Official UDFA Signings Thread [merged]

[NE_PATS_FAN_54]

HERE'S A LIST OF ALL UDFA SIGNINGS:
ARIZONA CARDINALS - TRAVAROUS BAIN(CB-HAMPTON)
ATLANTA FALCONS - NOLAND BURCHETTE(DE-VA. TECH)
BALTIMORE RAVENS -
BUFFALO BILLS -
CAROLINA PANTHERS - BILL LATSKO(FB-FLA), CHAD UPSHAW(TE-BUFFALO)
CHICAGO BEARS - CHRIS LEAK(QB-FLA)
CINCINNATI BENGALS -
CLEVELAND BROWNS -
DALLAS COWBOYS - STEVE RISSLER(OC-FLA), ROBERT TURNER(OG-NEW MEXICO), MATT MOORE(QB-OREGON ST.), ALONZO COLEMAN(RB-HAMPTON)
DENVER BRONCOS -BRANDON PACE(PK-VA TECH), STEVEN HARRIS(DT-FLA), MARQUAY MCDANIEL(WR-HAMPTON)
DETRIOT LIONS - KENNY BYRD(PK-NEW MEXICO)
GREEN BAY PACKERS -
HOUSTON TEXANS -ONREA JONES(WR- HAMPTON), JON ABBATE(LB-WAKE FOREST)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - RAMEL MEEKINS(DL-RUTGERS), RAMON GUZMAN(OL-BUFFALO)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS -LESTER RICARD(QB-TULANE), D.D. TERRY(RB- SAM HOUSTON ST), ROOSEVELT KISER(WR-FLORIDA A&M), DAN PARRISH(OT-FLORIDA A&M),DANNY MURRAY(TE-UCONN), TONY PUDEWELL(TE-NEVADA), BRETT GOODE(LS-ARKANSAS)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS - MARLON FAIR(DB-HAMPTON)
MIAMI DOLPHINS -
MINNESOTA VIKINGS -
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS -
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS -
NEW YORK GIANTS - CRAIG DAHL(S-NORTH DAKOTA ST)
NEW YORK JETS - KYLE STEFFES(RB-NORTH DAKOTA ST),JESSE ALLEN(FB-VA TECH), MARK ZALEWSKI(ILB-WISCONSIN)
OAKLAND RAIDERS - CHRIS MCFOY(WR-USC)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES - DERECK FAULKNER(WR-HAMPTON), MARQUES MURRELL(DE-APP.ST)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS -DARNELL STAPLETON(OC-RUTGERS)
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - TUCKER JYLES(DE-WAKE FOREST)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS -
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - PATRICK GHEE(S-WAKE FOREST)
ST. LOUIS RAMS -
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS -JUSTIN FRICK(DT-NORTH DAKOTA ST)
TENNESSEE TITANS -
WASHINGTON REDSKINS -




any other updates welcome

 

[Pats726]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

I am glad this is started...and info from???

 

[NE_PATS_FAN_54]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

I am glad this is started...and info from???

http://www.gatorsports.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070429/GATORS01/70429009

AND
http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=2&c=640091

 

[Remix 6]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

i remember last year Freddie Roach and Pierre Woods were some of the bigger names..1 is still with us..hits hard on ST and showed some promise in preseason. Other 1(the more liked Freddie Roach) didnt last

 

[NE_PATS_FAN_54]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

i remember last year Freddie Roach and Pierre Woods were some of the bigger names..1 is still with us..hits hard on ST and showed some promise in preseason. Other 1(the more liked Freddie Roach) didnt last

yea theres still some good players left out there.

 

[DaBruinz]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

From DraftDaddy.com:
http://www.draftdaddy.com/blog/blog.cfm

Former Florida Gators quarterback Chris Leak has signed with the Chicago Bears.
**** Following the draft, several Virginia Tech Hokies agreed to free agent deals:
FB Jesse Allen ~ New York Jets
DE Noland Burchette ~ Atlanta Falcons
PK Brandon Pace Denver Broncos
**** Three former North Dakota State stars have signed free agent deals:
S Craig Dahl ~ New York Giants
RB Kyle Steffes ~ New York Jets
DT Justin Frick ~ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
**** Ron Jaworski's favorite "sleeper" quarterback Matt Moore, formerly of U.C.L.A. and Oregon State, has signed a free agent deal with the Dallas Cowboys.
**** The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed the following free agents:
QB Lester Ricard ~ Tulane
RB D.D. Terry ~ Sam Houston State
WR Roosevelt Kiser ~ Florida A & M
OT Dan Parrish ~ Florida A & M
TE Danny Murray ~ Connecticut
TE Tony Pudewell ~ Nevada
LS Brett Goode ~ Arkansas
**** Former University of New Mexico kicker Kenny Byrd has signed a free agent deal with the Detroit Lions.
**** Former University of New Mexico guard Robert Turner and has signed a free agent deal with the Dallas Cowboys

 

[skri65]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

Anyone think Leak has a chance of making an impact in the NFL?

