Undrafted Free Agent Signings Begin As NFL Draft Ends

Jefferson was the starting quarterback for most of the season for the 2011 LSU Tigers, including starting in the NCAA Championship game against Alabama, where the LSU offense infamously didn’t cross the 50-yard line.

“He’s an athletic guy who has a strong arm,” Buccaneers new head coach Greg Schiano told reporters. “We wanted to gauge his development as a quarterback. I thought he made consistent improvement all weekend. There’s a lot of upside there, so I think we would like to have a chance to work with him.”

The Cardinals have announced that they have signed 17 UDFAs as of Tuesday. The full list of names:

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Here’s their complete list of undrafted free agent signings, via Big Cat Country.

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You can check out all of the Bears’ free agent signings below:

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Jacory Harris was one of South Florida’s favorite sons when he chose to stay home with much of the core of his national championship Miami Northwestern High and play for Randy Shannon’s Miami Hurricanes. Four years later, after an unremarkable college career that never featured more than nine wins or a finish higher than second in the ACC, Harris could begin his professional career in Miami, having reportedly been invited to rookie camp with both the Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals.

Harris, who struggled with his accuracy in his first three seasons at Miami, settled down in his senior year, completing 65 percent of his passes for 2,486 yards and 20 touchdowns against just nine interceptions and helping the ‘Canes knock off ranked Ohio State and Georgia Tech teams. But Miami struggled with its consistency, and turned down a bowl bid after going 6-6 in hopes of appeasing the NCAA in an ongoing investigation into rogue booster Nevin Shapiro providing illicit benefits to Miami players.

Along with Minnifield, the Redskins signed monstrous Wisconsin tackle Josh Oglesby. The former Badger was considered one of the top offensive line prospects in the country coming out of high school and, despite five knee surgeries, he had a productive career in Madison playing for one of the best offensive line units in the country. At 6’7” and 338 pounds, he certainly has the size to make an NFL roster. Scouts question his athleticism, but many projected he would go in the later rounds and likely have a career as a backup tackle. He’s scheduled to be in Washington on Sunday to have his physical. It’s expected that his knees will pass the team doctors’ examination, and he will be cleared to play.

Here’s the current list of undrafted free agent signings by the Redskins, via Mocking the Draft:

Here’s a complete list of the Browns undrafted free agent signings, via Mocking The Draft:

For more on the Browns and their 2012 Draft, visit Dawgs By Nature. For more on the 2012 NFL undrafted free agency signings, follow this StoryStream.

He was viewed as a first round pick even early this year, but the wheels came off this season. He’s had off-the-field issues in addition to on-the-field penalty problems.

For more on the Bengals, visit Cincy Jungle. Stay tuned to this StoryStream for more undrafted free agent signings. Full NFL Draft results: Every Pick | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7

There will be a flurry of activity in the next few hours as NFL teams chase after players who went undrafted. Things get wild, and change in a hurry. And it didn’t take long for Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen to remind us how nuts this whole deal gets.

Edit: It gets better. To the jump!