DJ McNorton receives invite to Redskins Mini Camp

[baseballfan7]

Per Twitter McNorton has been invited to a Washington Redskins rookie mini camp

[HerdBot]

I think he has a better shot than Veldman. The Redskins dont have much at running back and he fits their offense perfectly. I think Shanahan runs a west coast similar to NDSU. One of their backs caught 50 balls last year. His pass receiving skills is where he has a legit shot. Great news! Hope he works his ass off

[SlickVic]

Yo DJ say hi to my man shanahan

Ol ball coach this buds on you!

[torby]

Congrats dj!

[CaBisonFan]

Good luck DJ...and thanks for bringing a championship to NDSU. Your leadership & skills were huge contributions. You will be missed.

[BisoninNWMN]

Good luck to DJ.

Hope he makes the team!!

[DjKyRo]

Congratulations DJ! One day I'll be able to say I helped write a paper with an NFL football player. :)

[KSBisonFan]

Good luck, DJ. We're rooting for you. That TD in the NC game will be burned in my brain forever!

[BisonNation11]

Congrats DJ and good luck! It was a pleasure meeting you at the spring game! All of Bison Nation is behind you!

[devin45k]

I hope he makes the team. It looks like it could be a decent opportunity.

[NorthernBison]

I think he has a better shot than Veldman. The Redskins dont have much at running back and he fits their offense perfectly. I think Shanahan runs a west coast similar to NDSU. One of their backs caught 50 balls last year. His pass receiving skills is where he has a legit shot. Great news! Hope he works his ass off

The Redskins drafted a RB out of FAU in the 6th round (Alfred Morris) who is 5-9 219 and played in a pro style offense and apparently takes pride in pass blocking in addition to running between the tackles. Apparently, there was a reason they picked him in the 6th round and not DJ.

Undrafted Free agents who sign contracts (Veldman) usually have a wafer thin chance of making the 54 man roster out of Fall Camp.

Unsigned Undrafted Free Agents invited for a mini-camp tryout have microscopic chances of making the roster. Still, there would have been no invitation if there wasn't SOME interest. BTW, there are a handful of players in the NFL who made it through this route. It can be done.

BTW, the Redskins drafted 9 players and signed 12 to free agent contracts in addition to the players invited to minicamp. Two of the signed FA are running backs. I don't know how many RBs were among the invitees.

[westnodak93bison]

No mention of DJ in this article. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/redskins-kick-off-rookie-minicamp/2012/05/04/gIQAmHwI1T_blog.html

[Hammersmith]

No mention of DJ in this article. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/redskins-kick-off-rookie-minicamp/2012/05/04/gIQAmHwI1T_blog.html
No surprise. That article listed Washington's nine draft selections and 11 of their 12 undrafted free agents. DJ is neither. We'll know more after tomorrow.

[HerdBot]

The Redskins drafted a RB out of FAU in the 6th round (Alfred Morris) who is 5-9 219 and played in a pro style offense and apparently takes pride in pass blocking in addition to running between the tackles. Apparently, there was a reason they picked him in the 6th round and not DJ.

Undrafted Free agents who sign contracts (Veldman) usually have a wafer thin chance of making the 54 man roster out of Fall Camp.

Unsigned Undrafted Free Agents invited for a mini-camp tryout have microscopic chances of making the roster. Still, there would have been no invitation if there wasn't SOME interest. BTW, there are a handful of players in the NFL who made it through this route. It can be done.

BTW, the Redskins drafted 9 players and signed 12 to free agent contracts in addition to the players invited to minicamp. Two of the signed FA are running backs. I don't know how many RBs were among the invitees.

I dont think there's much difference between a 6 th round pick and rookie free agent. I think Humber and Dahl were undrafted and made it while Schoemer was drafted and was cut. Roehl was undrafted too. Had they picked up a guy in the 1st 4 rounds I would give him no shot but all the backs are in the non elite category

[EndZoneQB]

I dont think there's much difference between a 6 th round pick and rookie free agent. I think Humber and Dahl were undrafted and made it while Schoemer was drafted and was cut. Roehl was undrafted too. Had they picked up a guy in the 1st 4 rounds I would give him no shot but all the backs are in the non elite category

Roehl didn't make it...Schommer, Mays, Humber, and Dahl all play/played.

[NorthernBison]

I dont think there's much difference between a 6 th round pick and rookie free agent. I think Humber and Dahl were undrafted and made it while Schoemer was drafted and was cut. Roehl was undrafted too. Had they picked up a guy in the 1st 4 rounds I would give him no shot but all the backs are in the non elite category

Draft picks from the first 4 ( maybe 5) rounds have high probability of making the team. A 6th round pick though has probably a 100 times better shot than a "tryout" player. Lets face facts. The pecking order starts with draft picks and goes to free agents that are signed and tryouts need to really stand out because the team has invested something in the others. No franchise is going to cut a draft pick over a tryout guy unless the tryout is vastly superior. That happens about once every three or four years.

[56BISON73]

I dont think there's much difference between a 6 th round pick and rookie free agent. I think Humber and Dahl were undrafted and made it while Schoemer was drafted and was cut. Roehl was undrafted too. Had they picked up a guy in the 1st 4 rounds I would give him no shot but all the backs are in the non elite category

Just thousands of dollars. Are you trying to get in to the Preposterous statements contest?

[stevdock]

Around the 55 second mark they show the RB's. Maybe you guys can pick out DJ better than me, but I don't see him there, unless he was #22 I think (the one who got the handoff).

http://www.redskins.com/media-gallery/videos/2012-Rookie-Mini-Camp/8e3b15f5-e4c3-4c21-890e-27fcf84e7f9c#?id=713e0f31-6656-4661-825d-2dab70b8b441&channelName=Recent

[Twentysix]

Around the 55 second mark they show the RB's. Maybe you guys can pick out DJ better than me, but I don't see him there, unless he was #22 I think (the one who got the handoff).

http://www.redskins.com/media-gallery/videos/2012-Rookie-Mini-Camp/8e3b15f5-e4c3-4c21-890e-27fcf84e7f9c#?id=713e0f31-6656-4661-825d-2dab70b8b441&channelName=Recent

I think DJ is #3. Not 100% sure. In that video a white dude is wearing #3.

[mhyer63]

I think DJ is #3. Not 100% sure. In that video a white dude is wearing #3.

Well if a white dude is wearing #3 then that means 100% for sure that it is not DJ. Or were you unaware that DJ is black?

[4mcruenomore]

Well if a white dude is wearing #3 then that means 100% for sure that it is not DJ. Or were you unaware that DJ is black?

Post of the week so far

[Twentysix]

Well if a white dude is wearing #3 then that means 100% for sure that it is not DJ. Or were you unaware that DJ is black?

I had no idea. :p

other players were referencing him being #3.

[A1pigskin]

Good luck to you DJ.

[Bison"FANatic"]

Wow, the redskins had 62 people at their rookie minicamp, including 37 that were there just to tryout.

http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/redskinsjournal/

[NorthernBison]

Wow, the redskins had 62 people at their rookie minicamp, including 37 that were there just to tryout.

http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/redskinsjournal/

1 drafted RB, 2 RB signed to FA contracts, 2 Tryout RB's (DJ and a guy from McNeese State).

[JustinTyem]

http://blog.redskins.com/2012/05/06/final-video-report-from-rookie-mini-camp/