 

[Remix 6]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

Anyone think Leak has a chance of making an impact in the NFL?

nope.

draftdaddy also says Jon Cornish, RB, turned down an offer from a few NFL teams to play in CFL

i think it might be a good move..he can actually play in CFL where as an UDFA..hed be either a 3rd..a PS or wouldnt even be on an NFL team if he got cut

 

[BradfordPatsFan]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

Dan Murray of UConn, and now Jacksonville, is from Gloucester.

 

[DaBruinz]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

More from Draftdaddy.com:

Former Rutgers defensive lineman Ramel Meekins has signed with the Indianapolis Colts.
Former Rutgers center Darnell Stapleton has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers

 

[upstater1]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

Dan Murray of UConn, and now Jacksonville, is from Gloucester.

If this kid could stay healthy, he'd have an excellent chance of making their practice squad. Reminds me A LOT of Marv Cook.

 

[BradfordPatsFan]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

If this kid could stay healthy, he'd have an excellent chance of making their practice squad. Reminds me A LOT of Marv Cook.

Not the fastest but has a knack for getting open and has good hands. He did not have a stable qb situation the last two years and was injury prone. One of the best in the BE as a soph.

 

[jaj18]

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Does anyone know what happened to tom Zbikowski the Safety from notre dame. I thought that he would be a good pick in the later rounds but I cant find any information about him. Did he even declare for the draft? If he did I think the patriots should bring him in for training camp, worst case I think he could make a good retun man.

 

[Remix 6]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

Does anyone know what happened to tom Zbikowski the Safety from notre dame. I thought that he would be a good pick in the later rounds but I cant find any information about him. Did he even declare for the draft? If he did I think the patriots should bring him in for training camp, worst case I think he could make a good retun man.

he didnt declare. plus he sucks

Bain - Cardinals
Coleman - Cowboys
Faulkner - Eagles
Fair - Chiefs
Jones - Texans
McDaniel - Broncos

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-hufb.a30,0,6446208.story?coll=dp-sports-local
^all Hampton prospects i believe

 

[upstater1]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

When UDFAs make the club, is there salary at the minimum? And, is that salary the same as, say, a 7th round draft choice, or do the draft choices make more? The reason i ask is that there may be some incentive for teams to pick very risky athletes (i.e. shoot for the stars) in the draft, whereas in UDFA, you pick gus that may have what it takes to make the team. I know it's a complete crapshoot, but all things being even, you'd rather a UDFA make the team if the pay is less. Plus, a lot more UDFAs have made the Patriots in recent years than late round picks. Granted, twice as many UDFAs come to camp than do second day picks, but still... It's weird.

 

[NE_PATS_FAN_54]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

UPDATED

only notable one to me that i just put on was jon abbate

 

[NE_PATS_FAN_54]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

When UDFAs make the club, is there salary at the minimum? And, is that salary the same as, say, a 7th round draft choice, or do the draft choices make more? The reason i ask is that there may be some incentive for teams to pick very risky athletes (i.e. shoot for the stars) in the draft, whereas in UDFA, you pick gus that may have what it takes to make the team. I know it's a complete crapshoot, but all things being even, you'd rather a UDFA make the team if the pay is less. Plus, a lot more UDFAs have made the Patriots in recent years than late round picks. Granted, twice as many UDFAs come to camp than do second day picks, but still... It's weird.

most get minimum contracts, the better ones and the more coveted ones will get some bonus money

 

[upstater1]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

most get minimum contracts, the better ones and the more coveted ones will get some bonus money

But do 7th rounders get minimum? Or more?

 

[DefenseRules]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

According to draftdaddy.com we've signed TE Jake Nordin
http://www.draftdaddy.com/features/2007_AFC_UDFA.cfm

 

[Canada's #1 Pats Fan]

Re: Official UDFA Signings Thread

I hope that we get that Bullitt kid from Texas A & M