undrafted

[uhn-draft-id]

adjective

1. Sports.,  not under contract with a specific team.

2. (especially of legislation) not yet put in written form.

3. not conscripted for military service.

Example Sentences

He rooted for the Thunder as a kid, when Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were chasing a championship, and he watched in recent years as second-round picks or undrafted players like Aaron Wiggins and Alex Caruso evolved into cornerstones of the roster.

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Landman, 27, is a fourth-year pro who played in college at Colorado and signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent.

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Landman, veteran Troy Reeder, second-year pro Omar Speights and rookie Shaun Dolac all were undrafted free agents.

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But after a brief, unremarkable turn as an undrafted free agent in the NFL, he realized his future lay in business, not on the field.

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Nikko Reed, whom the Chargers signed as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon, got his “feet wet” two weeks ago against the Tennessee Titans before being thrust into action against Aaron Rodgers and Steelers.

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