Whether you join one of the elite teams in the National Football League or one mired in mediocrity, the path is basically the same; if you’re not drafted and forced to go the undrafted free agent route to make a roster, the odds of seeing your name on the back of a NFL jersey come opening day are monstrously diminutive.
Cordaro Howard sat around draft weekend last April and waited for his name to be called. By the time the annual spectacle was over, 256 prospects had become a member of an NFL franchise.
Howard wasn’t among them.
Obviously disappointed, Howard briefly felt the sting of getting passed over by 32 teams. But rather than have it deter him from his goal of playing in the NFL, Howard immediately scrutinized what organizations would give him the best opportunity to prove his worth and soon after he was on a plane headed to Buffalo to sign with the Buffalo Bills.r
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The Canisius College hockey team announced the addition of nine players to the Golden Griffin program on Tuesday. Forwards Ryan Bohrer, Kyle Gibbons, Taylor Law, Brian McGinty, Duncan McKellar and Patrick Sullivan, defensemen Ben Danford and Justin Mustard plus goaltender Tony Capobianco join 18 returning letterwinners to form the 2010-11 squad.
The University at Buffalo volleyball team had its five-match winning streak snapped on Tuesday night as UB fell at Syracuse, 3-0, at the Women’s Building. The loss drops UB’s record to 6-2 on the season.
(Note- This post comes courtesy of Icethetics.info, who have allegedly captured what the Sabres 40th anniversary jerseys look like, 11 days before they are scheduled to be introduced to the public)
