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Buffalo Bills surprising miss on local All-American as Shaun Dolac signs with Rams

University of Buffalo linebacker Shaun Dolac, thought to be a favorite son of the Buffalo Bills, is instead heading to the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent.

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Buffalo linebacker Shaun Dolac (52) intercepts the ball during the fourth quarter of the game.
Buffalo linebacker Shaun Dolac (52) intercepts the ball during the fourth quarter of the game. / Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK
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The Los Angeles Rams are reported to be signing University of Buffalo linebacker Shaun Dolac as an undrafted free agent.

A local Buffalo high school and college star who many believed would join his hometown Buffalo Bills, either a late round pick or as an UDFA.

Listed at 6'1" and 225 pounds and leading the nation in tackles with 168, while registering 18.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, five interceptions and five pass breakups, Dolac wasn't invited to the NFL combine.

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Buffalo linebacker Shaun Dolac (52) take down Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen (0) / Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

At the Bills' local pro day, however, he had an unofficial 40 yard time of 4.55, a 35.5-inch vertical, and 25 reps on the bench press — numbers that would have ranked him in the Top 7 among linebackers at the combine.

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Apparently that wasn't enough for the Bills to keep Dolac close. Or the hometown hero decided he wanted a change of scenery. Either way, Dolac heads to the West Coast in hopes of impressing Sean McVay and the Rams.

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BRIAN LETSCHER

A Michigan native, Brian graduated from the University of Michigan in another century, where he earned a degree in economics and a Rose Bowl Championship ring while playing football for the Wolverines under Head Coach Gary Moeller. Brian went on to coach Division 1A football for several years before becoming a full-time writer and actor while maintaining an unhealthy interest in sports. He is currently developing a scripted television series, THOSE WHO STAY, based on a series of historical fiction articles he wrote about Bo Schembechler's Michigan football program as they struggle to unite and win the championship - which requires beating #1 Ohio State - during the tumultuous civil rights and anti-war movements of 1969.

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