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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox
Okay let me rephrase then.
Guys that aren't big names or high in the draft.
I mean really if they were undrafted they weren't high anyway.
What brought up this question was that I've read that some UDFAs have been cut already!
I can't imagine UDFA contracts having any sort of bonus signing if they are still having to "audition" for the team to see if they make it!
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Most guys that simply get "camp invites" aren't getting much in the way of bonus money. Those are the guys you are seeing getting cut. Teams have so many roster spots to fill, and they need certain numbers in each position to fill out practice squads to scrimmage against. That's why teams right now will have at least 4 if not 5 quarterbacks. They are mostly practice arms to throw passes in inter-mural scrimmages.
But there are plenty of guys that teams scramble for that are un-drafted. Every team will usually end up with a couple of those guys hanging on the roster. Sometimes it is easier to make a team as an UDFA than as a low round draft pick. The more in demand guys are at least very likely to get on practice squads. They are usually guys with either high athleticism but very rough technique, or they lack athleticism but are very fundamentally sound.