Former Cal Poly receiver Tre’dale Tolver, the Mustangs’ return specialist and second leading receiver this past season, had been settling into a high school coaching job with his brother in Orange County this fall.
That was after a tryout with the Cleveland Browns last spring failed to net him an NFL contract. Now it appears Tolver will be playing pro football after all.
I just got off the phone with Tolver, and he is in Arizona preparing for training camp with the United Football League, a new four-team supplemental league being coached by Jim Fassel, Dennis Green, Jim Haslett and Ted Cottrell.
Tolver received a contract Wednesday from the California Redwoods, which will be based out of the Bay Area and play their games at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Tolver said team rosters are up to 60 for the start of training camp and will be reduced by 10 before the start of the league’s eight week season on Oct. 8.
So, he’s not yet guaranteed a spot, but come the start of the UFL season, Tolver could join former teammates Ramses Barden (New York Giants) and Mark Restelli (Edmonton Eskimos) as 2008 Mustangs in the pros.
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September 10th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
I have never understood why a football “minor league” would not work. NFL games are prohibitively expensive to attend – when compared to Baseball or even basketball. There are also less games per season (contributes to price). There are plenty of post-college players that can and do play quality football – Tolver being no exception!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:03 am
Tolver is not on the roster