Former La Salle football player Scott Sicko made a terrific debut with the Dallas Cowboys in the Hall of Fame game, catching five passes for 44 yards.

Now word comes that the former University of New Hampshire star suffered a concussion during that game and now will likely miss some time.

This isn't great news for the Stillwater native, but he has impressed the Cowboys and should get back to doing so when he returns from the injury.

Gansevoort native David McCarty, the University at Albany's career rushing leader, will attend the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' NFL Rookie Mini-Camp this weekend.

The Buccaneers first practice is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m.

McCarty, a La Salle Institute graduate, rushed for 4,287 yards in his four season with the Great Danes.

McCarty is also UAlbany's career leader with 24 games of 100 yards rushing.

McCarty is the second La Salle graduate to latch on with an NFL team this season, joining former teammate Scott Sicko, who signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday.

According to numerous sources, Stillwater native Scott Sicko has changed his mind and has signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys.

While Stillwater native Scott Sicko won't be hauling in footballs anytime soon, his decision to step away from the game of football has caught the 6-foot-4 tight end a lot of national publicity.

Today, he was mentioned in Sports Illustrated's Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback column, which you can find here.

Sicko's name has also popped up on Yahoo! and other nationally recognized football web sites for his decision to go back to school rather than try his hand at hooking on with an NFL team as an undrafted free agent.

Some people, like this blogger for the Sporting News, don't seem to agree with Sicko's decision.

After talking with him on Sunday evening, I feel confident Sicko is making the best choice for himself.

Could he have made it in the NFL?

His nine touchdowns during the 2009 season and large size (6'4" - 251) suggest he may have been able to stick with a club.

But that's not the point.

Just as we wouldn't criticize someone's choice to pursue a football career had they not been drafted, why would we scrutinize Sicko's decision to continue his education and begin preparing for his career and his life.