More brothers and more punters
by JasonB on May 7, 2009 10:03 AM EDT
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Yesterday the Eagles added another set of brothers to the team to go along with Shawn and Stacy Andrews. DT Jervonti Jackson, brother of center Jamaal Jackson, was offered a contract.
"All I needed was a crease, a way to get my foot in the door," said Jackson (6-5, 300). "Now I have to show them there was a great reason for them to bring me back."
Jackson (6-5, 300) was a four-year starter for FAU, and helped lead the Owls to back-to-back bowl wins in 2008 and 2009."I had to show them I could move pretty good for my size. I didn't get pushed around. I felt like I did pretty good," Jackson said about his performance during the three-day mini-camp.
Wake Forest Punter Sam Swank explained why he decided to to sign with the Eagles despite having offers to sign a UDFA contract elsewhere.
Swank said he had free-agent offers from three teams, the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers. His decision to sign with Philadelphia was largely geographical -- he had lived in nearby Allentown, Pa., for seven years before his family moved to Jacksonville Beach, Fla., when he was 10, and Philadelphia is on the East Coast and thus only a two-hour flight from his family.
"San Francisco is way out there, and Cleveland is Cleveland," Swank said. "Since I had the hometown ties to the Eagles, I thought it would be a lot of fun to give them a try."
Swank also said that he was not asked to kick FGs during the Eagles first minicamp. He only punted and kicked off. The good news is that he did so pain free and is feeling no effects from the quad injury that made him miss a portion of his senior season.
Speaking of punters... The Eagles have signed another one. UDFA Bobby Kelsey from Illinois State. The Daily News assumes that this means Sam Swank will focus primarily on kicking rather than punting in training camp this year.
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Wow
helped lead the Owls to back-to-back bowl wins in 2008 and 2009.
I thought this was the Temple Owls until I read the term “bowl wins”
by ajay on May 7, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1 burn
"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -Joe Theismann
by southjersey89 on May 7, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Cleveland is Cleveland"
When an UDFA disses your city, that’s pretty bad.
by afksports on May 7, 2009 11:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
With so many quality players on the roster right now, we can’t have a spot for a player who just does kick offs. We aren’t the Cowboys.
www.okupy.com
by royboy on May 7, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Swank probably shows what he can do during the pre-season and hooks on with another team. I think Akers will still be a good kicker for a few more years. I was hoping that Swank would be able to earn his way onto the roster as a punter and out kick Sav Rocca, but I see the Eagles kicking chores being handled by Akers and Rocca again in 2009.
by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on May 7, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ST
There is going to be a hell of alof of competition for the return jobs. These guys will be busy in camp.
by Groty on May 8, 2009 5:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WFTV Ch. 9 Story - 38-year-old punter/quarterback looks for his place in pro football
For those of you who don’t know Mr. FakePunts: www.fakepunts.com
As I told the editor from Winnipeg; Although I punted a 5.63 second hang time punt at the Stampeders 2009 tryout and a 5.9 sec. 52 yarder, wind aided, timed by two witnesses two days prior (hang times only produced by a small number of current NFL punters such as Shane Lechler, Andy Lee, Mike Scifres, Matt Turk,… and yet its likely none of them have hit a 6.0 this year, … with passing skills that are still above and beyond all other punters), I’m getting attention, but not the serious attention I’m looking for… Since the Blue Bombers refused to allow me to tryout in Deland this year…It looks like I’ll have to come back next year for both the NFL and CFL open camps, with a record breaking, mind blowing, semi-consistent 6.0-6.2 sec. hang time punts and we’ll see what happens…
4/6/09 WFTV Channel 9 Orlando – Sports at 9 – Chris Edwards: “Working On A Dream -38-year-old punter/quarterback looks for his place in pro football.”
by fakepunts.com on May 9, 2009 5:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Get Vince Offer to make you an infomercial
Only half-kidding. In all seriousness, that’s pretty damned impressive. Hopefully ya catch on somewhere, eh?
by Alon on May 10, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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