B.J. Finney, C/G, Kansas State (says the Steelers promised him a shot to start at guard) Tyler Murphy, WR, Boston College Eli Rogers, WR, Louisville Ross Scheuerman, RB, Lafayette Miles Dieffenbach, OG, Penn State Cameron Clear, TE, Texas A&M Bradon Prate, DT, Illinois State Reese Dismukes, C, Auburn Collin Rahrig, C, Indiana Nigel Crawford-Kinney, DE, Saint Augustine's Kevin Whimpey, T/G, Utah State Dominique Davis, DE, Liberty
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Hawaii 5-0
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sat May 02, 2015 9:31 pm
BlackAndGold wrote:
B.J. Finney, C/G, Kansas State (says the Steelers promised him a shot to start at guard)
NFL Draft 2015: B.J. Finney undrafted, to sign with Steelers
By Jon Morse on May 2, 2015
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B.J. Finney says the Steelers promised him a shot to start at guard. Pittsburgh is his favorite team. Fighting back tears as he explains.
Per Kellis Robinett, who's done a fantastic job covering B.J. Finney's waiting process this weekend and who will likely have a must-read story later, the Wildcat center has agreed to a free-agent deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Finney, one of the greatest stories in K-State history, will probably shift to guard for the Steelers, who already have Pro Bowler Maurkice Pouncey handling snaps.
I was half expecting the Steelers to take a mobile guard in the draft. Someone that they can stick in on the left side (Foster's position), that has the athleticism to pull and hit someone in space while on the move. Maybe this is their answer. But it would be fun to have DeCastro and another interior guy that can move and block. Pouncey can do that as well. It makes zone blocking, traps, sweeps, screens, etc all the more effective. Maybe Finney can be that guy. It's a long shot, but I like the direction the Steelers are looking in.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sun May 03, 2015 2:04 pm
SUPERBOWL!
Steellamb86 Xtreme Newb
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sun May 03, 2015 2:10 pm
Looking forward to the pre-season to see how these guys play out.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sun May 03, 2015 3:43 pm
Steelers Undrafted FA signings
Here’s a closer look at each player:
TE Cameron Clear: Clear's 6-foot-6, 277-pound frame allows him to try out tackle if tight end doesn’t work out. The athleticism is there, but an abundance of quality game film, after nine career catches in a pass-frequent offense, is not.
DT Nigel Crawford: Getting the NFL’s attention is difficult when playing for Saint Augustine’s University in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, but the Steelers noticed Crawford’s average of 1.36 tackles for a loss per game last year. Crawford has ideal run-clogging size at 6-4, 307.
DE Dominique Davis: The Liberty defensive lineman from Buffalo, New York, played at 6-5, 285 pounds last year (up from 240 as a freshman), lending possible flexibility to play tackle or end. In 14 games as a senior, Davis had 61 tackles -- 12 for a loss -- and 7.5 sacks.
OG Miles Dieffenbach: Penn State suffered a blow when Dieffenbach, starter of 23 games from 2012-13, tore an ACL last offseason. Dieffenbach didn’t reach the final stages of recovery until late October, so his ability should not be judged on 2014, but his potential moving forward.
OG Reese Dismukes: Dismukes has big-time credentials in the SEC and could be considered a surprise undrafted free agent. He played in or started 50 games for Auburn, becoming an All-American and winning the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s best center. Explosion and athleticism will be question marks at the NFL level.
C B.J. Finney: Quintessential Kansas State guy, using technique and toughness to go from walk-on to 52-game starter for the Big 12 team. Three-time captain has adequate size at 6-4 and 318 pounds, but scouting reports say he has short arms.
QB/WR Tyler Murphy: Has the athleticism to convert to a skill position, leading Boston College to a seven-win season with an ACC-record 1,079 rushing yards from the quarterback position. The Florida Gators transfer completed 120-of-211 passes for 1,526 yards, 11 scores and 10 interceptions. Boston College coaches are high on Murphy's character.
DE Bradon Prate: Prate recorded 62 tackles, 12.5 for a loss, along with 7.5 sacks for Illinois State. Has ideal edge-rush size at 6-4, 265.
OG Collin Rahrig: Showed ability to handle interior rushers in pass protection while at Indiana but is fighting the size battle – he’s listed at 6-2 and 285 pounds, which is too small for an NFL guard. The team captain started 36 games. He’s a smart player who will need to sell Pittsburgh on guard-center versatility.
