There’s been a buzz about the possibility of former University of Florida player Jonathan Demps joining the Tiger football program.

Demps, a 6-4, 225-pound linebacker, attended a late-night U of M workout Monday at the Murphy Athletic Complex with family members, but is NOT a part of the team. Demps is enrolled at the U of M as a part-time student and staying in Memphis with relatives.

If Demps, a highly recruited inside linebacker coming out of high school in Pensacola, Fla., were to meet eligibility requirements, he’d likely begin practicing with the team next spring and play defensive end. Demps played as a true freshman at Florida in 2005, but missed 2006 with a torn left anterior cruciate ligament.

Demps did not play last fall after being dismissed from the team in spring for violating team policy. Later in the year he was involved in an off-campus incident before the team’s appearance in the Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl and charged with misdemeanor battery. He and Florida defensive end Jermaine Cunningham were charged with allegedly hitting a sub shop worker with a sandwich and empty cups.