Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 4:37 PM | 46 comments |
 

EAGLES SIGN LINEBACKER, RELEASE HUNT
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Tony Hunt had to see the writing on the depth chart.

In one week, he went from the Eagles' starting fullback to fourth-string tailback who couldn't get on the field Sunday at San Francisco even in the absence of Brian Westbrook.

And now he's the latest third-round pick to be released by the team.

The Eagles announced this afternoon that they had released the former Penn State star to make room on the roster for linebacker Tracy White, who had been released by the Green Bay Packers a week ago.

White, a six-year veteran originally signed by Seattle as an undrafted rookie out of Howard University, has been a reserve special teams player most of his career. He played in 21 games in his first two seasons with Seattle, 15 games with Jacksonville in 2005 and 32 games the last three seasons with Green Bay.

Hunt, drafted in 2007 as a tailback, carried the ball just 10 times for 16 yards and a touchdown as a rookie. The Eagles tried to move him to fullback two weeks before the start of this season, but the experiment was not working and the team decided last week to move Dan Klecko from defensive tackle to fullback. Since 2003, the Eagles have had seven third-round picks and four of them -- Billy McMullen, Matt Ware, Ryan Moats and Hunt -- are no longer with the team. None of the four ever made a significant contribution.

The three remaining third-round picks from that time period are linebackers Stewart Bradley and Chris Gocong and rookie defensive end Bryan Smith.

In other news from the NFC East, the Dallas Cowboys traded for Detroit Lions star receiver Roy Williams on the same day they learned that cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones had been suspended by the NFL indefinitely for an altercation with his bodyguard.

Kansas City tight end Tony Gonzalez remained with the Chiefs after the team had contacted a number of teams, including the Eagles, about trading him.
Posted by Bob Brookover @ 4:37 PM  Permalink | 46 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:49 PM, 10/14/2008
    So dumb and pointless. With Curtis coming back they shoud have cut Greg Lewis instead. Or just not cut a 3rd round pick for a special teams player who couldn't even stick with the Packers.
    — Lemur
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:05 PM, 10/14/2008
    I hate this front office. Thanks for the non-factor white
    — bobbyacro
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:10 PM, 10/14/2008
    Right with you Lemur. Hunt just needed a little time. Now we just play with Klecko? Whats even more dumb is that we allowed the boys to sign Roy Williams.
    — tampaPhillyfan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:14 PM, 10/14/2008
    We traded McMullen straight up to the Vikes for Baskett -- Baskett would be a worthy third rounder. So McMullen made a "significant contribution" by convincing Brad Childress that he was something worth trading for.
    — FurlongKid
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:18 PM, 10/14/2008
    We traded McMullen straight up for Hank Baskett. That's a significant contribution -- McMullen hoodwinked Brad Childress into believing he was worth trading for.
    — FurlongKid
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:22 PM, 10/14/2008
    When Klecko is on the field the defense knows the ball is not going to him. At least with Hunt in there the defense has to worry about him a little. Is Klecko going to be that much better than hunt at FB? He was moved to D-Line in the preseason for a reason. If you are going to cut Hunt at least pick up a FB. Andy loves nice guys who hustle like Klecko and G-Lew but that doesn't always cut it at the NFL level.
    — Lemur
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:25 PM, 10/14/2008
    The fact that they cut another 3rd round pick is a perfect example of why they should stop trading their 1st round picks so they can aquire more 3rd round picks that they value so much.
    — Lemur
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:52 PM, 10/14/2008
    The Front Office should start trading their third round picks away, since they don't know how to use them.
    — JimCollins
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:23 PM, 10/14/2008
    Amen, Shabba. I don't understand why teams don't trade more. Getting a proven talent like Williams for draft picks is a great deal. Jerry knows how to make things happen although I will say that Jerry is also trying to keep momentum going into next season so people will fork over ridiculous amounts of money for seats to his new stadium next year.
    — echosmyron
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:25 PM, 10/14/2008
    let's play devil's advocate- who would you guys rather have, booker or reno mahe?
    — justatc1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:48 PM, 10/14/2008
    I can't believe we let another proven wide receiver go and not only go but go to the cowgirls. Who in the heck is Tracy white, just another great move by the front office. We will never get to the big game by making bad moves before and during the season. However that is Philly for ya!!!!!!
    — samafja
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:59 PM, 10/14/2008
    Thomas Tapeh also hookwinked Childress into signing him. Its starting to look like Brad Childress is not a very good judge of player talent.
    — SteveS11


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