Source: saturdaytradition.com --- Thursday, June 22, 2017
Undrafted players aren’t always destined for practice squads and the CFL. In fact, many former B1G players went from undrafted free agents to NFL stars. What’s to say a few more won’t be added to the list in 2017? Here are five former B1G players that could emerge as undrafted NFL rookies: 1. Sojourn Shelton, Arizona Cardinals CB To be fair, Shelton shouldn’t even be eligible to be on this list. Undersized or not, he should’ve been one of the 253 players off the board. The former Wisconsin cornerback was one of the rare undrafted rookies to get a signing bonus ($25,000). He actually got a bigger signing bonus than any of Arizona’s undrafted rookies. “We had (Shelton) up there pretty high, and that’s why we went after him, really, right after the draft,” Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said via ArizonaSports.com . “We really liked him. It really came down — we had Rudy (Ford) way up there and we traded up — or we’d probably have drafted him in the seventh round.” The first-team All-B1G selection might not have been drafted because of his 5-9 frame, but he’s going to get a prime opportunity to succeed in Arizona. The Cardinals are in desperate need of filling their No. 2 corner to play alongside Patrick Peterson, and they don’t have any other established starters in camp. Early reports out of camp suggest that Shelton can become that guy. Arians said that Shelton “knows how to play the position,” which is usually a good sign for a gu ...
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