Posted: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 3:24 PM | 2 comments |
 

Eagles sign rookie LB Ricky Sapp
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The Eagles inked rookie linebacker/defensive end Ricky Sapp to a four-year contract, the team announced.

Sapp, a fifth-round draft pick, gives the Eagles six of their 13 draft picks under contract. Running back Charles Scott, defensive tackle Jeff Owens, linebacker Jamar Chaney, cornerback Trevard Lindley and safety Kurt Coleman have already signed deals.

Sapp was a defensive end at Clemson, often playing the role of "bandit" in the Tigers' defensive scheme. With the Eagles, he's been splitting time working out with both the defensive line and linebackers. In the past few weeks, he's been running with the d-linemen. Coach Andy Reid has talked about occassionally using Sapp as the "Joker" -- a sort of standup end -- in the Eagles' defensive scheme.

 
Posted by Jeff McLane @ 3:24 PM  Permalink | 2 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:11 PM, 06/08/2010
    The joker position and the bandit are essentially the same. They're stand up DE positions. The Eagles are using him wisely. They're gonna use him in a way in which he had success in college. Don't worry folks they're not trying to convert him into a pure SAM linebacker.
    — soulman386
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:34 PM, 06/08/2010
    Sounds like another 'tweener - too slow to be a LB and too small to be a D-lineman
    — Bobphxville


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