The German football players Lorenz Metz and Kilian Zierer can continue to dream of an engagement in the NFL.
Although the two were not drawn in the NFL draft, which ended after seven rounds with 259 selected young talents in Kansas City, they signed with teams afterwards.
Metz has joined the Chicago Bears, as his previous collegiate team, the Cincinnati Bearcats, announced.
Metz, who is from Neuötting in Bavaria, wrote on Twitter: “I can’t wait to get to work. I feel so lucky to have this opportunity.”
Zierer has signed with the Houston Texans, his agent said on Twitter. Born in Munich, he played for the Auburn Tigers in college.
The two NFL teams have not yet announced the commitments. Metz and Zierer will first have to recommend themselves for a permanent contract for the coming season in the pre-season. Both the Texans and the Bears missed the playoffs significantly this past NFL season, with three wins each they were the weakest teams in the NFL.
In the recent past, other German footballers like Jakob Johnson and Dominik Eberle had found their way into the NFL after not being selected in the draft.
