Gunzlingr
05-01-2003, 08:19 AM
GREEN BAY, Wis., April 30 — Eric Crouch had a plan in place to resurrect his professional football career that ended abruptly in the St. Louis Rams’ training camp last summer.
CROUCH WON THE 2001 Heisman Trophy as a quarterback at Nebraska. But he sat out last season after the Rams drafted him in the third round and tried to convert him into a wide receiver.
His plan called for reporting to a Canadian Football League training camp in May as a quarterback, winning a roster spot and getting valuable experience that could lead back to the NFL.
Then the Green Bay Packers claimed him off waivers from St. Louis in April.
Crouch last worked as a quarterback in the option offense at Nebraska, where he became only the third Division I player to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards.
Now he’s using his passing arm at a Packers minicamp that opened Wednesday.
more (http://www.msnbc.com/news/907579.asp)
CROUCH WON THE 2001 Heisman Trophy as a quarterback at Nebraska. But he sat out last season after the Rams drafted him in the third round and tried to convert him into a wide receiver.
His plan called for reporting to a Canadian Football League training camp in May as a quarterback, winning a roster spot and getting valuable experience that could lead back to the NFL.
Then the Green Bay Packers claimed him off waivers from St. Louis in April.
Crouch last worked as a quarterback in the option offense at Nebraska, where he became only the third Division I player to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards.
Now he’s using his passing arm at a Packers minicamp that opened Wednesday.
more (http://www.msnbc.com/news/907579.asp)