July 4, 2024

Among the former Oklahoma players not picked this week in the NFL Draft, five have already landed free agent contracts.

Safety Justin Broiles, cornerback C.J. Coldon, offensive lineman Chris Murray, defensive lineman Jalen Redmond and punter Michael Turk all signed with their new teams on Sunday.

Broiles, a six-year Sooner from Oklahoma City who redshirted in 2017, signed with the Chicago Bears. Broiles finished his OU career with 182 tackles, nine tackles for loss and three interceptions.

Coldon signed with the Minnesota Vikings. Coldon started the back half of 2022 opposite Woodi Washington after transferring from Wyoming. At Wyoming, he battled several injuries but became a two-year starter for the Cowboys. Last year with the Sooners he led the team with four interceptions and 43 total tackles. In his career, Coldon made 160 total tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and had six picks.

Murray signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and will play with Heisman winner Baker Mayfield. Murray transferred to OU from UCLA in 2020 and became a three-year starter at right guard. He made 49 career starts in his college career.

Redmond signed with the Carolina Panthers. Redmond signed with OU out of Midwest City and played in 36 games across the defensive line, with 19 starts. Redmond battled life-threatening blood clots as a redshirt freshman in 2019, then opted out of the 2020 season before becoming a Sooner regular. He finished his college career with 71 total tackles, an incredible percentage of which were tackles for loss (31.5) and quarterback sacks (14).
Turk signed with the Miami Dolphins, where his uncle Matt Turk played. He transferred to OU in 2021 from Arizona State after beginning his college career at Lafayette and averaged a school-record 51.2 yards per punt in ’21 and 46.8 in ’22.

Two former Sooners who left via the NCAA Transfer Portal also signed Sunday with their new teams.

Former 5-star wide receiver Jadon Haselwood, who transferred to Arkansas and had a solid season, was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.

 And former OU safety and linebacker Robert Barnes, who transferred to Colorado, has been invited to the Seattle Seahawks’ rookie camp.

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