DAVIE - Before last weekend's draft, linebacker Kelly Poppinga got calls from 15 different teams and visits with Seattle and the Dolphins. Then 252 players, including 30 linebackers, were picked and he wasn't one of them. "You know what, it doesn't matter now," Poppinga said after admitting he was disappointed on draft day. "I got a great situation here with Miami and I'm just excited to keep things rolling." The 6-1, 240-pounder out of Brigham Young talked to six teams after the draft before signing with the Dolphins, where he's working as an inside linebacker. In Poppinga's senior season, his lone year as a starter at BYU, he recorded 113 tackles (7.5 for loss) and an interception. Draft scouts liked his speed and knowledge of the game, but say he needs to get tougher and play more physical to survive at the next level. link to rest of story http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-54byulinebacker,0,2045548.story
Poppinga has the best chance of making the team since he's one of only four or five inside linebackers we have.
