Rockets, Falcons sign as free agents

The NFL draft came and went without a University of Toledo player being selected, but a number of former Rockets found new homes as undrafted free agents.

Three Rockets — safety Rolan Milligan (Dallas Cowboys), wide receiver Alonzo Russell (Cincinnati Bengals), and center Ruben Carter (Miami Dolphins) — signed free agent deals in the first 90 minutes after the draft concluded.

Russell was selected to the All-Mid-American Conference team four times. He had 36 catches and five touchdowns as a senior and was the only Rocket invited to participate in the NFL combine in Indianapolis.

Milligan and Carter both played one year at UT as transfers and became key parts of a team that won 10 games.…