Story by Zach Scott, Staff writer

Two Murray State Football alumni have achieved the next step of their NFL dreams over the weekend.

D’Montre Wade and Jordon Gandy both received calls from NFL teams hoping to have the Racers become a part of their franchise.

Wade was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as a priority free agent, going undrafted despite being projected to be drafted between the sixth and seventh rounds in the 2018 NFL draft, while Gandy received a rookie mini-camp invitation from defending Super Bowl Champions the Philadelphia Eagles.

Wade led the OVC in interceptions last year, tallying six over the course of the season. He also recorded 33 tackles, two of which were tackles for loss, and broke up seven passes.

The 2018 All-American finished his career at Murray State with 10 interceptions and is the program’s all-time leader in pass breakups with 35.

Gandy wrapped up an impressive senior year for the Racers, hauling in 956 yards on 65 catches, including his OVC-leading 10 touchdowns.

Throughout his career, Gandy was selected to the first team All-OVC twice and finished his career third in Racer football history in touchdowns. Gandy is only the eighth player in school history to eclipse 2,000 yards in a career, totaling 2,065 yards for Murray State.