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per the AP:
Even in those good seasons of the past for the Gophers, the secondary was often, well, secondary. In the last 30 NFL drafts, Minnesota has had seven defensive backs selected, and safety Tyrone Carter (2000) was the only one whose pro career was remarkable. But two of those, safety Brock Vereen and safety Cedric Thompson, have come in the last two years.
With cornerbacks Briean Boddy-Calhoun and Eric Murray and safeties Damarius Travis and Antonio Johnson, barring injuries that streak is almost sure to continue next spring. With Vereen with the Chicago Bears and Thompson with the Miami Dolphins, the current Gophers have some friends to follow.
"I bled with those guys. I sweat with those guys every single day," Boddy-Calhoun said. "And when I first got here it was like a dream to go to the NFL. Playing with some teammates that are in the NFL, it's a reality now."
http://www.foxsports.com/north/stor...ndary-ready-to-prove-worth-against-tcu-083115
Go Gophers!!
Even in those good seasons of the past for the Gophers, the secondary was often, well, secondary. In the last 30 NFL drafts, Minnesota has had seven defensive backs selected, and safety Tyrone Carter (2000) was the only one whose pro career was remarkable. But two of those, safety Brock Vereen and safety Cedric Thompson, have come in the last two years.
With cornerbacks Briean Boddy-Calhoun and Eric Murray and safeties Damarius Travis and Antonio Johnson, barring injuries that streak is almost sure to continue next spring. With Vereen with the Chicago Bears and Thompson with the Miami Dolphins, the current Gophers have some friends to follow.
"I bled with those guys. I sweat with those guys every single day," Boddy-Calhoun said. "And when I first got here it was like a dream to go to the NFL. Playing with some teammates that are in the NFL, it's a reality now."
http://www.foxsports.com/north/stor...ndary-ready-to-prove-worth-against-tcu-083115
Go Gophers!!