Jake Scott left the University of Georgia after his sophomore year to play in the Canadian Football League, which was only meant to be for one year until he was eligible for the NFL Draft.  After his year with the BC Lions, Scott was chosen by the Miami Dolphins with their seventh round pick in 1970.

Dan Marino was a superstar Quarterback, and he would have some high-profile weapons at his disposal, but none were better than Mark Clayton.

Cameron Wake had a good career at Penn State, but he went undrafted in 2005.  He received a tryout with the New York Giants but was unable to make the team.  Rather than give up, Wake found work in the Canadian Football League with the BC Lions, where he was a two-time All-Star and two-time Most Outstanding Defensive Player in as many years.  His work in Canada made him coveted by NFL teams, and he signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2009.

Looking like a grizzled vet long before he became one, Bob Kuechenberg had a strange start in his NFL career.  The product of Notre Dame was taken in the fourth round by the Philadelphia Eagles, but he quit during training camp and played semi-pro for a year.  The Dolphins signed him in 1970, and he would find a home in pro football for the next fourteen years.