FEELS A FLYERS VICTORY COMING ON
Free agent defensive end Aaron Kampman spent Saturday morning in Jacksonville, meeting with the Jaguars coaching staff, the Florida Times Union reported, citing league sources. The latest word is that Kampman will remain overnight in Jacksonville.
The report also said his representative remain in contact with the Eagles, although it is unknown whether Kampman will visit Philly or his other suitors, or whether he will leave Jacksonville without a contract.
Reports differed yesterday as to whether Kampman might be coming, but lots of people around the league seemed to believe the Birds are interested in a high-motor defensive end known for his work ethic.
The Eagles have announced no pending free-agent visits.
The stumbling block might be the ACL tear Kampman suffered with the Packers in November; it's unlikely the Eagles or any team would sign Kampman without taking a thorough look at his knee. Agent Neil Cornich has touted Kampman's ahead-of-schedule recovery, but - this just in - agents say a lot of things and teams generally require verification.
Cornich has not responded to requests for comment from the Daily News.
From the ex-Eagles files ...
* Brian Westbrook officially became a free agent yesterday. Among the teams being mentioned as a possible landing place is Minnesota, where Westbrook would play for former Eagles offensive coordinator Brad Childress. One of the major concerns would be that the Vikings play and hold many of their practices on turf. As Les reported from the scouting combine, a source with solid knowledge of Westbrook's knee woes emphasized that BWest needs to play and practice on grass.
* Minnesota offensive lineman Artis Hicks, an unrestricted free agent, will visit three teams -- Washington, Arizona and Detroit -- the next few days, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.. Hicks said he hasn't ruled out returning to the Vikings. UPDATED: Hicks agreed to a 3-year deal with the Redskins.
Elsewhere ...
New Giants safety Antrel Rolle indicated that he would like to play on offense, too. Rolle said he wants the chance to throw passes out of a Wildcat formation.
“Absolutely,” he said. “I think that’s going to come from showing them exactly what I can do. Once I’m here with this organization, they will get a pretty good feel of what kind of athlete I am. I can throw the ball a million miles, I think everyone knows that at this point. Whether they are going to use me for that, I don’t know yet. I hope so because I think it brings another dimension to football. It creates a mismatch. It’s also something that can excite the fans and it can be a momentum changer.”
Les
Bowen has covered the Eagles for the Daily News
since 2002.
Before that, he spent nearly 13 years covering the Flyers. It took Les
only a few seasons after the switch to figure out that there was no
penalty box at the Linc, and that the time really wasn't his, despite
what Andy Reid kept saying. Les came to Philadelphia and the Daily News
from Charlotte in 1983. In the intervening years, he has pretty much
lost track of NASCAR, and his accent. He, his wife Barbara, and their
two sons live in Haddon Township, New Jersey.
E-mail Les at bowenl@phillynews.com
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Paul
Domowitch has been with the Daily News since 1982.
He has spent most of his nearly 3 decades with the paper covering the
Eagles and pro football. For the last 10 years, he’s been a
selector for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A native of Wilkes-Barre
and a graduate of Wilkes University, Domo started his career in Texas,
working first for the Midland Reporter-Telegram (1976-78), and then for
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he covered some god-awful Texas
Ranger baseball teams. His first beat at the Daily News actually was
boxing, which he covered just long enough to lose 2 sports coats to
blood spatter before moving on to football. Domo and his wife Shelley,
a University of Oklahoma grad who still hasn’t gotten over
that Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State 5 years ago, have 2 terrific
daughters -- Allison, 28, who is an attorney in South Jersey, and Amy,
25, who works in administration for a professional baseball team.
E-mail Domo at PDomo@aol.com and follow
him on Twitter.
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