- to upper-90s across the metroplex and the lower Keys.
As South Floridians head to the beach and out on the water for this Memorial Day weekend, we have several alerts. On the beach, the rip current risk is high, which means beachgoers should stay on the sand and out of the water. On the water, we have small craft cautions in both the Atlantic and Keys waters.
The heat and humidity stretches through Memorial Day on Monday and into Tuesday. The rainy and stormy season returns to South Florida on Wednesday. We will see increased storm chances starting then and running through next weekend.
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