Sunday, September 05, 2004

Where are they now?

Overall this was not a good day for many former Jackets as today was final cut day by the NFL. There was some good news:

JOE HAMILTON
Way to go Joe!!! Little Joe was named the #2 at Indianapolis - link here....... Here's another story.....

NICK ROGERS
Gets cut by the Vikings. Link here.

Rogers, drafted in the sixth round out of Georgia Tech in 2002, was a linebacker who showed better potential as a pass rusher - so Minnesota moved him to end before the season. But with first-round pick Kenechi Udeze and third-rounder Darrion Scott joining veterans Kenny Mixon, Lance Johnstone and Chuck Wiley at that position, the Vikings ran out of room for Rogers.

FELIPE CLAYBROOKS
Was cut by the Browns today. Link here.

I had already reported that JP Foschi and Rodney Williams were both cut. In addition, Jonathan Smith, Dorsey Levins and Andy Hall were cut as well.

TONY HARGROVE
Well, Tony did make the team, but evidently got kicked out of practice last week - link here.
Asked how the practice went, Martz said, "Pretty dark out there, it`s a night practice." At one point, rookie defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove was kicked out of practice by Rams defensive line coach Bill Kollar. Hargrove was sent off the field and back to the locker room.

On a different note, the brief experiment with Hargrove at DT is over and he is moving back to DE:
On second thought
Rookie Anthony Hargrove is home again. After a brief trial at defensive tackle, the Rams' third-round draft choice was back at defensive end in Sunday evening's practice at Rams Park. Not that the experiment was a bust, Martz emphasized.

"It was worth putting him inside and looking at him," Martz said. "He has some value for us, absolutely, on third down inside."

But the 6-foot-3, 269-pound Hargrove brims with speed and strength, and the potential damage he could wreak on the edge is scary. On Sunday, he plucked a short pass out of the air in 11-on-11 drills and scampered to the end zone.

"We know he can be an effective player out there for us," Martz said. "He's so athletic. He's looked very good."

DAVID DUVAL
Duval is having a good tourey at the Deutche Bank Championships, currently tied for 25th at -1 through 3 rounds - leaderboard.