Cincinnati Bengals NFL football tight end Jake Murphy (80) makes a catch as safety Erick Dargan pursues in a drill during NFL football rookie minicamp in Cincinnati, Friday, May 8, 2015. Murphy, an American Fork native, was one of 16 players with Utah ties drafted in this week's Minor League Football draft.
Minor League Football is a newly forming league that drafted more than a dozen local high school and college players in its draft this week. Salt Lake City is rumored to be one of the cities with a franchise, although there is no official word yet.