ROANOKE, Va. – He wasn’t drafted this weekend but Covington High School grad Tyler Dressler will still get a chance to impress coaches at the NFL level. The former Richmond Spiders linebacker was invited to the Steelers and Jets rookie minicamp tryouts.
𝕀ℕ𝕍𝕀𝕋𝔼𝔻@TDressler5 heading to mini camp with the @steelers!
— Richmond Spider Football (@Spiders_FB) May 1, 2022
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Dressler, who was hoping to sign an undrafted free agent deal, was a three-time All-CAA First Team linebacker. He spoke with 10 Sports ahead of the NFL Draft via zoom last week. He said at the least his goal was to simply get his foot in the door somewhere while keeping in mind his inner ‘Why’.
𝔸𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕆𝕟𝕖@TDressler5 accepts his second mini camp invite, heading to the @nyjets!
— Richmond Spider Football (@Spiders_FB) May 1, 2022
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“What’s my why, I want to be able to give back to my community and give my children something I didn’t necessarily have growing up so just to influence others and give back to those that helped me along this process is really what drives me,” Dressler said.
Dressler will be featured on a future episode on season two of “Around the Way with EJ” which will premiere May 6 for WSLS Insiders, May 8 everywhere else.