ALBANY in NFL

[SupaDane]

Anyone know if we have players with NFL interest in the draft?

Is Barksdale still in the League?

[danefan]

We won't have anyone drafted this year.

 

Barksdale ended last year with the Cardinals.

 

Andre Coleman ended last year with the Chargers.

 

I'm pretty sure they had a pro-day on March 23rd, but I haven't heard anything about the results.

[uafootballLI]

I know Nicomini ran in the 4.5's on his pro day, and put up some other pretty solid numbers. I can see him getting signed as a Undrafted free-agent after the Draft is done.

[UAalum72]

David McCarty was invited to Tampa Bay's rookie mini-camp this weekend, reported last night on TV-13 and in McGuire's T-U blog

[danefan]

Intersting choice for him - he'll be competing directly with James Mallory from CCSU.

[danefan]

Dave Casale signed a free agent contract with Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes.

[Dane96]

Not a bad team to play for...and nice home digs.

[danefan]

McGuire's blog entry.

http://blog.timesuni...-montreal/7628/

 

Still hopeful that Nicomini will find a home somewhere.

[DanesRGood]

Any update on McCarty's time at Bucs Rookie Mini-Camp? I did lots of searching and spoke to a couple friends in the Tampa area but got nothing.

[danefan]

We should probably find out today.

 

Morris said that he would meet with the coaching staff and general manager Mark Dominik to choose some of the try-out players to sign to the team. The Bucs are likely to make their decisions and announce the signings on Monday.

 

http://www.pewterreport.com/articles/view/6998

 

 

No specific news on McCarty though.

[danefan]

And it doesn't look like he got signed.

 

http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=7689&trid=home

 

In addition to Pasco, the Buccaneers also inked Nebraska wide receiver Chris Brooks, Texas A&M guard Lee Grimes, Rutgers defensive end George Johnson and Clemson fullback Rendrick Taylor.

 

 

[DanesRGood]

Thanks. I kind of knew he wouldn't be signed by them but thought maybe there would be some news on how he did. An update would be a good story for someone at the Times Union to follow up on and speak with David about it.

[danefan]

Thanks. I kind of knew he wouldn't be signed by them but thought maybe there would be some news on how he did. An update would be a good story for someone at the Times Union to follow up on and speak with David about it.

 

Yeah, that would be nice, but I wouldn't hold your breath. The only hope for that to happen is if Mark McGuire is interested. Singleas certainly isn't.

[danefan]

And Fox23 delivers

 

http://www.fox23news.com/sports/custom/localsports/story/Tampa-Bay-Camp-Ends-Early-for-LaSalles-McCarty/lbruStU5YUeWTQf5L_oFCQ.cspx

 

While former high school teammate Scott Sicko got singled out in a positive way by Dallas coach Wade Phillips durning his mini-camp, David McCarty never got the same opportunity in Tampa Bay Buccaneers camp.

 

"I did not get the opportunity to do anything," McCarty told us today.

 

That because of a irregularity in a test taken on the former Section II all-stars heart during the routine pre-camp physical.

 

"It was something odd with my heart so they released me," McCarty said. "They said it very well could have just been nerves or stress causing the problem. I was very nervous."

 

McCarty said the Bucs told him to go home and get checked out by his own physician, which he'll do tomorrow. He has never had any heart issues of any kind prior to this test, which leads him to believe it was nerves related.

 

"They said they'd give me a call later on to see how things are," McCarty said indicating he could get another shot with the Buccaneers at a later date.

 

Hopefully it was really just related to the nerves.

[DanesRGood]

That sucks. Hopefully he is OK and can get a shot with the Bucs or another team.