From Toledo University, offensive tackle Brant Weiss has proven time and time again that athletes shouldn’t quit. In his senior season of high school, Weiss went down with a season-ending injury. He managed to stay in shape with wrestling and throwing discus, all the while gaining attention from college coaches. Weiss stayed local committing to Toledo and redshirted in his freshman year. In his sophomore season Weiss did not see game time, another setback. He had played in 11 games his junior season, but just as a substitute. With one more shot at professional football, Brant put it all on the line. This time out he dominated, earning First-Team All Mac honors. After his senior year, Weiss went on to spend time with the San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, and the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF.
Last of the two pickups is Jordan Agasiva. The JUCO products road to the top has been bumpy, to say the least. While at Pima Community College, Agasiva learned to excel at the offensive guard position. Even though his road to professional football may be unorthodox, he always had remained in focus. In his player biography at Pima community college, he filled in his career aspirations box with the following; “Division I then to the NFL.”. Agasiva did just that. He went on to attend the University of Utah, where he played two full seasons and was named to the First-Team All Pac 12 as a senior. After going undrafted, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed him. Funny enough that was never the plan. Jacksonville gave Agasiva a simple tryout, but he impressed coaches so much he was signed.
While there are no guarantees in any competitive league, these two stand a good shot to crack the starting lineup, With that said, Weiss’ and Agasiva’s days in the National Football League are far from numbered if they can perform.
