Jets | Woodhead signs Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:52:02 -0700 Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports the New York Jets have signed undrafted free-agent RB Danny Woodhead (Chadron State). Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Awesome!! I'll be rooting for him:beer:
Wow that's pretty cool as I think he and Campbell were the senitimental picks everybody wanted their team to make. Is he good enough to play in the NFL? Not likely but hey you never know.
So maybe he was talking to the Jets when he was shown on ESPN on the phone during the last couple of picks..
He has the opportunity to come to the Jets and be a return specialist and a 3rd-down type back. Sort of like Leon Washington's backup.
who knows? but this kid has as good a shot as any right? Could he be the Re-incarnation of Wayne Chrebet in RB form? You can't say that if he makes the final roster the fans in the stands won't love him like they loved Chrebet... Also when do we hear about all of the UDFA's we have signed?
He is little and fast but he's a special athlete. He's the new Wayne Chrebet, who was little and slow but a very special athlete nonetheless.
Just like with Chrebet when he was a UDFA, you can't expect him to be a star. We got very lucky with Wayne. Maybe we strike gold twice, maybe we don't. With his speed, he could be a very good special teams player, if we can teach him to tackle. At the same time, he might not make it out of training camp.
Jets Already signing Undrafted = NCAA career rushing leader Jets | Woodhead signs Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:52:02 -0700 Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports the New York Jets have signed undrafted free-agent RB Danny Woodhead (Chadron State). Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Chadron State running back Danny Woodhead, the NCAA's career rushing leader, signed a free-agent deal with the New York Jets on Sunday night, according to the player and his agent. Agent Chris Gittings said he and Woodhead thought the Jets were a good fit after teams passed on the 5-foot-7 1/2 running back during the draft, mostly because of his size. Woodhead ran for 7,962 yards in four seasons for the Division II school in western Nebraska. Terms of the deal for the two-time Harlon Hill Trophy winner were not immediately disclosed, and the Jets would not confirm the signing. "I'm more than happy with what I got," Woodhead said. Woodhead, who worked out in the weeks leading up to the draft in his hometown of North Platte, wasn't invited to February's scouting combine and wasn't among the 27 running backs drafted. But he was impressive during his pro day in Lincoln, running a 40-yard dash that was timed between 4.33 and 4.38 seconds, recording a vertical jump of 38 1/2 inches and bench-pressing 225 pounds 20 times. Woodhead will be competing for a roster spot at a position that already includes Thomas Jones, Leon Washington and Jesse Chatman. The Jets have played a number of undrafted free agents in recent years, including guard Brandon Moore, punter Ben Graham, wide receiver Wallace Wright, fullback Stacy Tutt, tight end Joe Kowalewski and defensive lineman Mike DeVito. "We're the land of opportunity," general manager Mike Tannenbaum said in his draft wrapup news conference Sunday night. Gittings said it was frustrating that other small running backs were considered better draft prospects than Woodhead. Rutgers' Ray Rice is 5-8 and was taken by Baltimore in the second round, while Georgia's 5-9 Thomas Brown was drafted by Atlanta in the sixth. Also drafted were Michigan's Mike Hart (listed just under 5-9) and California's Justin Forsett (5-8). Asked whether he thought size matters in the NFL, Woodhead said: "I don't, but you're also talking to a 5-7 1/2, 200-pound running back." Don Beebe went to Chadron State D3 Eric Olson, of The Associated Press, reports Chadron State RB Danny Woodhead impressed at his Pro Day. Woodhead posted between a 4.33 and 4.38 40-yard dash, a 38 1/2-inch vertical jump and completed 20 repetitions on the 225-pound bench press. He was not invited to the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine in February.
