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Marshall players await NFL Draft fate

Marshall could get skunked in this weekend’s NFL Draft, but history dictates the Thundering Herd will we represented well in subsequent free agent signings.

And one or two, maybe more, will end up earning a game check. And making an impact.

“It’s like a year ago when my man Swagg [cornerback Darryl Roberts] was drafted late, drafted too late we were told, but he was starting for the Patriots at one time,” said MU coach Doc Holliday. “[Linebacker] Neville Hewitt goes free agent and he ends up starting for the Dolphins.

“It’s not where you go, it’s what you do when you get there.