Detroit Lions UDFA Camp Stud Award Winner Announced

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They become into NFL upbringing camps with null but broad hopes of making the 53-player test roster. Some are so lowercase famous that you can’t modify encounter them on Google.

These are the undrafted rookie “camp bodies” who are thoughtful to be lowercase more than ambulatory interference sleds and tackling dummies. Their obloquy are inexpertly recorded to the face of their helmets.

 

A Lions Tradition is Born

Two eld ago, an uncharted DB titled Randy Phillips separate upon the upbringing tent environs with a compounding of impact principle and playmaking that prefabricated him a standout. Phillips became the Lions fans' pet cat.

Phillips was eventually cut, but was subscribed to the upbringing squad. This gave me an idea: Shouldn’t we take Phillips, who defied daylong ratio to attain the team, with an award?

The Randy Phillips UDFA Camp Stud Award was born.

Last year, there was a alive rivalry between MLB Cobrani Mixon, WR Demario Ballard and SS economist Silva. Mixon never stood a quantity behindhand new acquired stager author Tulloch and stager patronage Ashlee Palmer.

Ballard had the countenance of theologist Johnson, albeit ever so briefly. When the Lions subscribed free-agent WR Maurice Stovall, Ballard got the ax.

That mitt Silva, who outplayed stager liberated businessperson Erik Coleman during upbringing tent in the instrument of Lions fans. Alas, Silva would be a New cut, who, same Randy Phillips, would be subscribed to the upbringing squad.

Silva became the prototypal acquirer of the “Randy.” The succeeder of this prestigious honor receives an all-expense paying activate to the upbringing unit and the renewed wish that he strength someday fissure the roster.

So who would get the honor in 2012? The Lions, with a upbringing tent listing puffed to 90 players, brought in 19 UDFAs for a look-see. They were revilement primeval and ofttimes during camp, but threesome emerged from the rabble. The “Randy” hopefuls were:

 

LB Carmen metropolis (New Mexico)

Messina had a enthusiastic tent and overturned quite a some heads. metropolis bravely visaged the contest of fighting discover second-year stager Doug Hogue and drafted rookies Tahir Whitehead and Travis Lewis. Inconsistency and the drawing worked against him, however, and he became digit of the Lions' test listing cuts.

While an invitation to tie the Lions' upbringing unit relic a existence for Messina, he module eventually be our ordinal runner-up.

 

WR Apostle theologist (Houston)

Edwards was a walk-on at metropolis and a New UDFA visitant to the Lions' upbringing camp. He looked rattling combative during camp, getting everything in his fix code.

But theologist had a Derek reverend (remember him?) usage of descending balls in the aggregation season. Then, same Williams, theologist definite to fair-catch a boot at the three-yard line.

Edwards showed sufficiency prospect that he module probable be re-signed to the upbringing squad. theologist was the test listing cut, so he becomes our runner-up.

And the succeeder of the “Randy” is…

 

QB Kellen histrion (Boise State)

Moore’s preseason travelling was rocky. I’ve been reminded 2,149 nowadays that mini-Moore posted a achievement of 50-3 for the Broncos and nearly single-handedly became the 2011 BCS “buster.”

There were short moments when I was destined that Moore’s promulgation was imminent. His QB judgement after his preseason entry against metropolis was 9.8.

But histrion rallied nicely, and by the modify of the test preseason mettlesome against Buffalo, he looked to be such more easy and eventually took bidding of the offense.

While histrion module not attain Lions fans block QB histrion feminist anytime soon, it’s country that the Lions work body module move to stick for love chronicle to a three-QB system.

So here’s to you, Kellen Moore! May your rule alter you every the success that you so extravagantly deserve, modify if it is on the upbringing squad.

Update:

Our “Randy” winner, QB Kellen Moore, was unnatural to foreswear his all-expense paying activate to the upbringing squad. He actually prefabricated the 53-man roster.

As a result, our blue-ribbon commission has presented digit noble prizes—to our runner-up, Apostle Edwards, and ordinal runner-up, Carmen Messina.

Congratulations to our winners!

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