The_Philster
04-27-2003, 08:35 PM
PHILADELPHIA (April 27, 2003 3:06 p.m. EDT) - Jerome McDougle isn't going to be a shy rookie, or a patient one.
The 6-foot-2, 264-pound defensive end was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 15th pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Saturday. A standout at Miami, McDougle has no intention of easing his way into the NFL.
"I'm a first-round pick. First-round picks usually are the impact. That's what I want to do," McDougle said Sunday. "I want to come here and I want to play. I've never had to sit the bench my entire life and I don't expect to start now. I'm looking to come in and play."
The Eagles traded up 15 spots to get McDougle, giving the San Diego Chargers their first-round pick (30th) and a second-rounder (62nd). Philadelphia hopes McDougle can help fill the void created by the departure of three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Hugh Douglas, who left for Jacksonville in the offseason.
Tom Heckert, the Eagles' director of player personnel, even compared McDougle to Douglas...more (http://www.sportserver.com/football/nfl/story/869681p-6070642c.html)
The 6-foot-2, 264-pound defensive end was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 15th pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Saturday. A standout at Miami, McDougle has no intention of easing his way into the NFL.
"I'm a first-round pick. First-round picks usually are the impact. That's what I want to do," McDougle said Sunday. "I want to come here and I want to play. I've never had to sit the bench my entire life and I don't expect to start now. I'm looking to come in and play."
The Eagles traded up 15 spots to get McDougle, giving the San Diego Chargers their first-round pick (30th) and a second-rounder (62nd). Philadelphia hopes McDougle can help fill the void created by the departure of three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Hugh Douglas, who left for Jacksonville in the offseason.
Tom Heckert, the Eagles' director of player personnel, even compared McDougle to Douglas...more (http://www.sportserver.com/football/nfl/story/869681p-6070642c.html)