Two hundred and fifty-three names were called during the 2017 NFL Draft, but not one was of former Cornell football punter Chris Fraser ’17 — nor of any punter, for that matter. But less than 24 hours after the end of the draft, Fraser got a call from the Chicago Bears inviting him to take part in their rookie minicamp, which begins a week from Thursday. “It’s really surreal,” Fraser told The Sun. His career long of 72 yards came in his sophomore season, but a punt over 60 yards was nothing short of expected for Fraser. Before the draft, Fraser told The Sun about the high level of competition that hopeful NFL punters were privy to, as not a ton of teams are looking to replace their punter.

Source: Daily Sun April 30, 2017 19:30 UTC