Grasu looks like he's next in line for the position behind starter Will Montgomery. The Oregon Ducks have a number of players who made the cut in the NFL. From Abiliene Christian to Wyoming, find out where every active NFL pro football player spent his college days. He missed the first preseason game with shoulder injury, but could see action when the Bengals play at Tampa Bay Monday night. Thomas was cut by Kansas City in late October in order to make room for another quarterback on their 53-man roster. They are training to play at left tackle as well during training camp. The move comes after Thomas finished the 2019 season with the Ravens, playing in the final eight games with 13 punt returns for 93 yards and returned ten kicks for 166 yards. His opportunities will continue to come about because he has been so consistent in everything he is doing. He has been a playmaker on special teams throughout. Signed with the Vikings in 2014, and appeared in one game. Traded to New Orleans for TE Jimmy Graham in March. Geoffrey C. Arnold | The Oregonian/OregonLive. The 49ers were in a pinch, trying to figure out how to keep their successful defensive front together with a number of players coming off rookie deals or moving to fifth-year extensions while staying under the salary cap. Caught 16 passes for 116 yards in 2014. ", Calvin Throckmorton  - New Orleans Saints. Lemieux was selected with the 150th overall pick in the draft, with Over The Cap estimating that the rookie contract will be worth $3.64 million including a $347,000 signing bonus. His effort is great. Reported as one of the blockbuster moves on the first day of free agency, the 49ers traded Bucker to the Indianapolis Colts, who then signed Buckner to a four-year extension. He has been a playmaker on special teams throughout. Early in March, the Baltimore Ravens announced that they re-signed kick return specialist De'Anthony Thomas to a one-year contract for the 2020 season. His effort is great. Signed as undrafted free agent in May and has played well in training camp including two passes defensed - one in the end zone - and a tackle on a kick return Tuesday. 6, Herbert is near the higher end of the salary range for first-round draft picks. He's likely to miss the entire 2015 season. By structuring the deal the way the two parties did, it allows the 49ers to take less of a salary cap hit in 2020 and 2021 with larger cap totals in the later years of the deal and avoided the 49ers using the franchise tag on Armstead. Running back Royce Freeman was drafted in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. Signed as undrafted free agent in 2012. San Francisco defensive coordinator Eric Mangini said Armstead had "a good first outing" and Armstead is expected to see plenty of action during the regular season. There are four Ducks that are widely expected to be drafted and a couple more that will hope to sign free agent contracts.. Following his rehab from his first torn ACL, Alonso was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2015, reuniting with his college head coach at Oregon in Chip Kelly. This page is intended to provide links to Ourlads' Draft coverage and is in no way affiliated with the Official NFL Draft site. earning PFF and Associated Press first-team honors as a junior and senior. The third overall pick of the 2013 draft was suspended for the 2015 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The 49ers were in a pinch, trying to figure out how to keep their successful defensive front together with a number of players coming off rookie deals or moving to fifth-year extensions while staying under the salary cap. By virtue of being picked at No. Hill then signed with the Rams, appearing in 12 games in 2016 with four starts. His playmaking, his decision making, the savvy, the situations that he’s been in; he’s just been really good. Traded to Lions after nine seasons in Baltimore. Dye will receive an estimated signing bonus of $680,000. Signed as an undrafted free agent with Houston in 2011 and traded to Philadelphia in 2013. He is expected to be the team's starting back during the regular season. Dye was drafted as the No. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Jay Biggerstaff, USA TODAY Sports). While DeForest Buckner won't be on the same defensive front as Arik Armstead in 2020, the defensive lineman was involved in one of the biggest trades of NFL free agency. Signed as an undrafted free agent in May. Guess who was on stage alongside NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in Nashville, though? Since being picked by the New England Patriots in the 2009 NFL Draft, safety Patrick Chung has been a consistent force in the backfield in New England, aside from one season in Philadelphia in 2013. Armstead had two tackles during one half of play against the Houston Texans in his NFL debut. However, the competition at the position is fierce, with the emergence of Jordan Matthews, along with first-round pick Nelson Agholor.