Former Michigan CB propels TSL team to championship with 2 INT, pick-six

In The Spring League championship game, Stribling played a big role for the Generals, nabbing 2 INT with one being a pick-six.

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Like De’Veon Smith, his former teammate at Michigan football, Channing Stribling hasn’t quite been able to find a home in the professional ranks. But his road was a little longer.

Despite being a part of the nation’s best pass defense in 2016, unlike his counterparts in Jourdan Lewis and Jeremy Clark, Stribling didn’t get drafted. Instead, he found himself on the Cleveland Browns practice squad. But as soon as the season started, he was looking for yet a new opportunity. That came a week later, when the Colts picked him up for their practice squad. But again, months later, he was looking for a new home.

The cycle continued, as Stribling found himself on practice squads for the 49ers, the Colts (again), and the Chargers. He then tried his hand with the AAF’s Memphis Express, before the league went defunct. Then he signed with the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger Cats’ practice squad before getting some time with the XFL’s Seattle Dragons — but then that league also went under. He re-signed with the Tiger Cats, but when The Spring League started up, he leapt at the chance, opting out of his contract and showing what he could do in the professional developmental league.

And he showed out, that’s what he did.

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Playing for the Generals, Stribling ended up leading the league with four interceptions, two in the championship game played on Tuesday night in Orlando. With a pick-six, he helped put away Smith’s Aviators when his touchdown put them up two scores en route to a 37-14 championship win.

Smith used The Spring League to get an opportunity in the CFL. Will Stribling be getting a call from a professional league soon? Seems like his play warrants a look.

At Michigan, Stribling had six interceptions and 15 passes deflected, with the bulk of that coming in his final season (4 INT and 12 PD).

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