 Although unselected, he was still viewed as one of the best undrafted rookies and received offers from five different NFL teams after the draft.Minnifield, with encouragement from his father, signed with the Washington Redskins on April 29, 2012 as an undrafted free agent.Still recovering from microfracture surgery, it was reported that he was placed on the physically unable to perform list before the start of training camp on July 18, 2012.