Slap the Sign » jonas gray http://slapthesign.com A Notre Dame Fighting Irish Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:28:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Undrafted rookies Jonas Gray and Taylor Dever sign free agent contracts http://slapthesign.com/2012/04/28/undrafted-rookies-jonas-gray-and-taylor-dever-sign-free-agent-contracts/ http://slapthesign.com/2012/04/28/undrafted-rookies-jonas-gray-and-taylor-dever-sign-free-agent-contracts/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:36:38 +0000 http://slapthesign.com/?p=1745 Despite not being selected in this years NFL Draft, former Irish players Jonas Gray and Taylor Dever landed themselves free agent contracts on Saturday, making them NFL players. Jonas Gray signed a deal with the Miami Dolphins, who may use him for special teams and short yardage plays. Miami’s top running back is Reggie Bush, [...]

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]]> Despite not being selected in this years NFL Draft, former Irish players Jonas Gray and Taylor Dever landed themselves free agent contracts on Saturday, making them NFL players.

Nov. 12, 2011; Landover, MD, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jonas Gray (25) celebrates after Notre Dame defeated the Maryland Terrapins 45-21 at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-US PRESSWIRE

Jonas Gray signed a deal with the Miami Dolphins, who may use him for special teams and short yardage plays. Miami’s top running back is Reggie Bush, so Gray will have his hands full to try to improve his spot on the team.

Taylor Dever announced via Twitter that he was also becoming a professional football player. Dever signed a deal with the Dallas Cowboys. He made a good impression with offensive line coach, Bill Callahan during the NFL Combine, so this signing didn’t surprise most people.

The contract information hasn’t been released, but that doesn’t matter to these former Notre Dame players. All that matters to them is living out their childhood dreams.

 

 

 

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]]> After a good 1st round for Notre Dame players, there were not any Irish selected in the 2nd or 3rd rounds of Friday night’s NFL Draft.

Michael Floyd was chosen 13th by the Arizona Cardinals, who plan on having him line up opposite of Pro-Bowler Larry Fitzgerald. The wide receiver will look to bring his school record statistics into the NFL.

Apr 27, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman poses with first round draft pick Harrison Smith (right) from Notre Dame at Vikings headquarters. Mandatory Credit: Greg Smith-US PRESSWIRE

Safety Harrison Smith was Minnesota’s 2nd pick in the Draft (29th overall). The Vikings were desperate for a new face in the backfield of their defense, and hopefully they found that guy in Harrison Smith.

Other Notre Dame players who have been selected so far are Darius Fleming and Robert Blanton, both of whom were slected in the 5th round.

As for 9 other potential Draft picks from South Bend, they haven’t been as lucky. Here’s the list of players who haven’t been picked yet and when I believe they will be drafted, if at all.

 

ALL PLAYERS ROUND TAKEN ROUND EXPECTED DRAFTED BY POS HT WT
Robert Blanton  5th (139th overall)  Minnesota Vikings S 6’0¾” 208
Taylor Dever Undrafted OG 6’5⅜” 298
Steve Filer Undrafted OLB 6’2 237
Darius Fleming  5th (165th overall)  San Fransico 49ers OLB 6’1⅝” 245
Michael Floyd 1st (13th overall) Arizona Cardinals WR 6’2⅝” 220
Gary Gray Undrafted CB 5’10½” 191
Jonas Gray 7th RB 5’10¾” 223
Ethan Johnson Undrafted DE 6’4″ 294
Trevor Robinson Undrafted OG 6’4½” 302
David Ruffer Undrafted K 6’0″ 186
Harrison Smith 1st (29th overall) Minnesota Vikings S 6’1⅞” 213

 

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