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The Eagles have signed WR/KR Chad Hall to a three year deal. Hall spent the last two years serving the Air Force as a second lieutenant. Hall will have a good chance to win the job as the kickoff returner for the Eagles in 2010. It’s always nice to see a player like Hall get a chance after serving his country.
The Eagles have signed 26-year old CB/S Marlin Jackson to a 2-year deal. Jackson played in 4 games for the Colts last season in which he made 10 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, he defensed 1 pass and he had 1 interception. Jackson has now played in 56 games in his NFL career and he has made 284 tackles, has defensed 15 passes, has 1/2 a sack, forced 2 fumbles and he has 4 interceptions. This was a good move for the Eagles as Jackson is a very physical defensive back.
The Eagles have traded 29-year old WR Reggie Brown to the Buccaneers for a 6th round pick in 2011. Brown played in 14 games for the Eagles last season and he caught 9 passes for 155 yards (17.2 avg). He played in 72 games in his five years with the Eagles and he caught 177 passes for 2,574 yards (14.5 avg) with 17 TD grabs. Brown also carried the ball 11 times for 68 yards (6.2 ypc) with 1 TD run for the Eagles. A lot of the younger receivers on the Eagles have passed right by Brown on the depth chart so this was a smart trade probably for both teams.
The Eagles have released 29-year old linebacker Will Witherspoon. Witherspoon played in 11 games for the Eagles last season and he made 58 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 5 passes defensed and 1 interception (he returned in 9 yards for a TD). I’m not so sure that I like this move for the Eagles as Witherspoon played great for them after coming over from the Panthers in a trade last year.
The Eagles have re-signed 27-year old RB Leonard Weaver. Weaver played mostly fullback until last season when Brian Westbrook was injured. Look for him to share the workload with Lesean McCoy in 2010. Weaver played in all 16 games for the Eagles last season and he carried the ball 70 times for 323 yards (4.6 ypc) with 2 TD runs. He also caught 15 passes for 140 yards (9.3 avg) with 2 TD grabs last season. This was a good move for the Eagles as Weaver is a very talented back.