re: Arkansas has 2 football players on its roster that had a brief stint in a mini camp

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That article highlights a very different reality than what was being tossed around on that message board: the actual source of the confusion is a complex legal battle over a fifth year of eligibility for the high school class of 2022, not players coming off NFL minicamp stints. 
Safeties Caleb Wooden and Sean Williams found themselves fighting the NCAA in court via a temporary restraining order to secure their eligibility to play for Arkansas. Because of shifting federal and state court rulings regarding the "5-for-5" eligibility model, players from that recruiting class were caught in a temporary legal limbo. 
So, while the internet rumor mill turned a unique eligibility lawsuit into exaggerated "pro camp" fiction, the actual headline is a legal fight over an extra collegiate season granted by the courts, not professional tryouts.

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The article states both players participated in a mini camp. Wooden with the Washington Commanders and Williams with the Tennessee Titans.

Wooden testified he was working at a Kids Foot Locker in his hometown of Atlanta and was exploring getting into coaching after a brief camp stint with the Washington Commanders, for which he said he was not paid. Arkansas personnel reached out to him in early August with the prospect of rejoining the team.

Williams, a native of Nashville, Tenn., and a starter for most of four seasons at Dartmouth, testified he had some friends from Dartmouth with whom he had started a software company involved in trucking compliance since he wrapped up his career last November. He returned to Nashville and had a brief rookie mini-camp stint with the Tennessee Titans, for which he said he was not paid.