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Ok...so...how many DT's do we really NEED?
How do you explain the confidence in McCargo and Williams, hell, confidence in ANY of our DT's at this point.
K, Marv defenders....wtf?
How do you explain the confidence in McCargo and Williams, hell, confidence in ANY of our DT's at this point.
K, Marv defenders....wtf?
The Eagles trimmed their roster by one on Friday, releasing defensive tackle Sam Rayburn, who made the team as a rookie free agent in 2003. The off-season additions of veteran defensive linemen Montae Reagor and Ian Scott paved the way for the move.
The 6-foot-3, 303-pound Rayburn had bits and pieces of good playing time in a reserve role during his four seasons in Philadelphia and appeared to be a significant part of the Eagles' tackle picture. He collected a pair of sacks in limited action in his rookie year. He followed that up with an impressive 2004 campaign which included career highs of 46 tackles and six sacks, and a long-term contract extension.
However, his production tailed off the last two years in part to some nagging injuries. In 2005, he recorded 35 tackles and one sack. In 2006, he failed to record a sack.
Last season Rayburn spent the first five games on the inactive list, giving way to rookie LaJuan Ramsey who served as the fourth tackle on gamedays. Rayburn's first action came against New Orleans in the sixth game of the season. From that point on he chipped in a tackle or two a game and four tackles in extended playing time in the regular season finale against Atlanta. All told, he finished the year with 13 tackles. The release of Rayburn thins out what had become a crowded defensive tackle position. Entering the weekend mini-camp the group features former first-round picks Mike Patterson and Brodrick Bunkley as well as Reagor, Ramsey and Scott. There's also Jeremy Clark, a rookie free agent out of Alabama.
The 6-foot-3, 303-pound Rayburn had bits and pieces of good playing time in a reserve role during his four seasons in Philadelphia and appeared to be a significant part of the Eagles' tackle picture. He collected a pair of sacks in limited action in his rookie year. He followed that up with an impressive 2004 campaign which included career highs of 46 tackles and six sacks, and a long-term contract extension.
However, his production tailed off the last two years in part to some nagging injuries. In 2005, he recorded 35 tackles and one sack. In 2006, he failed to record a sack.
Last season Rayburn spent the first five games on the inactive list, giving way to rookie LaJuan Ramsey who served as the fourth tackle on gamedays. Rayburn's first action came against New Orleans in the sixth game of the season. From that point on he chipped in a tackle or two a game and four tackles in extended playing time in the regular season finale against Atlanta. All told, he finished the year with 13 tackles. The release of Rayburn thins out what had become a crowded defensive tackle position. Entering the weekend mini-camp the group features former first-round picks Mike Patterson and Brodrick Bunkley as well as Reagor, Ramsey and Scott. There's also Jeremy Clark, a rookie free agent out of Alabama.
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