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Thirteen Former Southern Miss Football Players Set to Open in NFL Preseason Camps
7/22/2019 2:57:00 PM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Thirteen former Southern Miss football players report this week to National Football League training camps as they continue their football player careers.
In that total, there is one undrafted free agent, Picasso Nelson, Jr., from last year's squad. Nelson will vie for a spot on the Jacksonville Jaguars defensive backfield this summer.
Eleven different squads currently hold a Southern Miss player on its roster as both the San Francisco 49ers (Tarvarius Moore, Nick Mullens) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Demar Dotson, Rakeem Nunez-Roches) have two players each.
Here is a look at the entire list of Southern Miss players heading into camp with a roster spot:
Player, Pos., Team (Training Camp (Rookie - Vet Open Dates)
Cornell Armstrong, CB, Miami Dolphins (Davie, Fla. - Veterans, 7/24)
Jamie Collins, LB, New England Patriots (Foxborough, Mass. - Veterans, 7/24)
Demar Dotson, OT, Tampa Bay Bucs (Tampa, Fla. - Veterans, 7/25)
Rashod Hill, OT, Minnesota Vikings (Eagan, Minn. - Veterans, 7/25)
Tarvarius Moore, DB, San Francisco 49ers (Santa Clara, Calif. - Veterans, 7/26)
Nick Mullens, QB, San Francisco 49ers (Santa Clara, Calif. - Veterans, 7/26)
Picasso Nelson, Jr., DB, Jacksonville Jaguars (Jacksonville, Fla. - Rookies, 7/22)
Kalan Reed, CB, Seattle Seahawks (Renton, Wash. - Veterans, 7/24)
Jalen Richard, RB, Oakland Raiders (Napa, Calif. - Veterans, 7/26)
Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DT, Tampa Bay Bucs (Tampa, Fla. - Veterans, 7/25)
Ito Smith, RB, Atlanta Falcons (Flowery Branch, Ga. - Veterans, 7/21)
Mike Thomas, WR, Los Angeles Rams (Irvine, Calif. - Veterans, 7/26)
Cameron Tom, C, New Orleans Saints (Metairie, La. - Veterans, 7/25)
In that total, there is one undrafted free agent, Picasso Nelson, Jr., from last year's squad. Nelson will vie for a spot on the Jacksonville Jaguars defensive backfield this summer.
Eleven different squads currently hold a Southern Miss player on its roster as both the San Francisco 49ers (Tarvarius Moore, Nick Mullens) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Demar Dotson, Rakeem Nunez-Roches) have two players each.
Here is a look at the entire list of Southern Miss players heading into camp with a roster spot:
Player, Pos., Team (Training Camp (Rookie - Vet Open Dates)
Cornell Armstrong, CB, Miami Dolphins (Davie, Fla. - Veterans, 7/24)
Jamie Collins, LB, New England Patriots (Foxborough, Mass. - Veterans, 7/24)
Demar Dotson, OT, Tampa Bay Bucs (Tampa, Fla. - Veterans, 7/25)
Rashod Hill, OT, Minnesota Vikings (Eagan, Minn. - Veterans, 7/25)
Tarvarius Moore, DB, San Francisco 49ers (Santa Clara, Calif. - Veterans, 7/26)
Nick Mullens, QB, San Francisco 49ers (Santa Clara, Calif. - Veterans, 7/26)
Picasso Nelson, Jr., DB, Jacksonville Jaguars (Jacksonville, Fla. - Rookies, 7/22)
Kalan Reed, CB, Seattle Seahawks (Renton, Wash. - Veterans, 7/24)
Jalen Richard, RB, Oakland Raiders (Napa, Calif. - Veterans, 7/26)
Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DT, Tampa Bay Bucs (Tampa, Fla. - Veterans, 7/25)
Ito Smith, RB, Atlanta Falcons (Flowery Branch, Ga. - Veterans, 7/21)
Mike Thomas, WR, Los Angeles Rams (Irvine, Calif. - Veterans, 7/26)
Cameron Tom, C, New Orleans Saints (Metairie, La. - Veterans, 7/25)
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