Devlin Hodges went undrafted. Then he went unsigned in the college free agent process. He got invited to participate in the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp. He outperformed Brogan Roback and was signed to the 90-man roster. He continued to impress despite getting fourth-arm reps, but still failed to make the roster.
Or the practice squad. And he remained a free agent after he was released. When the Steelers traded Joshua Dobbs, and called on Hodges to sign to the practice squad. Ben Roethlisberger was lost for the season suddenly, and now the Samford product is the Steelers’ number two quarterback, backing up Mason Rudolph.