WR Eli Rogers: Was productive in four seasons at Louisville but never broke out. His highest receiving total for a season was 536 yards, his lowest 454. The 5-foot-10 Rogers likely will compete in the slot. Ability to create separation from defensive backs will be a question.
RB Ross Scheuerman: The 6-foot, 204-pound Scheuerman was often a must-watch player for Lafayette College, producing 3,504 and 31 touchdowns in four seasons, including a resounding 304 yards and three scores in Yankee Stadium for The Rivalry against Lehigh.
OT Kevin Whimpey: Whimpey started 40 games for Utah State over three years, earning All-Mountain West first-team honors in 2014. Led the Aggies with 64 knockdowns. Coach Matt Wells says Whimpey benches nearly 500 pounds. Goodness.
Steelers Undrafted FA signings OT Kevin Whimpey: Whimpey started 40 games for Utah State over three years, earning All-Mountain West first-team honors in 2014. Led the Aggies with 64 knockdowns. Coach Matt Wells says Whimpey benches nearly 500 pounds. Goodness.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sun May 03, 2015 5:56 pm
kirklandrules wrote:
Hawaii 5-0 wrote:
Steelers Undrafted FA signings OT Kevin Whimpey: Whimpey started 40 games for Utah State over three years, earning All-Mountain West first-team honors in 2014. Led the Aggies with 64 knockdowns. Coach Matt Wells says Whimpey benches nearly 500 pounds. Goodness.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sun May 03, 2015 10:20 pm
Hopefully if he's cleared La'el Collins signs here.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sun May 03, 2015 10:43 pm
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Hopefully if he's cleared La'el Collins signs here.
That's a very confusing scenario..... "Not a suspect" but sure seems like one...
kan_t
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sun May 03, 2015 11:11 pm
BlackAndGold wrote:
Hopefully if he's cleared La'el Collins signs here.
That would be too good to be true. It basically means that the Steelers get another 1st round pick.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sun May 03, 2015 11:35 pm
DesertSteel wrote:
BlackAndGold wrote:
Hopefully if he's cleared La'el Collins signs here.
That's a very confusing scenario..... "Not a suspect" but sure seems like one...
Yeah, I have to think teams know something we don't. They do their homework and if he was really just "helping out the police" and had nothing suspicious surrounding him, someone would have taken a chance on him.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Mon May 04, 2015 12:01 am
PhantomJB93 wrote:
DesertSteel wrote:
BlackAndGold wrote:
Hopefully if he's cleared La'el Collins signs here.
That's a very confusing scenario..... "Not a suspect" but sure seems like one...
Yeah, I have to think teams know something we don't. They do their homework and if he was really just "helping out the police" and had nothing suspicious surrounding him, someone would have taken a chance on him.
unless there was a NFL directive from Der Fuhrer telling all teams not to...
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Subject: Re: UDFA Mon May 04, 2015 12:09 am
The best udfa signing was the 34 yr old army green beret long snapper signed out of U Texas, by Seattle. Awesome story.
I don't think teams have to know more than us to have avoided Collins. His pregnant girlfriend is murdered and he runs off to Chicago without having spoken to the police before hand? Then he leaves Chicago to go back and clear his name, but doesn't go straight to the police. Instead he takes several detours? Then his agent says if he's not taken in the first 3 rounds, he'll just re-enter the draft next year?
Assuming you want to ignore the fact that almost every time a pregnant woman is murdered, it's the father of the baby that's guilty. That aside, Collins has made a mess of this by not going right to the police in the first place and clearing himself. Nor did he go straight to the police to clear himself after he acted like a dumbass and skipped town without clearing himself. If he's not a murderer, he's obviously a dumbass who certainly acted guilty.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Tue May 05, 2015 1:08 pm
The 2015 Undrafted All-Stars: Toasting 10 College Football Stars Who Deserved Better NFL Draft Fates
by MATT HINTON
Reese Dismukes, OL, Auburn
Status: Dismukes signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Like Prewitt, Dismukes found his niche early and thrived there, ultimately logging 50 starts at center and earning back-to-back All-SEC nods in 2013 and ’14. As a senior, he was honored as a consensus All-American and the winner of the Rimington Trophy, given to the nation’s best center. Dismukes’s position coach called him “the smartest offensive lineman I have ever coached, by far.” Even scouting reports that dissed Dismukes’s athleticism went out of their way to acknowledge him as a leader in the locker room, where he served as a team captain the past two years.
