Sports

Two Mountaineers drafted, three signed to NFL

Read more...To reach the professional level of sports is a dream all athletes share.

To make it, they must go through multiple workouts and the dramatic National Football League Draft.

This year, the NFL took a record five players from the Appalachian State football team and has another attending a rookie camp.

Punter Sam Martin and defensive back Demetrius McCray were the 32nd pick of the fifth round and the fourth pick in the seventh round, respectively, in the NFL Draft at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

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