Once the National Football League draft hit the seventh and final round Saturday, Chris Maragos had one wish: Go undrafted and then sign a free-agent contract.
“Once I got past the sixth round, we were hoping to go to free agency, so we could pick (a team),” the former Wisconsin free safety said Saturday night, “and get in a good situation.”
Not long after the 255th player was selected to close the draft, Maragos received a phone call from San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary and agreed to a free-agent deal.