When Cody White found out he was going to make the Seahawks' 53-man roster to start the season, his first call was to his mother, Amy, and the two shared a cry while celebrating the accomplishment.

"I called my mom first," White said. "I called my mom right when I figured it out, we were both just crying on the phone, it was cool. It was a good moment."

For every early-round pick or star with big-money contracts, there are dozens more players like White in the NFL, late-round picks and undrafted players who head into every training camp unsure if they'll have a job come September.

Undrafted out of Michigan State in 2020, White briefly spent time with the Chiefs, Giants and Broncos before ending up on Pittsburgh's practice squad. The following season, he opened the year on Pittsburgh's p

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