free agents

[Nacho]

Do any of our guys have a chance to be signed as free agents? Villoria? Others?

[SMUFan]

I hear Vic Viloria is going to take a full year to get his neck healthy and then try to earn a free-agent tryout next year.

Hampton should get a shot (Coach Bennett has been quoted more than once saying he could play in the NFL, if he gets in to the right system). And I think Kris Briggs might get a shot. Nothing official yet, though.

[petures]

Hampton signed a free-agent contract with Tennessee. The deal will be completed tomorrow. He told me mini-camps start this weekend and he is just thankful an opportunity came. I hope I speak for a large population by saying Good Luck, John!

[MustangKurt20]

Tennessee has been kind to SMU the past couple of years. Hopefully John will catch on there.

Kurt

[Pony4Life]

Hopefully Hamp will make the team and Kevin Aldridge will get off the practice squad, or whatever they call it. Two Ponies on the same team - good luck, fellas!

[Corso]

Some others who are familiar to fans in this part of the world:

Ex-Baylor WR Reggie Newhouse signed with the Arizona Cardinals
Ex-Oklahoma WR Antwone Savage signed with the Arizona Cardinals
Ex-Texas Tech LB Lawrence Flugence signed with the Carolina Panthers
Ex-Colorado State RB Cecil Sapp signed with the Denver Broncos
Ex-LaTech RB Joe Smith signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars
QB Josh Blankenship (isn't he the one from Tulsa?) signed with the Miami Dolphins
Ex-Kansas WR Byron Gasaway signed with the Philadelphia Eagles
Ex-Nebraska RB Dahrran Diedrick signed with the San Diego Chargers
Ex-TCU LB LaMarcus McDonald signed with the San Diego Chargers

Fewer than half the NFL teams announced their free-agent signings, so there should be more familiar names out tomorrow or the next day.

[Silk]

Congratulations John!

Somehow I assume he'll attach himself to Frank Wychek the minute he gets to Tennessee. Not a bad guy to learn from.