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Hakeem Butler, Willie Harvey earn NFL tryouts after successful season with BattleHawks

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Two former Cyclones secured NFL workouts on Monday, following the conclusion of the St. Louis BattleHawks’ season on Sunday.

Hakeem Butler has earned a workout with the Carolina Panthers following a season that saw him earn UFL Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Butler collected 45 receptions during the year for 652 yards and five scores.

Willie Harvey, meanwhile, will work out with the Dallas Cowboys, after being selected to the All-UFL Defensive team.

Harvey recorded a career high 79 tackles along with four sacks, making it his best statistical season of his career so far.

UFL players are eligible to sign with NFL teams beginning on June 18.

Mike Rose has not yet secured a workout after recording 43 tackles in seven games with the team this season (Monday @ 8:30 p.m. CT).

Connor Ferguson
Connor Ferguson
Connor will be covering women’s basketball for Cyclone Fanatic during the 2018-19 season. He is currently a junior enrolled at Iowa State and is studying journalism at Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism. Connor also covers a variety of sports around the state of Iowa, including Indoor football and motorsports for Last Word on Sports. He also appears on-air four times a week covering high school football for 1460 KXnO, college football for his own podcast, and professional sports for 88.5 KURE – Iowa State’s student radio station.

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