“Rookie year is a whirlwind,” says Copeland, “especially as an undrafted free agent. There’s a lot of stuff going on. You’re trying to develop a routine, learn the playbook, and really just make the team. And there are so many resources out there that you could just swim in ove...
Josh Pace Pace went undrafted after his collegiate career, but proceeded to have a fairly successful five-year playing career in New Zealand after spending a few seasons in the CBA, Finland, and Estonia. He is currently the head coach of the Western New Mexico women's basketball team. Jeremy...
Josh Pace Pace went undrafted after his collegiate career, but proceeded to have a fairly successful five-year playing career in New Zealand after spending a few seasons in the CBA, Finland, and Estonia. He is currently the head coach of the Western New Mexico women's basketball team. Jeremy...
With all this uncertainty, teams are increasingly finding roles for players who enter the league outside the orderly stratification of draft day. Although undrafted players rarely persist on NFL rosters for very long — their average career lengthhas declinedmore severely than drafted players in recen...
Born in the small town of Iowa, Louisiana, Brown played 4 years at McNeese State, breaking into the NBA as an undrafted free agent. (Technically, Iowa is just outside of Acadiana) He played for the Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets, and Los Angeles Lakers. In addition to his time ...
Nine of them went to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who noted that they preferred players with recent pro-level experience and tape over the uncertainties of undrafted rookies -- especially amid the limitations of the pandemic. Brian Woods, the CEO of The Spring League, has managed to sustain...
He went undrafted out of high school but was snagged by the Chicago Bears as a free agent -- the 1985 Bears. You remember them, right? Ramunno would spend just one season in the Windy City. He was put on injured reserve and never played a snap for the Super Bowl champs. ...
“We sat there together and it brought tears to our eyes, man,” said Archie Jr., a standout linebacker at Toledo who bounced around the NFL as an undrafted free agent before retiring in 2012. “I mean, to be a part of that, to be a part of that call, to be ...
Neilon, who started 43 games at center for USC, was onto his next chapter, working in business development with the Rex Seaside Steakhouse in Redondo Beach. Dedich inked a deal with theRamsas an undrafted free agent, still in the thick of pursuing his NFL dream. And Monheim was soon to...
He entered the NFL in 2020 as an undrafted free agent out of Texas State. Bengals will release RB Mixon — 10:10 p.m. After seven seasons in Cincinnati, the Bengals are moving on from running back Joe Mixon. Mixon had four 1,000-yard seasons and 49 touchdowns for the Bengals, ...