Linebacker Dale Warren works out during UTC’s pro day in March 2018. Warren has signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.Two former all-conference University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football players made news this week by signing with professional teams.
NFL veteran cornerback Buster Skrine signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears, and more recent Mocs linebacker Dale Warren signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
Skrine was a fifth-round draft pick by Cleveland in 2011 and played four years with the Browns and then four with the New York Jets. In 123 NFL games, he has started 85 and made nine interceptions, 77 pass break-ups, 457 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, with three forced fumbles and four recovered.
His Bears contract reportedly is for three years, according to a UTC release.
Warren, who ended his Mocs career in 2017, had 19 tackles for loss – tying the school record – and six sacks in 2016, when he had seven tackles, three for lost yardage and a sack against Alabama.