A year later, Doss and Nixon are still together. The Tulane teammates are now playing for the Denver Broncos.
This year's draft was held in Chicago where Doss was drafted in the fifth round and Nixon in the seventh. Both are adjusting to the high level of professional play.
"You know, coming into the NFL, it's a lot different from college, but it's great," Nixon said. "I'm in the locker room with Aqib Talib, Chris Harris, Peyton Manning, Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware. [I'm] teammates [with all these guys]. [Getting the chance to] learn from those guys has been one of the biggest things for me.