 Jamoris Slaughter (February 14, 2013) |
11:53 a.m. EST, February 14, 2013
Notre Dame safety Jamoris Slaughter's appeal for a sixth year has been denied by the NCAA, the school announced on Thursday. Slaughter was originally denied a sixth year in January and appealed that decision.Slaughter suffered an Achilles injury in last season's Week 3 victory at Michigan State and missed the remainder of the season. He did not play as a true freshman in 2008.
"I understood that a sixth year was far from a guarantee," Slaughter said in a statement issued by the school. "It is sad to know that my time at Notre Dame as a football player is complete, but it doesn't lessen my love for this university and its football program. This decision simply begins the next chapter of my life and I'll be forever grateful for my coaches, teammates and all the Irish fans that supported me throughout my career."
"I appreciate the NCAA taking the time to thoroughly look into Jamoris' application for a sixth year," ND coach Brian Kelly said in the statement. "Jamoris is a first-class young man and most importantly leaves Notre Dame with his degree. We wish him all the best as he now pursues his dream of playing in the NFL."
Slaughter has been invited to the NFL Combine, which will be held Feb. 20-26 in Indianapolis. He was projected to be drafted prior to the injury, but draft analyst Scott Wright of DraftCountdown.com now sees Slaughter as a likely free agent.
"Coming into the year, a lot of people imagined him as a mid-round pick," Wright said. "Now, coming off the injury, I think he's a late-rounder at best and probably more along the lines of those undrafted free agent guys."
Slaughter saw action in 39 career games for ND, starting 19. He finishes with 98 tackles, two interceptions and two sacks.
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