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Four of former football student-athletes at Cal have reported to to Cal Athletics that they have signed or will be signing undrafted free agent contracts with NFL teams. These signings have yet to be officially announced by the NFL teams.

Ian Bunting, Chicago Bears
Jordan Kunaszyk, Carolina Panthers
Patrick Laird, Miami Dolphins
Patrick Mekari, Baltimore Ravens
 

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BERKELEY – Although Cal did not have any players selected in the 2019 NFL Draft that concluded Saturday several Golden Bears are expected to join NFL rosters in the coming days as undrafted free agents. The signings will be recognized once official announcements are made by the NFL teams.

Cal currently has 28 players on NFL rosters including nine that were undrafted highlighted by Super Bowl champions C.J. Anderson and Stephen Anderson. The full list of former Cal players currently on NFL rosters that went undrafted includes Lorenzo Alexander (Buffalo), C.J. Anderson (Detroit), Stephen Anderson (New England), Raymond Davison (Kansas City), Maurice Harris (New England), L.P. Ladouceur (Dallas), Nick Sundberg (Washington), Giorgio Tavecchio (Atlanta) and Jordan Veasy (Indianapolis).

In addition to the Super Bowl victories, several of the current Cal players who were undrafted have had significant accomplishments in the league.

Alexander needed a pair of seasons and three teams after his Cal career ended in 2004 to break into the league but has played in 175 games over the past 12 seasons. Alexander's best three seasons have arguably been his last three with Buffalo as he has made 35 of his 51 career starts and more than half of his career tackles (203-of-388) during his time with the Bills. His 74 tackles and 11 tackles for loss in his most recent campaign in 2018 were both career highs while he earned Pro Bowl honors for the second time in his career and first time as a linebacker in 2016 with 64 tackles and a career-high 12.5 sacks.

C.J. Anderson, who won Super Bowl 50 with Denver following the 2015 season, also played in Super Bowl LIII after the 2018 campaign as a member of the Los Angeles Rams and has 512 yards rushing and four touchdowns on the ground in eight career playoff games. Anderson has rushed for 3454 career yards and 22 touchdowns on the ground over 69 career games. He had his most productive campaign in his final of five seasons in Denver in 2017 with career highs of 1007 yards rushing and 245 carries while he started all 16 games. Anderson was a Pro Bowler in his second season in the NFL with Denver in 2014.

Stephen Anderson combined for 36 receptions, 435 yards receiving and two touchdown catches with Houston after joining the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Anderson was released by Houston on September 1, 2018, but joined the practice squad of the New England Patriots five days later. After spending the regular season on the practice squad, he was promoted to the active roster on January 8, 2019, just prior to the beginning of the playoffs.

Harris had 40 receptions for 432 yards and one touchdown grab in 28 games over three seasons with Washington (2016-18) before signing a one-year contract with New England on March 24, 2019.

Ladouceur has played in 221 straight games over the past 14 seasons as the starting long snapper with Dallas. He was a Pro Bowler in 2014 and has played in nine playoff games over his six postseason campaigns.

Sundberg has played in 120 games over the past nine seasons as Washington's primary long snapper and has participated in two playoff games in his pair of playoff appearances.

Tavecchio finished his collegiate career at Cal in 2011 before spending nearly six years trying to stick on an NFL roster. Tavecchio signed contracts with San Francisco, Green Bay and Detroit before joining Oakland in 2014. He would spend portions of three calendar years with the Raiders before being promoted to the active roster for the first time on Sept. 9, 2017. The next day Tavecchio made all four of his field goal attempts, including a pair of 52-yarders, and both of his extra-point tries in a 26-16 victory over Tennessee. Tavecchio, who became the first kicker in NFL history to make two 50-plus yard field goals in his debut, was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in season opener. Tavecchio, who made 16-of-21 field goals and 33-of-34 extra points for 81 points in 2017, was released by the Raiders on Aug. 3, 2018, but signed with the Atlanta Falcons on Aug. 27, 2018. Five days later, he was released by the Falcons but resigned with the team on Oct. 10, 2018 to fill in for the injured Matt Bryant. Tavecchio played in three games and made all five of his field goals and each of his eight extra points. In his first game for the Falcons in a 23-20 win over the New York Giants in Week 7, he made both of his field goals and all three of his extra points to earn NFC Player of the Week honors.

Davison and Veasy are still looking for their first regular-season NFL action.

Cal has 13 former players who completed their collegiate eligibility with the Golden Bears in 2018 that participated in the school's Pro Day last month and have professional football aspirations. The list includes Rusty Becker, Kamryn Bennett, Ian Bunting, Chase Forrest, Alex Funches, Jordan Kunaszyk, Patrick Laird, Malik McMorris, Patrick Mekari, Chris Palmer, Moe Ways, Vic Wharton III and Alonso Vera.