Syracuse, N.Y. —The professional lacrosse dream will have to come true somewhere else for Casey Rogers.
Rogers, a former 3-sport start at Westhill High School who spent time with the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants in the National Football League, was cut by the Rochester Knighthawks on Monday.
He signed with the NLL franchise on Friday after being cut by the Philadelphia Wings of the NLL earlier this month.
Rogers played for the Knighthawks in one preseason game against Ottawa on Saturday night.
Rogers thanked both organizations for the opportunity to tryout in a social media post on Monday.
Rogers went back to give lacrosse a try after the 6-foot-5, 300-pound lineman, participated in Buffalo Bills training camp and preseason workouts before being cut in September.
Rogers spent some time with the New York Giants practice squad and was on the active roster earlier this season, but was waived in May.
Rogers was a former high school lacrosse All-American at Westhill in Syracuse.
Casey is the son of Lelan Rogers, a former assistant lacrosse coach at Syracuse and the current SUNY Cortland men’s lacrosse head coach.
In four years of varsity lacrosse at attack, Rogers tallied 193 goals and 44 assists.
As a senior, his 62 goals and 17 assists were enough to earn him All-American honors and a spot on the All-CNY team.
Rogers, who also played hockey, graduated from Westhill in 2017.
