NFL Combine for Veteran Players

[DLK150]

Here's the "subject to change" list of participants. Some familiar faces on there, 4 or 5 were Cowboys at some point. No TO or Vince Young and I can't say there's anyone that jumps out at me.

Full Name | Position | College

Armstrong, Matt | C | Grand Valley State

Carter, Sherman | C | Tennessee State

Foster, Jason | C | Rhode Island

Gallington, Deveric | C | Texas Tech

Golic, Mike | C | Notre Dame

Gottschalk, Ben | C | Southern Methodist

Pocic, Graham | C | Illinois

Van Roten, Greg | C | Pennsylvania

Berry, Aaron | CB | Pittsburgh

Burton, Brandon | CB | Utah

Carr, Deveron | CB | Arizona State

Edwards, Kip | CB | Missouri

Lee, Saeed | CB | Alabama State

Love, Jordan | CB | Towson

Lyn, Keon | CB | Syracuse

Patrick, Johnny | CB | Louisville

Posey, Julian | CB | Ohio

Reid, Greg | CB | Valdosta State

Sullen, Jordan | CB | Tulane

White, Ryan | CB | Auburn

Anderson, Jamaal | DE | Arkansas

Brown, Sammy | DE | Houston

Carriker, Adam | DE | Nebraska

Cox, Rakim | DE | Villanova

Mims, Tevin | DE | South Florida

Paulhill, Shahid | DE | Temple

Rayford, Caesar | DE | Washington

Roh, Craig | DE | Michigan

Sam, Michael | DE | Missouri

Black, Larry | DT | Indiana

Collins, Nate | DT | Virginia

Forston, Marcus | DT | Miami

Harris, DaJohn | DT | Southern California

Jerideau, Byron | DT | South Carolina

Minter, Zach | DT | Montana State

Thompson, Everrette | DT | Washington

Troup, Torell | DT | Central Florida

Moore, Dan | FB | Montana

Pryor, Lonnie | FB | Florida State

Unga, Harvey | FB | Brigham Young

Dominguez, Ray | G | Arkansas

Goodin, Stephen | G | Nebraska-Kearney

Huey, Michael | G | Texas

Morris, Darius | G | Temple

Wells, Justin | G | St. Augustine's

White, Ian | G | Boston College

Baker, Chris | LB | East Carolina

Copeland, Brandon | LB | Pennsylvania

Devitto, Steele | LB | Boston College

Doughty, Jake | LB | Utah State

Dowtin, Marcus | LB | North Alabama

Drakeford, Darin | LB | Maryland

Fox, Dan | LB | Notre Dame

Glaud, Ka'Lial | LB | Rutgers

Keiser, Thomas | LB | Stanford

Kimbrough, Jeremy | LB | Appalachian State

Lutrus, Scott | LB | Connecticut

Rolle, Brian | LB | Ohio State

So'oto, Vic | LB | Brigham Young

Steward, Phillip | LB Houston

Miller, Jordan | NT | Southern U.

Johnson, Jerrod | QB | Texas A&M

Kafka, Mike | QB | Northwestern

Kay, Brendon | QB | Cincinnati

Price, Keith| QB | Washington

Robinson, Zac | QB | Oklahoma State

Thomas, Darron | QB | Oregon

Wilson, Tyler | QB | Arkansas

Bush, Michael | RB | Louisville

Hampton, Jewel | RB | Southern Illinois

Hines, Quentin | RB | Akron

Jones, Felix | RB | Arkansas

LeShoure, Mikel | RB | Illinois

Scott, Da'Rel | RB | Maryland

Wood, Cierre | RB | Notre Dame

Mcmillian, Jerron | S | Maine

Mitchell, Charles | S | Mississippi State

Owusu-Ansah, Akwasi | S | Indiana, Pa.

Sebetic, Kyle | S | Dayton

Silva, Mana | S | Hawaii

Starling, Jawanza | S | Southern California

Young, Joe | S | Rutgers

Aladenoye, Josh | T | Illinois State

Breckner, Jack | T | Gustavus Adolphus

Foketi, Manase | T | West Texas A&M

Harris, Randall | T | Towson

Childers, Jamie | TE | Coastal Carolina

Momah, Ifeanyi | TE | Boston College

Ogbuehi, Emmanuel | TE | Georgia State

Veldman, Matt | TE | North Dakota State

Walker, Dallas | TE | Western Michigan

Waters, Eric | TE | Missouri

Adams, Joe | WR | Arkansas

Anderson, Joe | WR | Texas Southern

Gadsden, Ben | WR | Miami

Jean, Lestar | WR | Florida Atlantic

Johnson, Darius | WR | Southern Methodist

Kurihara, Tukashi | WR | No College

Mayo, Thomas | WR | California, Pa.

Mitchell, Carlton | WR | South Florida

Slaughter, Nathan | WR | West Texas A&M

Steelman, Trent | WR | Army

Williams, LaQuan | WR | Maryland

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/03/11/nfl-veterans-combine-participants-list-march-22-arizona/70158648/

 

[boozeman]

Felix Jones.

And wha...no Tebow?

 

[DLK150]

Felix Jones.

And wha...no Tebow?

You should thank Tebow that there is no Tebow.