Given all of that, it’s hard to know how seriously to take late-breaking rumors that Dismukes’s stock fell in part because of questions about his ability to be a good teammate “to all segments of the locker room,” or even what, exactly, that wording was meant to imply. But the murmurs turned out to be prescient, with Dismukes slipping from his forecasted mid- to late-round slot to free agency. Now, the Steelers stand to benefit.
Great film BlackAndGold! Looks like a good pick up to see what he can do in training camp.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Sun May 10, 2015 2:49 am
Finney is truly living the dream
By Mike Prisuta
B.J. Finney was a Steelers fan, and now he's an undrafted rookie fighting for a roster spot.
B.J. Finney had been through the Pittsburgh airport once previously, a couple of seasons back when his Kansas State Wildcats flew in to play at West Virginia.
This time, he made certain to commemorate the occasion.
“I took a picture with Franco Harris’ statue,” Finney proudly reported upon completion of the first practice of Rookie Minicamp. “That was Item No. 1 on the list, so I did it and I sent it to my family.
I think the Dismukes signing is a find. He will challenge for a reserve O line spot and likely end up on the practice squad and replace Dr. Wallace as a backup in 2016.
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Subject: Re: UDFA Fri May 15, 2015 2:18 pm
by Bob Labriola Steelers.com
* It’s always interesting to look over the group of undrafted rookies signed by the Steelers, and only partly because there always seem to be a few of them with interesting stories in their past. But the real reason for not immediately kissing these guys off as nothing more than cannon fodder is the Steelers’ history of giving them real opportunities to make the roster and then make an impact.
* Since 2001, here is a partial list of some of the Steelers’ notable undrafted rookies: Chris Hoke, Keydrick Vincent, James Harrison, Willie Parker, Nate Washington, Greg Warren, Anthony Madison, Darnell Stapleton, Patrick Bailey, Doug Legursky, Ramon Foster, Isaac Redman, and Robert Golden.
* From the 2015 group, here are a few names to remember while sitting on a hillside during another steamy afternoon at Saint Vincent College: Cameron Clear is a 6-foot-5, 277-pound tight end from Texas A&M, who has the look of a guy who might be able to develop into a tight end capable of handling himself on an NFL line of scrimmage; and Miles Dieffenbach, Reese Dismukes, and B.J. Finney all are interior offensive linemen who could have been draft picks.
* Dieffenbach was a full-time starter at guard until he tore his ACL in March 2014, and it was the lingering aftermath of the injury that dropped him from being a Saturday afternoon draft pick to the status of rookie free agent. Dismukes had 50 starts at Auburn and was a two-time team captain, and maybe he wasn’t drafted for some of the same reasons Legursky wasn’t – a bit on the smallish side to handle the Haloti Ngatas of the world who will be lining up on his nose in the NFL. Finney started all 39 games at center from 2012-14 and was a three-time team captain at Kansas State.
* While it seems as though Clear will have a difficult path to a roster spot, what with Heath Miller, Matt Spaeth, Rob Blanchflower, and rookie Jesse James in front of him, the three interior offensive linemen seem to have a more friendly depth chart working in their favor.
* Besides starters Maurkice Pouncey, Ramon Foster, and David DeCastro, the returning interior offensive linemen include just Cody Wallace and Chris Hubbard.
Jul 06, 2015 Jim Wexell Publisher SteelCityInsider.net
Big, physical Steelers tight end has left behind all talk of moving to offensive tackle.
Heath Miller remains a threat and Matt Spaeth remains a blocking force and Jesse James is a big, young fifth-round project and Rob Blanchflower was drafted last year and spent the season on the practice squad.
No wonder Cameron Clear's name isn't mentioned among the Pittsburgh Steelers' tight end candidates.
Oh, but it was.
Todd Haley, the offensive coordinator, mentioned Clear the spring day that assistant coaches were allowed to talk to the media.
"In college you see a lot of the spread offenses," Haley was saying. "But at the same time I think there are enough teams like us that still value tight ends like Heath and Matt Spaeth, who can block and be an integral part of what you are doing -- like our free agent Cameron Clear. He has a big, good-looking body, and he had about (five) catches last year and wasn’t really on the field. It’s just what you value and what you think gives you the best chance to win. I think as long as we are all here, we will value a big tight end that can catch and block."
Clear is a big man with long arms who plays physically and by the end of the spring workout season he was in a very good mood.
"Call me Cam," he started.
He was asked first about his condor-like 82-inch wingspan.
"It's part of my athleticism, being long," he said. "It definitely helps playing tight end, getting blocks and making catches away from my body."
