FOXBORO, MA – DECEMBER 21: Kurt Warner #13 of the Arizona Cardinals hands the ball teammate Edgerrin James #32 against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on December 21, 2008 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Patriots won 47-7. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
It's hard to believe the 2023 NFL draft has come and gone. Sometimes it's better to go undrafted and sign with whatever NFL team you wish. Today we will look at a list of players who the NFL overlooked on draft weekend. However, this list will include undrafted free agents who made it big in the NFL on Wiki-Pete-ia today on the Shemon and Sheppard Show.
It is amazing how much importance is put on the NFL draft. Team's jockey for the best players available. Some teams desperately need superstars to help them. Others have glaring needs at certain positions. Still, other team's have the luxury of adding depth or they just take the best available player at a certain slot. Some teams look like they have no plan and are just hoping for the best.
Then, there is the fringe player. He might be projected to go late in the draft or he might be undrafted. For those players it's almost better to be undrafted and pick and chose which team to sign with. Sure the money is $100,000 or less but once in a while those players stick. Some even make it big.
Undrafted Free Agents who made it big in the NFL is our Wiki-Pete-ia quiz today. Here is the list of questions and answers for those of you who want to play along. Good luck.
-Craig Shemon
ESPN Southwest Florida
1. THIS QB OUT OF NORTHERN IOWA BECAME A TWO-TIME MVP AND SUPER BOWL WINNER?
A: KURT WARNER
2. THIS BUCKEYE WENT UNDRAFTED AND SIGNED WITH THE BROWNS AS AN OT AND K. HIS NICKNAME WAS "THE TOE.?"
A: LOU THE TOE GROZA
3. THIS QB OUT OF WASHINGTON IS NOW A HALL OF FAMER?
A: WARREN MOON
4. THIS DT WAS SIGNED BY THE VIKINGS AND HAD 137.5 SACKS ON HIS WAY TO THE HOF?
A: JOHN RANDLE
5. THIS EASTERN ILLINOIS PRODUCT WON 2 PLAYOFF GAMES AS A 12 YEAR STARTER FOR THE COWBOYS?
A: TONY ROMO
6. THIS BIG TE ALSO PLAYED HOOPS FOR KENT STATE BEFORE STARING WITH THE CHARGERS?
A: ANTONIO GATES
7. ANOTHER UNDRAFTED STAR OUT OF KENT STATE WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST HITTING OLB IN THE LEAGUE AND WON 2 SB'S WITH THE STEELERS?
A: JAMES HARRISON
8. THIS HOG OUT OF LOUISVILLE WON 3 SB'S WITH WASHINGTON?
A: JOE JACOBY
9. THIS UNDRAFTED TEXAS RB LED THE LEAGUE IN RUSHING IN 2001?
A: PRIEST HOLMES
10. THIS UNDRAFTED KICKER PLAYED 20 YEARS WITH THE COLTS AND PATRIOTS?
A: ADAM VINATIERI
