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Former QB will try again to make NFL comeback as DB
The Associated Press
Updated: 10:50 a.m. ET Jan. 25, 2005
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Eric Crouch signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in another attempt to make the NFL as a defensive back.
The Chiefs will look at Crouch as a safety and plan to send him to NFL Europe this spring. Crouch, who won the Heisman in 2001 at Nebraska, is committed to defense, Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil said.
“He said he would do whatever we wanted him to do,” Vermeil said.
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“He’s fired up about this,” Steiner said. “I’ve noticed a change in his attitude about things. He’s as excited about this opportunity as he’s been than about anything since he was in college.”
The Associated Press
Updated: 10:50 a.m. ET Jan. 25, 2005
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Eric Crouch signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in another attempt to make the NFL as a defensive back.
The Chiefs will look at Crouch as a safety and plan to send him to NFL Europe this spring. Crouch, who won the Heisman in 2001 at Nebraska, is committed to defense, Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil said.
“He said he would do whatever we wanted him to do,” Vermeil said.
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“He’s fired up about this,” Steiner said. “I’ve noticed a change in his attitude about things. He’s as excited about this opportunity as he’s been than about anything since he was in college.”
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