What the NFL Draft process told Penn State football linebackers in each of the last two years was you’re not good enough to get drafted. The response, much like I talked about in Brandon Bell’s article a couple of days ago, was, “I’ll prove the analysts wrong.” Rookie undrafted free agent Jason Cabinda lived out that statement like Bell did.
Although he ranked ninth in all-time tackles in Penn State history (286) and was a three-year starter for the Nittany Lions, he received a late round to undrafted rating from NFL.com. The scouts said something similar to Bell’s profile – that he lacked speed at times and that he rarely was the first one to the ball.