ONE COUGAR MANY of the faithful expected to be drafted was Mkristo Bruce, the 6-6, 268-pound defensive end who earned second-team All-America honors in 2006. Bruce did not hear his name on draft day, but did sign a free agent deal with the Miami Dolphins.
Bruce described his day as, “Really stressful.”
“I thought I was going to go in the draft. But it didn’t happen, but God’s got a plan for me,” an optimistic Bruce said.
Bruce will join a Miami defense that features a Pro Bowl player whom he has always admired.
“Best thing is I get to go in (to Miami) and learn from Jason Taylor, who is my favorite player,” Bruce mentioned. “I get to pick his brains.”
The Dolphins informed Bruce that they were debating whether to use their final draft pick on him or 6-2, 242-pound Abraham Wright. They chose Wright, who played defensive end at Colorado but projects as a linebacker.
“They said that they really like my style of play and I have the perfect body to play in their 3-4 defense,” Bruce said.
The fact he went undrafted will motivate Bruce immensely. His goal is “to go in there and work as hard as I can to show everybody that I was a draftable player.”
