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MAC Students Sign Free Agent Contracts With NFL Clubs
With the 2017 NFL Draft ending last weekend, many former MAC football students have either signed or agreed to NFL rookie free agent contracts or invites to rookie mini-camps with various NFL clubs. Over the next several days this list will continue to grow as NFL teams announce their free agent signings and begin hosting rookie mini-camps this coming weekend.
Former MAC Students Signed To NFL Contracts/Rookie Invites (18)
Akron; DB Larry Hope, Miami Dolphins
Akron; WR Jerome Lane, Indianapolis Colts
Akron; DE Jamal Marcus, Cleveland Browns
Akron; WR JoJo Natson, Indianapolis Colts
Akron; DT Se'Von Pitman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Buffalo; RB Jordan Johnson, Buffalo Bills
Central Michigan, QB Cooper Rush, Dallas Cowboys
Eastern Michigan, OL Andrew Wylie, Baltimore Ravens
Eastern Michigan, OL Cole Gardner, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eastern Michigan, DB DaQuan Pace, Cincinnati Bengals -- Invite to Rookie Mini-Camp
Miami; DE JT Jones, Atlanta Falcons
Miami; OL Collin Buchanan, New Orleans Saints
Miami; DE Austin Gearing, Kansas City Chiefs
Ohio; DL Casey Sayles, Los Angeles Rams
Toledo; OL Storm Norton, Toledo Rockets
Toledo; DB DeJuan Rogers, Chicago Bears -- Invite to Rookie Mini-Camp
Toledo; WR Corey Jones, Cleveland Browns -- Invite to Rookie Mini-Camp
Western Michigan; QB Zach Terrell, Baltimore Ravens
During the 2017 NFL Draft the MAC had 11 students selected, which tied the MAC's modern era (7 rounds) record for draft selections in a single draft.