9 former Steelers will take part in the NFL Veteran Combine

[katmandu]

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Kaboly: 9 former Steelers will take part in the NFL Veteran Combine

March 12, 2015 by Mark Kaboly

Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert made it known that he’s not very interested in the newly created NFL Veteran Combine – an event that gives free agents a chance to work out in front of team personnel.
Well, that same sentiment doesn’t go for more than a handful of former Steelers.


The NFL Veteran Combine will be held on March 22 at the Arizona Cardinals’ practice facility in Tempe, Ariz., with nine of the 103 participants being former Steelers.


The list includes:
* OL Mike Golic (In camp with Steelers in 2013)
* OL Graham Pocic (In camp with Steelers in 2014)
* CB Jordan Sullen (Steelers practice squad in 2014)
* LB Brian Rolle (In camp with Steelers in 2013)
* LB Vic So’oto (In camp with Steelers in 2014)
* QB Jerrod Johnson (In camp with Steelers in 2012)
* QB Brendon Kay (In camp with Steelers in 2014)
* RB Felix Jones (Played in 16 games with the Steelers in 2013)
* TE Eric Waters (In camp with Steelers in 2014)


Other local connections scheduled to participate are former Pitt cornerback Aaron Berry and former California (Pa.) receiver Thomas Mayo.


“Most of these guys that go to the veteran combine have been in at camp,” Colbert said in January about the event. “They’ve been veterans. They’ve been practice squad players or they’ve been active players. So what they do in a workout I’m not really interested in. I just want to see what they did when they did have their chance to be NFL players.”


In the past, most veteran free agents would have to wait for a team to call for a workout or a visit. Some veterans have been included in the NFL’s regional combines held for draft-eligible players, too. The Veteran Combine will streamline that into one time and one location.
Other notables set to participate are: LB Michael Sam, DL Adam Carriker, RB Michael Bush, RB Mikel LeShoure and DL Jamaal Anderson.




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[Dwinsgames]

DL Adam Carriker, RB Michael Bush, RB Mikel LeShoure , LB Vic So’oto all have value IMO

[tube517]

Watch the NFLN will devote a whole week with pre-combine interview shows, life stories and YES! a pre, halftime and post combine concert featuring 80 year old has been crypt keeper led rock bands and some bland pop singers.

[ALLD]

Felix Jones for real? How many times did he get gonged on the head to think somebody would pay him $ to walk into a football stadium unless he was selling t-shirts or peanuts?

[Godfather]

I agree with Colbert--we can look at the film.

The exception would be players coming off an injury. I can see the use for teams holding a collective workout for those players so we can see if their skills are still intact.