It might have come as a shock to many NFL insiders, however not prone to Ben DeLuca. The former Bishop Moore standout security survived the the subsequent to final spherical of cuts Tuesday to earn a spot on the Los Angeles Chargers 80-man roster.
NFL groups have till Saturday to complete trimming their rosters to the season restrict of 53 gamers every. DeLuca remains to be trending in the midst of the pack for the subsequent spherical up cuts.
DeLuca has all the time had excessive expectations for himself, even when he was “that scrawny little kid” as a sophomore at Bishop Moore in 2013. He’s not scrawny at 6-foot-1, 202 kilos and he’ll be a back-up sturdy security with the Chargers this season.
Also remaining on a roster, though not as stunning to most, was former Hagerty High star quarterback Jeff Driskel, who remains to be vying for beginning reps with the Houston Texans and incumbent starter Davis Mills, who had an honest rookie season final yr.
Driskel, who performed at Florida and completed his faculty profession with a flurry at Louisiana Tech, is on his fourth NFL roster. He additionally spent final season in Houston, seeing restricted motion. The hole between Mills and Driskel appears to have narrowed, however Texans administration may be very happy with the younger Mills.
Driskel has hung out with Cincinnati, Detroit and Denver. He has seen motion in 16 NFL video games, together with 9 begins and has thrown for two,120 yards, 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions on 202-of-345 passing.
The stunning quantity for Driskel is that he’s been sacked 38 instances, which is uncommon for a quarterback who has all the time been such a gifted runner. His expertise and confidence ought to permit him higher determination making in holding onto the soccer too lengthy, and deciding to duck out of stress extra usually.
Deluca was known as as much as the Chargers roster in December final season and performed in three video games. He signed an $885,000 one-year contract at the moment.
The Texans at present have three quarterbacks on the roster. Kyle Allen has entered COVID protocol and won’t be obtainable within the season opener if he stays with the staff.
There have been additionally some not so lucky gamers failing to make the reduce Tuesday. It appeared as if former Timber Creek and FSU star working again Jacques Patrick may make the roster for the defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals, however he was waived Tuesday. He will possible find yourself with a spot on the Bengals observe squad until one other staff picks him up by way of the waiver course of..
Also lacking the reduce have been two former UCF offensive linemen Wyatt Miller and Cole Schneider, in addition to former South Sumter High and Colorado linebacker Carson Wells.
The San Francisco 49ers positioned sixth-round draft choose Kalia Davis of UCF on ithe Physically Unable to Perform listing, which requires him to overlook the staff’s first 4 video games.
Former FSU receiver Auden Tate was reduce by the Falcons, the New York Jets launched former Gators kicker Eddy Pineiro and former UF cornerback Duke Dawson was positioned on injured reserve by the Carolina Panthers.
This story originated at orlandosentinel.com. Chris Hays is a senior sports activities author who covers highschool soccer, faculty soccer and recruiting, the NFL and the Orlando Magic for the Sentinel. He could be reached at [email protected].
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