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Every Michigan State football alum currently on a USFL roster

Take a look at every former Michigan State player currently playing in the USFL

The USFL’s second season of their relaunch is officially in full swing, and there are a handful of Michigan State football alums playing in the league, vying for an opportunity to show what they can do and possibly earn a tryout for an NFL team who is in need of an experienced player who has been getting real game experience.

You can see every former Spartan who is suiting up in the USFL below.

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WATCH: Former Michigan State football TE Matt Seybert scores USFL TD

Matt Seybert found the endzone during the Pittsburgh Maulers season finale on Sunday:

Matt Seybert was back on the gridiron for the first time in a long time. After an injury kept him from participating in the USFL this spring, he was finally cleared and given an opportunity to play for the Pittsburgh Maulers in their last regular season game of the year.

In his debut as a whole, Seybert caught 3 of his 4 targets for 19 yards and his day was capped off with a fourth-quarter touchdown.

You can watch Seybert’s score on the Maulers Twitter:

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Tracking where Michigan State football alumni were selected in the USFL draft

Tracking where Michigan State football alumni were selected in the USFL draft

The USFL draft was this week, and this should be exciting to football fans as it adds another place for football players to go to in order to work on their craft, put more highlight plays on tape, and hopefully impress an NFL team down the road, or, simply continue playing a game they love.

There were a handful of Michigan State football alumni selected in the draft, and you can see where they ended up below.

Former Michigan State TE Matt Seybert signs with LA Chargers

Former Michigan State TE Matt Seybert is back with the LA Chargers after being waived earlier this week

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Former Michigan State tight end Matt Seybert is back with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Seybert was waived by the Chargers earlier this week, but on Saturday was resigned by the team. Seybert has been with the Chargers for most of the offseason and into training camp.

Seybert played for Michigan State from 2017 – 2019 and appeared in 20 career games.

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Chargers trim roster to 85 players

The Los Angeles Chargers have trimmed their roster down to 85 players.

The Chargers have trimmed their roster down to 85 players ahead of the mandatory cut deadline, which is at 1 pm PT.

Yesterday, Los Angeles cut three and added long snapper Matt Overton to bring the roster to 86 players.

To get it to 85, L.A. released quarterback K.J. Costello and tight end Matt Seybert and signed edge defender Davin Ballamy on Tuesday.

This is the first of three roster cuts the Chargers are required to make, with the league’s new rule that started this year.

Here’s a look at the rest of the mandatory cut dates:

  • Tuesday, August 24: Down to 80.
  • Tuesday, August 31: Down to 53.

Two former Michigan State football players now together in NFL

Two former Spartans are now teammates at the next level

Michigan State football is known as a brotherhood, and is cited as being one of the best family atmospheres in all of the country.

It is always great to see former Spartans move on to the NFL, and more importantly succeed in the NFL, but it is even cooler to see two Spartans link up in the NFL together.

In the case of Michigan State, they are bringing an old TE room straight into the NFL.

Matt Sokol has been a member of the Chargers since 2019 when he signed there as an undrafted free agent. Matt Seybert is now getting his chance to show off what he can do.

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Former MSU football TE Matt Seybert signs with Los Angeles Chargers

After a long journey, former Michigan State tight end Matt Seybert will finally get an opportunity to play in the NFL.

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The long saga of former Michigan State football tight end Matt Seybert’s NFL journey isn’t over, but it does have an exciting new chapter. On Friday, it was announced that the former MSU pass catcher has signed with the Los Angeles Chargers, the culmination of a lot of determination and hard work from the Spartan.

Here is a recap of Seybert’s journey:

Seybert’s journey is really just getting started as he finally gets his shot to impress an NFL team and make their final roster.

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Ten former Michigan State football players set to participate in MSU’s Pro Day

Ten former Spartans will participate in Michigan State’s Pro Day on March 24th.

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Michigan State football had their first spring practice on Tuesday, but tomorrow will be largely a day focused on their former players. On Wednesday, ten former Spartans will get the opportunity to showcase their talents to NFL scouts and decision-makers during MSU’s Pro Day.

In a cool turn of events, Michigan State is inviting 2019 seniors like Josh Butler and David Dowell to also participate in the session, since their Pro Day was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here are all ten players who will be participating:

  • LS Ryan Armour
  • DB Shakur Brown
  • DB Josh Butler
  • DB David Dowell
  • OL Tyler Higby
  • DT Naquan Jones
  • TE Matt Seybert
  • LB Antjuan Simmons
  • LB Tyriq Thompson

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Michigan State Football allowing 2019 seniors to participate in March 24 Pro Day

Michigan State will invite their 2019 seniors to participate in the upcoming Pro Day, something that was taken from them last year.

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Michigan State Football will host a Pro Day on March 24 as their players hope to impress NFL Scouts to either get selected in the NFL Draft or find a home in free agency or on a practice squad. Pro Days can be extremely helpful for under-the-radar players to continue their football careers, and the last batch of Spartan alums did not have the opportunity to showcase their skills.

The 2019 seniors had their Pro Day canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to MSU tight end Matt Seybert posting his own virtual Pro Day on Twitter. Now, he and the other 2019 MSU seniors will finally have their chance at a Pro Day.

On Tuesday, Darien Harris, the Spartans’ Director of Player Engagement, announced that the team is letting those 2019 seniors participate in the 2021 Pro Day.

Matt Wenzel of MLive already got a great quote from Seybert on the opportunity:

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MSU Football tight end Matt Seybert hosting virtual Pro Day on Twitter

Michigan State football tight end Matt Seybert took matters into his own hands after MSU’s pro day was canceled due to COVID-19.

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While the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has interrupted the day-to-day lives of millions of people around the world, along with many of our sports and entertainment outlets, there are some individuals on the periphery who are affected in a fairly unique way: college athletes vying for a shot in pro sports. While the NFL Draft is still scheduled as planned, the opportunity for less high-profile players to showcase their skills at Pro Days around the country has disappeared. Michigan State tight end Matt Seybert took matters into his own hands on Tuesday, doing his own ‘virtual Pro Day’ on Twitter with a 225 lb bench press test.

Here is Seybert imploring the school not to cancel Pro Day last week:

And here is Seybert on Tuesday taking matters into his own hands:

Michigan State fans, friends, and players were quick to encourage Seybert as he continues to try and realize his dream of playing pro football:

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