The_Philster
03-07-2003, 06:45 PM
PHILADELPHIA (March 7, 2003 5:04 p.m. EST) - Fullback Jon Ritchie signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, filling the only starting spot open on an offense that scored a franchise-record 415 points last season.
A third-round draft pick out of Stanford in 1998, Ritchie had spent his entire five-year career with the Oakland Raiders. He caught a career-low 10 passes last season, despite being on the NFL's top-ranked offense.
Ritchie replaces Cecil Martin, an unrestricted free agent who had been the starter the last three years. Martin caught 15 passes last season, including a career-best 53-yard catch-and-run from A.J. Feeley in a loss to the New York Giants.
The 28-year-old Ritchie, a native of Mechanicsburg, has 129 career receptions for 1,026 yards and four touchdowns. He joins a backfield that will include running backs Duce Staley, Brian Westbrook and Correll Buckhalter....more (http://www.sportserver.com/football/nfl/story/796757p-5687125c.html)
A third-round draft pick out of Stanford in 1998, Ritchie had spent his entire five-year career with the Oakland Raiders. He caught a career-low 10 passes last season, despite being on the NFL's top-ranked offense.
Ritchie replaces Cecil Martin, an unrestricted free agent who had been the starter the last three years. Martin caught 15 passes last season, including a career-best 53-yard catch-and-run from A.J. Feeley in a loss to the New York Giants.
The 28-year-old Ritchie, a native of Mechanicsburg, has 129 career receptions for 1,026 yards and four touchdowns. He joins a backfield that will include running backs Duce Staley, Brian Westbrook and Correll Buckhalter....more (http://www.sportserver.com/football/nfl/story/796757p-5687125c.html)