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‘Mr. Irrelevant’: Behind Grant Stuard’s rookie season

The 2021 NFL Draft was down to the final selections and the curtain began to close on former UH football linebacker Grant Stuard.

It was the final pick in the draft that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Stuard 259th overall in the seventh round. After a long training camp and a preseason of proving himself, Stuard was named to the official 53-man roster.

But the process wasn’t as simple as it may have seemed.

Mr. Irrelevant

With numerous free agent offers already on the table, a call from the Buccaneers appeared to be just another offer after the conclusion as an undrafted rookie.