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AS OF THIS MORNING. Iowa had a total of three players drafted in this year's NFL Draft. Five other Hawkeyes will have the opportunity to make a team as free agents. We're still waiting to hear on others. B.J. Lowery, Mike Meyer, Don Shumpert and Jordan Cotton could get a shot to make a team this summer. There's news all over the web about those that have received a phone call from an NFL team. Let's see what the web has to say.
FIRST, WE COVERED EVERYBODY.
- C.J. Fiedorowicz was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round
- Christian Kirksey was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round
- Anthony Hitchens was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round
- James Morris signed with the New England Patriots after the draft
- Brett Van Sloten signed with the Baltimore Ravens after the draft
- Conor Boffeli signed with the Minnesota Vikings after the draft
- Tanner Miller signed with the Green Bay Packers after the draft
- Casey Kreiter signed with the Dallas Cowboys after the draft
HOW ABOUT SOME DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS:
Hawkeye highlights of 2014 NFL Draft pick TE CJ Fiedorowicz! #GoHawks #Swarm2014 https://t.co/cPI1r9Leuo
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) May 10, 2014
Hawkeye highlights of 2014 NFL Draft pick LB @chriskirksey20 ! #GoHawks #Swarm2014 https://t.co/zQA6aJnCVr
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) May 10, 2014
Hawkeye highlights of 2014 NFL Draft pick LB @AnthonyHitchens! #GoHawks #Swarm2014 https://t.co/3LEakHopkv
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) May 10, 2014
FIEDOROWICZ WAS HAVING A PARTY WHEN HIS PHONE RANG. He was back in Illinois, surrounded by friends and family when the Texans gave him a call. Watch as C.J. learns he'll soon be an NFL tight end.
THERE'S VIDEO OF ANTHONY HITCHENS TOO. Here's video of the call Hitchens received from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
WE HAVE OTHER HAWKEYE NEWS TOO. Here's some tweets to get you up to speed.
#Panthers will move veteran safety Charles Godfrey to cornerback: http://t.co/i5DRv5rDsy pic.twitter.com/YrM1BRLdoT
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 10, 2014
Excited to be participating in the NBA Combine next week. Take advantage of the opportunities given to you no matter what your doing in life
— Devyn Marble (@DMarble4) May 10, 2014
#qctimes Former Iowa basketball player Kyle Meyer announces he will transfer to Eastern Florida State, a Brevard Co junior college
— Steve Batterson (@sbatt79) May 8, 2014
It's official ... the next girls basketball coach at Linn-Mar is ... Jaime Printy. #iahsbkb
— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) May 7, 2014
Iowa OL commits Landan and Levi Paulsen have been nominated for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Big dudes, love to compete.
— marcmorehouse (@marcmorehouse) May 9, 2014
OTHER LINKS:
- New Cowboys LB moved away from home to avoid going to a high school 'that wasn't the best for me'
- Clearview HS grad, Iowa LB Anthony Hitchins taken by Dallas Cowboys
- Morris, Van Sloten, Boffeli agree to free-agent deals
- Hitchens said only contact he had with Cowboys was at combine, with a scout he can't remember
- Hitchens receives call of a lifetime from Dallas
- Cleveland tabs Kirksey
- Baseball: Illinois Drops Iowa in Series Opener
- Meet the Herkys
- Fiedorowicz goes to Houston
- Four Downs - The Offensive Line (post-spring)
- Four Downs - The Tight ends (post-spring)
- Four Downs - The Wide Receivers (post-spring)
- Four Downs - The Running Backs (post-spring)
- Four Downs - The Quarterbacks (post-spring)
- PTL opens play June 19
- Video: Iowa QB Jake Rudock
- CIC: Iowa Baseball Adds 5 for 2015
- Grapplers continue to grieve over loss of Dave Schultz
- Kirk, Mary Ferentz to highlight children's health care