During the final day of the NFL draft, Stony Brook wide receiver Adrian Coxson was on the phone with the Atlanta Falcons and was optimistic they would draft him.
When the Falcons passed and Coxson went undrafted, the former blue-chip recruit from City College signed a three-year free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers that included a $5,000 signing bonus.
"This is something I always wanted to do," Coxson told The Baltimore Sun. "This is something I always dreamed about as a kid and now it's finally happened. My goal is to make the 53-man roster on opening day and help the team on special teams and at receiver.