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Eagles: Rookie Free Agent Signings

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The Eagles added to their roster Monday, signing nine rookie free agents.

The players include defensive end Josh Gaines (Penn State); safety Reshard Langford (Vanderbilt); fullback Marcus Mailei (Weber State); running back Walter Mendenhall (Illinois State); guard Dallas Reynolds (Brigham Young); receiver Brandon Robinson (Boston College); cornerback Courtney Robinson (UMass); kicker Sam Swank (Wake Forest); and running back Marcus Thigpen (Indiana).

 

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Hopefully this signing will give Akers some needed competition:

 

Sam Swank
Kicker, 6-2, 201
Wake Forest

Finished as the all-time leading scorer at Wake Forest with 337 points. Set school records with 71 field goals and 124 career PATs. Concluded his career ranked 16th in NCAA history in career scoring. Excelled on the football and soccer teams at Fletcher HS in Neptune Beach, FL. Born 10/5/85 in Lakeland, FL.

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I’m excited to see him during preseason, but I can’t help but think that he’s going to be like Richmond McGee was last year – just another training camp body to rest the starters.

Fly, Eagles, Fly...

by Bob_Q on Apr 27, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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Much was expected of Swank in 2008. He entered the year as arguably the nation’s top long-distance kicking prospect, fresh off a junior campaign in which he was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award. A groin injury midway through the season robbed Swank of his power, limiting his effectiveness as a field goal kicker, kickoff specialist and punter. If he can prove he’s over the groin injury, Swank’s high trajectory and leg drive should make him one of the more highly regarded placekickers of the 2009 draft. Had an arm span of 31 1/4 inches and a hand span of 9 inches at the combine.

by bsencore on Apr 27, 2009 5:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That hand span

is so clutch. love me some hand span on my kickers.

"Now Sav Rocca played for the Magpies in Australia. I don't know if it's a bird or a pie or what it is." Ike Reese

by The Badassador on Apr 27, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

big hands, big feet, big...

brian mccann: derek lowe's got the best slider i've ever seen
john smoltz: yeah? and josh bard's the best catcher i've ever thrown to.

by variablesdont on Apr 27, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What do Sam Swank and Peewee Herman have in common?

Their careers were adversely affected by groin pulls. Sorry, I feel the need to break out that joke every chance I get.

by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on Apr 27, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Glad to see that Andy picked up his token BYU player, am I the only one or does it seem no matter what we come out of the off season with a BYU guy?

"My worst breakup was with Stacy...It was on a Sunday, we were reading the paper and I said 'I think the Eagles can clinch the NFC East' she looked up and told me it was over." -Kevin from "The Office"

by DiLe47 on Apr 27, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You stole my thunder

It is a requirement that Reid brings in a former BYU’er for every training camp.

by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on Apr 27, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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