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NFL

Rhodes, Luke

Card: Sage 2016
Acquired: 2016, Box Breaker

Luke Rhodes played inside linebacker at William & Mary- not exactly a powerhouse of football.  But give credit where credit is due. He did manage to land on the radar of scouts finishing with 341 career tackles (5th in school history) from his inside linebacker position. Rhodes passed the eyeball test but what some teams coveted from him was his long snapping capability- something that he seldom had done since high school.

After the 2016 NFL Draft, Rhodes signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, however he was released during final cuts. He’d be signed by the Colts about a month later and added to their practice squad. In 2017, Luke won an open competition for the job and became the Colts full-time long snapper.

NFL

Frazier, Kevon

Card: Sage 2016
Acquired: 2016, Box Breaker

A traditional in the box safety, Kavon Frazier really knew how to lay down the wood at Central Michigan. His best year for the Chippewas happened as a Senior when Kavon posted 108 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, a pick and 4 passes defensed.  He’d be selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 6th round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Kavon fits in well with the Cowboys defensive alignment and has slowly worked his way up from special teams. With free agency decimating the Cowboys secondary in 2017, Kavon had to step it up a notch. He finished 2017 with 33 combined tackles and a forced fumble, and started his first two contests in 2018.

NFL

Driskel, Jeff

Card: Sage 2016 (59/250)
Acquired: 2017, Box Breaker

Jeff Driskell started his college career at Florida, but after losing the starting job (partially due to injury) he opted to transfer for his final year of eligibility to Louisiana Tech.  While playing for LA Tech, Jeff had his best year in 2015, starting all 13 games and going 279 of 448 for 4,026 yards, and 27 touchdowns to just 8 interceptions. By all accounts this was the best school single season performance by any quarterback since Tim Rattay.

A multi-sport athlete Jeff was not only selected by the San Fransisco 49ers in the 6th round of the 2016 NFL draft, he was also selected by the Boston Red Sox of the MLB in 2013. He was released before final cut downs in 2016, but was snapped up by the Cincinnati Bengals, where he served as the 3rd string QB.

Trapped behind Andy Dalton and AJ McCarron, it didn’t really seem like Jeff was going to go far in Cinci, but the coaching staff has really taken a liking to him. AJ McCarron was traded in the 2018 off-season to Buffalo, and an open QB competition ensued for backup between Matt Barkley and Jeff. He played well enough that it was believed that Jeff may have had the inside track on the job, but he suffered an injury during the preseason and began the 2018 campaign on IR.