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Although the announcement last Monday of the end of the lockout NFL scored a great day for professional football players in the world, it also proved to be a great moment for some undrafted, former college players who had to wait far longer than any before them to be vaccinated to live their dreams.

After more than 120 days of negotiations and posturing, the lockout was lifted Monday afternoon. Tuesday, 30 NFL teams were allowed to return to their business, which meant negotiating with player representatives, followed by free agents and scouting possible staff changes.

Tuesday morning, cornerback Chris Harris flew to the Mile High City and signed a free agent with the Denver Broncos. A little later that day, the former offensive lineman Brad Thorson KU agreed a deal with the Arizona Cardinals.

And Thursday, the former defensive end Jake Laptad announced via Twitter, he received from his crack with the Chicago Bears.

None of these players are guaranteed no more than a shot of their chosen NFL franchises, but in a couple of pro scouts who spoke with the Journal-World last spring, Harris, and Thorson Laptad were the three main pro prospects on the team last season Ku.

It is clear that, whatever the dish the chances of becoming big-time players in the NFL is, those guys are excited to be vaccinated and we believe that all the hard work and preparation will pay off.

"First practice today," Harris said Thursday. "Finally here."

Players are not only pleased with the recent developments.

"We have signed 17 free agents college this morning," tweeted Hall of Fame quarter, John Elway, Broncos president of executive vice president of football operations. "This is a class of talent we feel very appropriate - will add depth and competition. "

The reason why many teams to sign as free agents because they never know when they will find that diamond-in-the-rough that is capable of using them, whether in attack, defense or special teams.Last year, former KU defensive back Justin Thornton was a surprise free agent signing of the Pittsburgh Steelers and has made all the way to cut the team final, cut away part of a team reaching the Super Bowl.

To stick, Harris, Laptad and Thorson will survive a series of cuts and earning a place in the current directory of their squad or team training. Each player reported to training camp earlier this week respectively and all three have participated in training sessions with their new teams.

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- CFL Week 5 Preview: Dogs of road were in full force last week as they recorded a clean sweep of the four weeks of the CFL regular season. Hamilton started things with a 39-31 victory over the British Columbia as a road dog of 3.5 points on Friday night.

Toronto Winnipeg survived 33-24 as 3.5 point dog in the game Saturday morning, while Edmonton remained perfect on the year with 24-19 victory over Calgary as an outsider to three points later that night.

This Sunday night, Saskatchewan completed the sweep with a 27-24 victory over Montreal as a dog the way to 11.5 points.

The following is brief overview of CFL games this week with the release of the opening point and "over / under" lines as provided by the BTB.

Thursday, July 28

BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers (-3.5)

Over / Under: 52.5

BC is still seeking his first win of the season as he is now 0-4 SU and 1-3 ATS. Winnipeg moved to 3-1 SU on the year and a perfect 4-0 ATS. The Blue Bombers are one victory away from matching their win total set in 2010. Winnipeg took the first game of this series last year with a 47 -35 win at home as a 2.5 point favorite.It covered the spread as a four-point road underdogs to a loss of from 16 to 14 the second time they met.

The Lions are 1-3-1 ATS in the last five games of the series in general, but are 4-1 ATS in the last five games played in Winnipeg. The total has remained "under" in 11 of last 16 games played at Canad Inns Stadium and in nine of the last 11 meetings overall. Blue Bombers Fred Reid is leading rusher RB in the CFL with 71 carries for a total of 321 yards.

Friday, July 29

Montreal Alouettes Hamilton Tiger-Cats OFF

Over / under: OFF

This game is currently in "OFF" because QB Anthony Calvillo, who sat on the second half of Sunday's game after injuring his eye, is now considered doubtful for Friday, but still believes he will be ready to go by game time 3-1 The Alouettes are 2-2 SU and ATS. Hamilton is 2-2 both SU and ATS this season. He lost two of three in Montreal last season SU and ATS, but the victory was a 40-3 romp as a home underdog of 1.5 points the last time they met.

Montreal is 3-2 SU in its last five games at Ivor Wynne Stadium and 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games there. The total has remained "under" in nine of the last 11 meetings in Hamilton and in six of last seven games overall. Adrian McPherson replaced Calvillo in Sunday's game and finished 12 of his 19 attempts for 98 yards and a touchdown while scoring twice with his feet.

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