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IllustrateD volume 25, issue 1 45 f carry for five yards. But that's been it. "I'm a 29-year-old undrafted, unproven veteran," Sheets said near the beginning of the Raiders' camp. "There's not too much room for me to make mistakes. I have to go in and make sure I'm on point at all times." After playing those two games in '09, Miami waived him the following year when he suffered an Achilles' injury during training camp. He was briefly on the Car- olina Panthers' practice squad in '11, but didn't stick. Then, he played the last two seasons in Canada, where he twice finished second in the league in rushing yards, totaling 2,578 on the ground. In the Grey Cup, he had 197 yards rushing, a league record. "The CFL helped me mature a whole lot," Sheets said. "When I was up there, I was the main guy. I didn't really have a running back coach at the time — it was all about taking the offense and learning it myself and doing things myself. I think that's helped me a lot since I've been back in Oakland. "It's going to be difficult to make the roster because of (Jones-Drew and McFadden). Behind them, there's a lot of inexperience. We're all just grinding and fight- ing and trying to help one another." OrtOn Laying LOw Since being released by Dallas in July, Kyle Orton has kept a low profile, not indicating whether he planned to seek employment elsewhere or retire. Orton forced his release from Dallas after holding out the team's mini-camp this summer. On July 16, the Cowboys decided to released the veteran QB, saving themselves the $3.25 million in salary he'd be owed in 2014 but allowing him to keep $3 million of a signing bonus from his deal with Dallas two years ago. Orton, 31, could retire. Or he could seek a deal with another team. The Bears, where Orton started his career, have expressed some PLaying On SUnDayS The following is a look at former Boilermakers on NFL rosters during 2014 training camp, their years of experience and career statistics. Dallas Cowboys #74 RG Uche Nwaneri: Eighth season #93 LB Anthony Spencer: Eighth season; 363 tackles, 32.5 sacks, 13 passes defense, 1 int., 12 FF Tennessee Titans #31 SS Bernard Pollard: Ninth season; 683 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 1 safety, 50 passes defensed, 12 int., 13 FF #58 LB Shaun Phillips: 11th season; 508 tackles, 79.5 sacks, 1 safety, 42 passes defensed, 7 int., 22 FF Carolina Panthers #99 DT Kawann Short: Second season; 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed, 1 FF Denver Broncos #62 DE Greg Latta: First season; none Green Bay Packers #96 LB Mike Neal: Fifth season; 64 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed, 1 int., 2 FF New England Patriots #50 DE Rob Ninkovich: Ninth season; 314 tackles, 27.5 sacks, 12 passes defensed; 4 int., 8 FF New Orleans Saints #9 QB Drew Brees: 14th season; 4,481 of 6,799 passing (65.9 percent) for 51,081 yards, 363 TDs/177 int., for a 95.3 QB rating; 12 rushing TDs New York Giants #17 QB Curtis Painter: Fifth season; 148-of-287 passing (51.6 percent) for 1,681 yards, 6 TDs/13 int., for a 57.6 QB rating Oakland Raiders #30 RB Kory Sheets: Third season; 1 rush, five yards Philadelphia Eagles #67 OL Dennis Kelly: Third season San Diego Chargers #61 C Nick Hardwick: 11th season Seattle Seahawks #56 DE Cliff Avril: Seventh season; 188 tackles, 47.5 sacks, 17 passes defensed; 1 int., 21 FF Washington Redskins #91 LB Ryan Kerrigan: Fourth season; 183 tackles, 24.5 sacks, 2 int., (2 TDs), 10 FF