Monday, May 04, 2015

Whimpey, now playing Offensive Tackle

Joey Porter's Pit Bulls is always interested to see what gems may emerge from the list of undrafted free agents (UFAs) signed immediately after each year's draft. This year, clearly, we have some winners.

With the memory of the departed offensive lineman Guy Whimper ("Abdullah the Butcher") still fresh, it is encouraging to see the Steelers's 2015 crop of UFAs includes a tackle by the name of Kevin Whimpey, 6'5", 295, out of Utah State. With a name like "Whimpey," he's got to be tough.

So, we figure, Guy may have gone out with a Whimper, but Kevin's going to enter minicamp with a bang. Nothing whimpy about this offensive tackle.

Here is the complete list of this year's UFAs signed by the Steelers:

PlayerPos.Ht.Wt.College
Cameron ClearTE6-5277Texas A&M
Nigel Crawford-KinneyDT6-5300Saint Augustine's
Dominique DavisDE6-5285Liberty
Miles DieffenbachG6-3303Penn State
Reese DismukesG6-3296Auburn
B.J. FinneyC6-4318Kansas State
Tyler MurphyWR6-2213Boston College
Bradon PrateDE6-4285Illinois State
Collin RahrigG6-2285Indiana
Eli RogersWR5-10180Louisville
Ross ScheuermanRB6-0204Lafayette (Pa.)
Kevin WhimpeyT6-5295Utah State