KC Chiefs signed the discuss thrower

[Uncle Ruckus]

It appears that if you didn't play CFB that you don't have to be drafted. Pretty freakin aqesome.

 

[57stratdawg]

That's weird. They signed a guy before the draft? I guess he knows he will not be drafted so he's technically in the FA pool with everyone else?

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Did he ever express interest in football while at State?

 

[Dawgzilla]

Yeah, I don't think he is eligible for the draft. The rules are weird, but you can only be drafted in the year after you have completed your college eligibility, or earlier if you get league approval. TK is 24, and I have no idea when his eligibility for football expired...but if it expired before this last season then he isn't even eligible for the draft. He is just a free agent.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I don't know the rules but I found that weird as well. I would think it's possible to be drafted but best case scenario would be 6th-7th round and at least this way he has a say in where he plays. I can't think of any non-football players who were drafted. Gates came to mind but he was a free agent.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Nope. Someone on the staff talked to him about it and he did not want to.

 

[JungRebel]

I'll never understand guys like this. Jeremy Parnell was a marginal player for our basketball team for four years and has been in the NFL ever since, starting over 20 games at tackle. Makes you wonder how many NFL players there are grinding it out for below average basketball teams across the NCAA.

 

[olddan]

It appears that if you didn't play CFB that you don't have to be drafted. Pretty freakin aqesome.

Stacy Andrews (brother of Arkansas All-American Shawn Andrews) was a shot-put guy at OM. He joined the football team as a Senior, got drafted in the 4th Rd and had a 8-year career. The NFL loves to sign/draft based on potential.

 

[57stratdawg]

Ever noticed how rare it is for that to go the other way? You never see a RB in college that goes on to become a great point guard or second basemen.

Adron Chambers was a DB under Croom that went on to play for the Stl Cardinals. I think he was kicked off the football teams after a year or two though. I doubt he makes it to the MLB if he plays 4 years of SEC Football.

 

[jb1020]

Lets say a guy like Fournette decides to sit out this season

could he just go to the highest bidder this time next year, or would he have to be drafted?

You'd think a loop hole like this would open up a lot of scenerios where a 5 star stud like Tunsil could just get bankrolled by an agent of 3 years right out of high school then skip the draft all together and go right into free agency 3 years after high school.

Am I missing something?

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

There's plenty of cases like that, Jimmy Graham for instance. I was saying that I don't think you have to go through the draft process, period, if you didn't CFB

 

[121Josey]

Ever noticed how rare it is for that to go the other way? You never see a RB in college that goes on to become a great point guard or second basemen.

Did Charlie Ward play QB or RB?**

 

[121Josey]

No way a team drafts a guy who has never played FB to learn the NFL game on the practice squad. They pretty much told the BB player from Baylor to go prove himself with Art Briles if he's serious about playing in the NFL.

 

[Dawgzilla]

A player has to have used up his college eligibility to avoid the draft. A player could skip college and then be eligible for the draft after 3 years, but to skip the draft he would have to use up his college eligibility. Fournette could sit out this year if he wants to, but since he still has college eligibility left, he would still have to go through the draft.

I do not know TK's history. He is 24 years old and he went to junior college. If more than 5 years have passed since the day he first enrolled in school, then he was not eligible to play football this past Fall, and therefore he would not have to go through the draft. I think Track has different eligibility rules than football.

 

[kired]

Not sure, but I don't think Bo Jackson played 2B either. He was just an outfielder.