University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Panthers in the NFL
7/29/2011 1:00:00 AM | Football
A total of nine former UNI football players will be taking part in NFL training camps as they open this week.
Brad Meester Jacksonville Jaguars C 12th season
161 career games for the Jaguars over 11 seasons, starting every game he has played in ... longest-tenured active Jaguar ... owns team-record streak of 92 straight starts ... first center chosen in the 2000 draft, selected with the 60th overall pick.
Benny Sapp Miami Dolphins CB 8th season
Played in 102 career games for the Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings and now Miami Dolphins ... 210 career tackles and six interceptions ... saw action in all 16 games for Miami last year, starting five times ... signed with Kansas City as an undrafted free agent in 2004.
Brandon Keith Arizona Cardinals OT 4th season
Played in 13 games over the past two seasons for Arizona, starting nine times in 2010 ... drafted by the Cardinals in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Chad Rinehart Buffalo Bills G 4th season
Played in four games for Buffalo in 2010, starting the final three contests of the season ... selected by the Washington Redskins in the third round (96th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Austin Howard Philadelphia Eagles OT 2nd season
Played in four games for Philadelphia in 2010, earning a start in the regular-season finale ... signed with the Eagles as a rookie free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft ... the only Eagles undrafted rookie to make the 53-man roster at the start of the season.
James Ruffin Cincinnati Bengals DE 2nd season
Signed to the Bengals practice squad on Nov. 2, 2010, where he finished the season ... originally signed with Tampa Bay as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft.
Quentin Scott Oakland Raiders LB 2nd season
Signed to the Raiders practice squad on Sept. 23, 2010 ... signed with the Chicago Bears as a rookie free agent after the 2010 NFL Draft.
Schuylar Oordt St. Louis Rams TE 1st season
Signed with St. Louis as an undrafted free agent on July 26, 2011.
Ryan Mahaffey Baltimore Ravens TE 1st season
Signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent on July 26, 2011.
