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Héctor Ríos Morales

Can Isaac Alarcón Become the Latest Mexican-Born Player To Make an NFL Roster?

Isaac Alarcón during warmups before a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, Aug. 2022 (Credit: Michael Ainsworth/AP Photo)

ALABAMA - Four years in the making, it seems like Isaac Alarcón will finally get another shot at making history. Earlier this week, the San Francisco 49ers announced that they had signed Alarcón to a reserve/future contract after the native of Monterrey, Mexico ended his four-year relationship with the Dallas Cowboys where he was part of the practice squad.

The 6-foot-7 offensive lineman entered the NFL through the International Player Pathway Program on April 2020 and joined the Dallas Cowboys where he had to reinvent himself in order to retain a spot in the team's roster, switching from an offensive lineman to a defensive lineman at the request of Will McClay, Cowboys VP of Player Personnel.

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