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  • Eight Spartans sign NFL free-agent deals

  • Riley Bullough, Josiah Price land early deals

    Michigan State had just two players picked in the 2017 NFL Draft: Defensive lineman Malik McDowell in the second round and safety Montae Nicholson in the fourth round. But several more former Spartans will find their way to training camps later this year, as undrafted free agents.

    Source: MLive.com

  • A look at Michigan State’s NFL Draft prospects

    Michigan State has produced nine draft picks combined in the last two drafts. When the 2017 NFL Draft starts later this week, the program’s average could be coming down.Michigan State only has one player who is truly a good bet to be picked this weekend, in former defensive lineman Malik McDowell. Past that, they have a smattering of potential mid-round picks, late-round picks and players who will likely look to earn their shot as an undrafted free agent.

    Source: MLive.com

  • R.J. Shelton’s NFL confidence ‘very high’

    Through all the testing, measurements and interviews R.J. Shelton will endure in his bid to make the NFL, he quickly stripped down the challenge he faces. “You can be the fastest, the shortest, the highest jumper,” the former Michigan State receiver said after pro day in East Lansing last week, “but at the end of the day, you got to go mano a mano with that guy and beat him every play.”

    Source: MLive.com

  • R.J. Shelton, Prescott Line work toward NFL dream

    R.J. Shelton arrived at Michigan State as a running back. His transition to receiver was swift. And he’s hoping his versatility will land him an NFL job someday soon. “Anything that you can do to be that utility guy,” Shelton said last week. “You gotta line up in the backfield, play slot, play outside, it just gives you more – I wouldn’t say a chance, but just an opportunity to help a team, to better a team and be dynamic and explosive and give defenses problems with matchups.”

    Source: Detroit Free Press

  • Quotes From MSU Football Pro Day

    Several former Michigan State football players spoke to the media following MSU’s Pro Day on Wednesday, March 22 at the MSU Duffy Daugherty Indoor Practice Facility.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site

  • Draft process starts at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl for three former Michigan State players

    After spending a week in the presence of former NFL coaches and scouts, three former Michigan State players are starting to get an idea of their former schools’ standing in the pros.Linebacker Riley Bullough, wide receiver R.J. Shelton and tight end Jamal Lyles are spending the week in Southern California as participants in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, a postseason game for draft-eligible college football seniors.

    Source: MLive.com

  • Three Spartans Scheduled to Play in Saturdays NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

    Linebacker Riley Bullough, tight end Jamal Lyles and wide receiver R.J. Shelton will showcase their talents in the sixth annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 21. The game will be televised live on FS1 at 4 p.m. ET.

    Source: Michigan State Official Athletic Site