The_Philster
03-15-2003, 06:01 AM
Free agent Nate Wayne, released earlier this week by the Green Bay Packers for salary cap reasons, has reached contract agreement with the Philadelphia Eagles and will be the team's new starting weakside linebacker.
The five-year veteran visited in Philadelphia on Tuesday and Wednesday and then met Thursday with Detroit Lions officials. He turned down an offer from the Lions that would have paid him more than the Eagles deal, mostly because Philadelphia will deploy him at his natural weakside spot.
Detroit coaches wanted Wayne to play inside linebacker in their scheme....more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1523619.html)
The five-year veteran visited in Philadelphia on Tuesday and Wednesday and then met Thursday with Detroit Lions officials. He turned down an offer from the Lions that would have paid him more than the Eagles deal, mostly because Philadelphia will deploy him at his natural weakside spot.
Detroit coaches wanted Wayne to play inside linebacker in their scheme....more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1523619.html)