Posted: Monday, March 21, 2011, 4:59 PM | 5 comments |
 

UConn LB to visit Eagles
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The Eagles will get a visit from UConn LB Lawrence Wilson, a league source tells Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post.

Wilson (6-1, 229) was a first-team All-Big East selection as a senior, totaling 123 tackles, 3.5 sacks and an interception. He previously worked out privately for the Eagles, according to the report.

Wilson ran a 4.75 in the 40 at the combine, which ranked 13th among linebackers. He benched 225 pounds 24 times (seventh among linebackers).

Per the report, Wilson projects as a weak-side linebacker at the NFL level.

Ernie Sims manned the weak side for the Eagles last year, but showed little consistency or playmaking ability after coming over from Detroit. He is no longer under contract, and the Eagles did not tender him.

Second-year players Jamar Chaney or Keenan Clayton could get a shot to take over the starting job.

Below is a list of reported Eagles workouts to date. I'll post this as a separate table tomorrow so you can book mark it and keep checking back.

And earlier Monday, I posted some thoughts on the most recent Kevin Kolb reports, along with possible teams that could be interested in trading for him.





Prospect


Position


School


Ht.


Wt.


Source


Notes






Doug
Hogue


LB


Syracuse


6-3


235


Agent


MTC






Ross
Homan


LB


Ohio St.


6-1


240


NFP


MTC






Kendall
Hunter


RB


Oklahoma St.


5-7


199


NFP


MTC






Jeremy
Kerley


WR


TCU


5-10


189


Fox
Sports


MTC






Brian
Rolle


LB


Ohio St.


5-10


229


NFP


MTC




Tyrod
Taylor


QB


Virginia Tech


6-1


217


NFP


MTC






Demarcus
Van Dyke


CB


Miami


6-1


176


PFT


MTC






Lawrence
Wilson


LB


UConn


6-1


229


NFP


MTC

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Posted by Sheil Kapadia @ 4:59 PM  Permalink | 5 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:20 PM, 03/21/2011
    Watch out for Keenan Clayton. He and Chaney were the nickel LBs in the playoff game. Clayton is talented. He needs to get stronger. Clayton will probably be the starting WIL. Chaney in the middle and Bradley on the strong side.
    — soulman386
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:45 PM, 03/21/2011
    This is brilliant; they should seek out even shorter and lighter players; it has served them well in the past; the rocket scientists that comprise the Eagles talent evaluators are definitely the smartest guys in the room.
    — rcmercer
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:53 PM, 03/21/2011
    Hey Sheil, didn't they also work out two LBs from Penn Sate?
    — rad205
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:47 PM, 03/21/2011
    Forget the LB from Syracuse......too big and no history of major knee injuries. The only kind of gold standard players Joe B allows Andy to sign.
    — oldBird
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:08 PM, 03/22/2011
    Hey Sheil, Can you tell us where you project which rounds these guys will probably get drafted?
    — ej610


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