The road to the NFL has many stops for some players. They are involved in numerous roster transactions before they ever stick around. Troy Brown was like that. It's harder for an undrafted player.
Ross Ventrone is the classic example after not being drafted in 2010. The Pats thought of using the final pick of the entire draft to select him, but instead he was signed as a free agent.
His career is an interesting summary of player transactions:
Played the first pre-season game against the Saints before being waived on Aug 15, 2010.
Signed on Aug 23, 2010. Played the final two pre-season games before being released in the final cut on Sept 4.
Signed to the Practice squad on Oct 19, 2010
Signed a Futures Contract on Jan 18, 2011
First game played against Buffalo. Released on Oct 1, 2011
Signed to the Practice Squad Oct 4, 2011
Future actions to be determined.
His brother Ray followed the same path. He seems to have found a home with the Cleveland Browns. It remains to to be seen what the future holds for Ross.
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