Ex-Eagles In The NFL

[Seabiscuit36]

how does he still have elgibility?

[hunt]

kearse has 3 tackles & 0.5 sacks in his first 2 games, in case you care....which you probably don't.

[reese125]

I cant believe he even got through 2 games so far

[Diomedes]

NYTimes puff piece on McDougle

I cannot count the number of cliches because numbers don't go that high. 

Giants' McDougle Works With Troubled Youngsters
By JOE LAPOINTE

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Jerome McDougle lifted his shirt to show the surgical scar on his abdomen. On the sides of the mark were the tattooed words "True Story."

A piece of a bullet remains inside him. Doctors said it would be too risky to remove it. "At first, it used to feel funny," McDougle said of his belly bullet. "But after a while, I got used to it."

McDougle is a defensive end with the Giants, who acquired him Aug. 31, the day after Philadelphia waived him. He is in his sixth year of a professional career that began hopefully in 2003, when he was drafted in the first round from the University of Miami.

All has not gone well since then. Much of McDougle's disappointment has come from medical problems, including the gunshot wound he sustained in the summer of 2005 when he was robbed while he was sitting in his parked silver Mercedes in Miami. Four teenagers were later arrested in the case.

He missed that season, but it could have been worse.

"They had a gun to my head," McDougle said. "I was like, 'Take what you want.' There's a 50-50 chance the gun could go off. One mistake and I'm not here to talk to you."

Despite his travails, which include missing last season with a ruptured triceps tendon, McDougle said he maintained a positive attitude and was optimistic about life on and off the field.

He practices what he preaches by counseling teenagers at the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center. Why would a man spend part of his off-season giving advice to the same sort of youths who robbed and shot him?

"I want to make a difference," McDougle said. "I had some problems when I was young. I really know how it feels to be going down that path. It's just like a spiral, but you can break it."

McDougle says he tells youngsters that "it's not cool to be shot" and that they should not glorify gunplay the way some rappers do.

"Kids really listen to me," McDougle said. "If you can touch one or two of them, you've done the community a real service."

McDougle, 29, signed a one-year contract with the Giants. He said he wanted to work in law enforcement and youth counseling after his playing career. David Delancy, who supervised McDougle's work at the detention center, said McDougle was ideal for the role.

"It's one of his callings," Delancy said in a telephone interview. "He reached out to those kids. It was so powerful. You could see some of the guys come to tears. His heart is so forgiving. He didn't do it in the Hollywood fashion. He didn't show up with an entourage. He came by himself. We were wowed by it."

McDougle's work was coordinated by the N.F.L.'s player development department, which provides guidance for careers outside of football; it also gives players financial advice and counseling for behavioral and psychological problems.

Christopher Henry, the director of player development, said 75 to 80 players a year took advantage of internship programs. Henry said McDougle was also part of a panel that offered advice to rookies during a three-day symposium in June.

McDougle joined the Giants a few days before their regular-season opener against Washington, and some of the offensive linemen teased quarterback Eli Manning about his new teammate. In Manning's first game as a rookie in 2004, McDougle greeted him with a thundering sack.

But McDougle said Manning welcomed him: "He said, 'Nice to see you.' He's a really good guy."

Another sack in McDougle's career brought him a different kind of notice. Against Tampa Bay in 2006, he tackled quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, but the 9-yard loss was negated because of a 15-yard face-mask penalty against McDougle. He then made it worse by kicking the penalty flag for another 15-yard penalty, for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The penalties helped set up a field goal for the Buccaneers, who defeated the Eagles, 23-21.

"That was one of those things where you live and you learn," McDougle said.

In limited action with the Giants, McDougle has shown the double-edged sword of his aggressive play. In the opener, he broke through the blocking while playing with the punt-return unit but was penalized for roughing the kicker.

Last Sunday at St. Louis, McDougle lined up at defensive end and in the third quarter, he broke up a shovel-pass play to Antonio Pittman by stopping him for a 2-yard loss. Justin Tuck, a starting defensive end, said McDougle allowed other players some flexibility. Tuck can move from the end to an interior tackle position and confuse blockers or beat them in mismatches. Tuck did just that when he returned an interception for a 41-yard score in the fourth quarter.

"Jerome is an upbeat guy who comes into the locker room ready to work," Tuck said. "We got the best of that deal."

Mathias Kiwanuka, the other starting defensive end, said McDougle was fast off the ball on the field and upbeat in the meeting rooms.

"We love him," Kiwanuka said. "We embrace him and we think he's a great addition. He's another piece of the puzzle. I think he was a steal."

General Manager Jerry Reese said the Giants were "a little bit lucky" when McDougle became available shortly after Osi Umenyiora sustained a season-ending injury to his left knee.

"When he came in, we sat down and had a long talk," Reese said of McDougle. "He's been through some things in his life. He's put a lot behind him. He's matured a lot. He's grateful to be where he is right now."

Of his rapid change of circumstances, McDougle said: "It's been a blur. It feels good when somebody wants you."

McDougle said he was not discouraged when the Eagles cut him, leaving him briefly without a job.

"Whatever happens, happens," he said. "I'm in a good situation. I just trust in God."

[Seabiscuit36]

MOCK  MOCK

[Diomedes]

Also, he's inactive for week 3. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

CHARGERS SIGN SCOTT
Posted by Mike Florio on September 23, 2008, 9:44 p.m.

The San Diego Chargers have announced the addition of veteran defensive tackle Ian Scott.

Scott was a fourth-round pick of the Bears in 2003.  He signed with the Eagles in 2007 but landed on injured reserve.

Scott signed the Panthers in April 2008, but was cut before the start of the season.

To make room for Scott, the Chargers cut rookie cornerback DeJuan Tribble.  The sixth-round pick from Boston College was involved in a bar fight in 2007 along with Lions tackle Gosder Cherilus, a first-round pick.

[QB Eagles]

Dhani Jones is currently tied for second in the NFL for tackles.

[TRUCK RATHMAN]

takeo spikes for world domination 

[Seabiscuit36]

This man is obsessed with Spongebob. He sleeps on Spongebob sheets, rocks a Spongebob medallion on his necklace, and watches Spongebob during sex. His room is chalked full [sic] of everything Spongebob, he references Spongebob during his conversations! [...]. You can catch him coloring Spongebob pictures with felt markers or playing a Spongebob game on one of his many gaming consoles. He wears Spongebob underwear like they are the latest pair of Calvin Klein's.

LOL, Hollis Thomas is Fashionable

http://withleather.uproxx.com/?attachment_id=10030

[rjs246]

Christ. His heart is pumping peanutbutter and mayonaise right now.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Therrien Fontenot and Nick Graham worked out for the Texans today.

Bills signed Corey McIntyre.

[reese125]

and Moats got cut from the Cardinals practice squad

hes awesome

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Wow.  I'm glad they chose him over Barber and Jacobs.

[Feva]

How could they let a Westbrook clone like that go?