Four FAU Football Players Extend their Football Playing Careers

Last Friday, Trey Hendrickson became the first Florida Atlantic University defensive lineman drafted by the NFL in the program’s 16 seasons. He became the seventh FAU player selected in the last nine NFL Drafts and the 37th Owl to extend their playing career by signing either an NFL or CFL contract.

One day later, the number of FAU players to extend their football playing careers moved to 40. Offensive lineman Dillon DeBoer signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. Former Wake Forest quarterback and FAU tight end Tyler Cameron accepted a mini-camp workout with the Baltimore Ravens and defensive lineman Shalom Ogbonda did the same with the New York Jets.

Ten former FAU players entered the week prior to the 2017 draft on NFL teams, including 2016 graduate Sharrod Neasman, who signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons and was a member of the 2017 Super Bowl squad.

Current Owls in the NFL

Alfred Morris (Dallas Cowboys)
Keith Reaser (San Francisco 49ers)
Randell Johnson (New York Jets)
Adarius Glanton (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
D’Joun Smith (Tennessee Titans)
Brandin Bryant (New York Jets)
Trevon Coley (Cleveland Browns)
Sharrod Neasman (Atlanta Falcons)
Cre’von Leblanc (Chicago Bears)
Lucky Whitehead (Dallas Cowboys)
Trey Hendrickson (New Orleans Saints)
Dillon DeBoer (Los Angles Chargers)
Tyler Cameron (Baltimore Ravens)
Shalom Ogbonda (New York Jets)