PHILADELPHIA — Cal Adomitis was at his parents’ house in Pittsburgh when he got a call from his agent. The award-winning but unemployed long-snapper had workouts scheduled with two NFL teams in the next 48 hours. But those plans were canceled in an instant.

They need you in Philly. When can you get there?

“I can pack up my bags right now,” Adomitis said. “I’ll be there in five hours.”

That’s how quickly life can change as a free-agent specialist in the NFL. One minute, you have flights booked from Pittsburgh to Nashville to Phoenix. The next minute, you’re in your car, driving down the Pennsylvania turnpike to sign with the reigning Super Bowl champions.

“It was a whirlwind,” Adomitis told PennLive. “But I was pumped up. It felt like a fresh start. ... It was exciting. It was nerve-wr

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