Gunzlingr
04-25-2003, 09:40 AM
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) _ Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo doesn't expect to snare another Warren Sapp in this year's draft.
That doesn't mean he'll pass on someone close.
Angelo was director of player personnel for Tampa Bay when the Buccaneers scooped up Sapp in what became a draft-day bargain at No. 12. Sapp has since been selected for six straight Pro Bowls.
The Bears have the fourth pick in this weekend's NFL draft.
They badly need to upgrade an aging and injury-prone defensive line and replace their top sacker, outside linebacker Rosevelt Colvin, who was lost to free agency.
Is there another Sapp in this draft? Angelo doubts it.
Still, Angelo doesn't think Dewayne Robertson is far off. Robertson, a 6-foot-3, 320-pounder from Kentucky, heads a deep field of defensive tackles whose stock has soared in workouts.
``If there is somebody like (Sapp), it's him,'' Angelo said. ``You look at his ability to rush the passer, and he's a great run player. He's the package.''
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CHICAGO (AP) _ Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo doesn't expect to snare another Warren Sapp in this year's draft.
That doesn't mean he'll pass on someone close.
Angelo was director of player personnel for Tampa Bay when the Buccaneers scooped up Sapp in what became a draft-day bargain at No. 12. Sapp has since been selected for six straight Pro Bowls.
The Bears have the fourth pick in this weekend's NFL draft.
They badly need to upgrade an aging and injury-prone defensive line and replace their top sacker, outside linebacker Rosevelt Colvin, who was lost to free agency.
Is there another Sapp in this draft? Angelo doubts it.
Still, Angelo doesn't think Dewayne Robertson is far off. Robertson, a 6-foot-3, 320-pounder from Kentucky, heads a deep field of defensive tackles whose stock has soared in workouts.
``If there is somebody like (Sapp), it's him,'' Angelo said. ``You look at his ability to rush the passer, and he's a great run player. He's the package.''
MORE (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?messageId=12799946)