 

[Texas Ace]

I have a soft spot in my heart for Felix.

I always liked him, and there was a 3 year window where he was fun to watch.

His 73 yard run vs Philly in the playoffs was my favorite play since 1995, until this past season.

I doubt he'll do anything eye-opening, but I'm pulling for him.

 

[GForce78NJ]

always thought Tyler Wilson from Arkansas was going to be a better pro. He turned out to suck hard his senior year/pro career

 

[dallen]

always thought Tyler Wilson from Arkansas was going to be a better pro. He turned out to suck hard his senior year/pro career

 

[boozeman]

Ah, I see now.

So he is no in the NFL because he's gay? It is because he sucks?

 

[Bob Roberts]

Maybe if he ran in pumps

 

[Cotton]

 

[Cotton]

 

[boozeman]

If anyone wants to watch the "highlights" of a bunch of desperate stiffs working out for NFL brass, the NFL Network will have an hour special at 8PM EST.

 

[boozeman]

Michael Sam won’t rule out CFL after veteran combine

Posted by Darin Gantt on March 22, 2015, 2:53 PM EDT

NFL director of football development Matt Birk described Sunday’s inaugural veteran combine as a “last chance” for many of the 105 players assembled at the Cardinals training facility.

But for at least one of them, that chance may come some place less sunny, and much colder than Tempe, Ariz.

Defensive end/object of attention Michael Sam admitted after a less-than-impressive workout that he wasn’t ruling out playing in the CFL.

“I am very confident I will be playing football somewhere,” Sam said during a brief availability with reporters on the sidelines (he never made it to the logo-festooned backdrop some poor league PR person had to set up this morning).

Of course, there was a longer availability with the league’s own television network earlier, and much of what happened here did have a reality show quality about it. The league’s going to package the best stuff and show it to you tonight, if you need to tear away from college basketball for a fix.

Heads turned when Sam made any move, and there were NFL Network cameras in his face from the moment he stretched to the moment he was escorted off the field and to a bus that took him away.

He was obviously the star of their show, and the only real reason other independent media outlets showed up at all. He didn’t take many questions, and wouldn’t talk about his “Dancing With The Stars” appearance or get too deep into much of anything.

So on the whole, it’s possible not much changed for his NFL future here today. He’s not a big guy, but we knew that already. He’s not a fast guy, but we kind of knew that already too.

He ran his 40-yard dashes in 5.10 and 5.07 seconds, slower than the 4.91 time he put up at last year’s rookie combine. But Sam was never a track guy, and his playing days at Missouri were defined more by production (11.5 sacks his senior year) than his physical ability.

So while he didn’t look particularly fluid running drills before a handful of General Managers, he probably wasn’t going to be eye-popping in this kind of setting anyway.

So the fact he’s at least considering playing in the CFL (where there won’t be cameras to document his every move) should be a sign he’s serious about staying in the game, and not just someone trying to be a reality TV celebrity.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

If anyone wants to watch the "highlights" of a bunch of desperate stiffs working out for NFL brass, the NFL Network will have an hour special at 8PM EST.

Crazy how much slower these guys were.

 

[boozeman]

Crazy how much slower these guys were.

They used electronic times at this workout. That's different from that at the Combine, which was hand timed. Electronic is always slower.

Not two tenths of a second slower, but still.

 

[boozeman]

Adam Carriker: 'I'm still alive. I can still play this game'


By Conor Orr
Around The NFL Writer
Published: March 22, 2015 at 02:42 p.m.
Updated: March 22, 2015 at 06:38 p.m.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Adam Carriker heard about the Veteran Combine from his die-hard football fan masseuse, and immediately called his agent


At 30, two years removed from a devastating knee injury, he keeps thinking about something Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long told him when he was drafted in the first round in 2007.

"You don't know what you're doing, but five, six, seven years from now, you'll know what you're doing. Then, you'll be a lot better, and I feel like I've progressed to that point."

The theory among some scouts is that defensive ends and linemen are one of the few positions that can age well. When a player transforms into a technician, they have certain advantages against the run that they haven't had in the past. Carriker is banking on this theory paying dividends.

"I love football, it's very simple for me," he told NFL Media. "I just want to get some teams to bring me in one on one."

Medically, he says he's been cleared by Dr. James Andrews. Physically, he says he's never felt better and is volunteering to do the bench press and shuttle drills even though they aren't part of his position's regiment.

He hasn't gone on any visits since Washington formally released him last March, but expected to draw interest from the roughly 50 scouts in attendance Sunday.

"I just needed an opportunity and I got it, that's all I needed," he said.

He was seen having a conversation with part of the Eagles' contingent, among others.

"I was out of sight out of mind," he said. "That's why this is great for me, I can remind teams 'Hey, I'm still alive. I can still play this game.'"

 

[Bob Roberts]

Carriker is a real character, but if he can't play anymore, he should be a caretaker.

 

[Cotton]

 

[Cotton]

 

[Texas Ace]

Wow.

If he chose to participate in this thing, then I would like to think that he spent some time training for this event and getting himself in shape and all that other stuff.

So if he put in the time to get himself right and still only ran a 4.8 40, then he must've been in unbelivably bad shape.

 

[dallen]