No players with Las Vegas ties were selected among the 256 picks of the 2014 NFL Draft but two landed free agent contracts shortly afterward.
USC tight end Xavier Grimble, a former Parade All-American at Bishop Gorman High School, announced on Twitter that he inked a free agent contract with the New York Giants.
In 22 career starts during three injury-plagued seasons with the Trojans, Grimble caught 69 passes with 11 touchdowns. He was named a 2013 All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
Extremely blessed and excited to have an opportunity w/ the New York Giants! God is Good, New York what's good !!!!
— Xavier Grimble (@justfollowZae23) May 11, 2014
Meanwhile, UNLV running back Tim Cornett, the school’s career rushing leader with 3,733 yards, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he had signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals while quarterback Caleb Herring said he was invited to try out at the Indianapolis Colts minicamp next week.
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Steve GUIREMAND
Steve Guiremand was born in southern California and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1978. He has covered college and professional sports as well as recruiting for over 30 years for several publications including the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, The National Sports Daily, the Long Beach Press-Telegram and the Las Vegas Sun. He moved to Las Vegas in 1998 and has covered UNLV football and basketball as well as the old Las Vegas Stars triple-A baseball team. He’ll blog about UNLV sports and recruiting.
