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93henfan wrote:Who?

andy7171 wrote:

93henfan wrote:Who?

That asshole RB that spikes the ball after every TD and mocks the other team relentlessly.

AZGrizFan wrote:

andy7171 wrote: That asshole RB that spikes the ball after every TD and mocks the other team relentlessly.

You need to change your bait, Andrea.

AZGrizFan wrote:

andy7171 wrote: That asshole RB that spikes the ball after every TD and mocks the other team relentlessly.

You need to change your bait, Andrea.

grizzaholic wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:


You need to change your bait, Andrea.

49-48

Vidav wrote:Waived already.

Vidav wrote:

Vidav wrote:Waived already.

And picked up by the Rams.

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All the work leading up to the NFL draft was over. Mark LeGree, despite playing at Appalachian State, knew he would get a shot at playing in the pros after being taken in the fifth round by the Seattle Seahawks.

There was just the pesky lockout delaying the start of his professional career and blocking any money from coming into his wallet.

“I had a little bit of money left over and I was waiting for the lockout to end but I was getting low on my funds,” LeGree said. “I was like ‘I have to find a job.’”

So LeGree placed a phone call to Phil Washburn, co-owner of Capehart and Washburn, a general contracting firm in Boone, N.C. The previous summer, LeGree spent some of the time between his junior and senior seasons at Appalachian State working for the company, doing a variety of construction jobs.

But now he was bound for the NFL and the last person Washburn expected to hear from just a few weeks after the draft.

“He left me a message over the weekend, saying ‘you know about the lockout and I’m just laying around,’” Washburn recalled in a phone interview. “He was still doing his morning workouts every day, but I was happy to have him back.”

LeGree’s decision to spend some of the lockout doing manual labor speaks to the background of the 22-year-old free safety. He went to high school at Pacelli High School in Columbus, Ga., with just 28 kids in his graduating class. He only landed at Appalachian State by making a video of his high school accomplishments and sending it to the Mountaineers’ coaches.

So doing a little construction work in the summer, if it meant a few more dollars in his pocket, was an easy decision to make even with a relatively large payday awaiting once the lockout was lifted.

“I felt I needed to get off my butt. I didn’t want to have someone just give me money. I felt like I’m just the type of person that won’t sit around,” LeGree said. “I don’t mind working. I don’t think I’m too good of a person not to work just because I got drafted. It keeps me humble.”

His first summer working for Capehart and Washburn involved having to build and take down scaffolding and doing painting on some high-end homes in the hilly terrain of western North Carolina. Every time he would set foot on any of the scaffolding, Washburn would quickly remind him to be careful and watch his steps, not wanting to see the Mountaineers’ star safety get hurt on a construction site.

When LeGree called this past spring, Washburn said most of the jobs involved retaining walls and rockery. While he was again reminded to be careful, LeGree didn’t mind the heavy lifting. It supplemented the two-hour workouts he did every morning on the Appalachian State campus.

“I didn’t mind it because I was still doing physical activity,” LeGree said. “It definitely did help. I wanted to stay active.”

And the modest $12 per hour that LeGree was paid for six or seven hours of work per day didn’t hurt either.

“He never complained about that,” Washburn said.

LeGree is one of 13 players on Seattle’s current 90-man roster who played collegiately at the lower levels of college football — either FCS, Division II or Division III. While it might seem these players — especially rookies — need to prove something extra once they’re brought into camp, Seattle coach Pete Carroll doesn’t believe that.

“They’re all the same out here now. I don’t care where they came from, not at all. I don’t care how young they are, how old they are or where they came from,” Carroll said. “They’re out here battling. ... It’s a good story but out here, they got to battle.”

LeGree is one of two free safeties on the roster, playing behind starter Earl Thomas. Seattle was attracted to LeGree, a three-time Associated Press FCS first-team all-American, by his ability to make plays on the ball in college. LeGree was the active NCAA leader in interceptions with 22 when his college career wrapped up last fall.

“He didn’t expect to be a star player. He’s just modest,” Washburn said. “He just wants to go do his job and do the best he possibly can. We were a little star struck to have him around.”

Skjellyfetti wrote:Can we just turn this into the Mark Legree thread now?

All the work leading up to the NFL draft was over. Mark LeGree, despite playing at Appalachian State, knew he would get a shot at playing in the pros after being taken in the fifth round by the Seattle Seahawks.

There was just the pesky lockout delaying the start of his professional career and blocking any money from coming into his wallet.

“I had a little bit of money left over and I was waiting for the lockout to end but I was getting low on my funds,” LeGree said. “I was like ‘I have to find a job.’”

So LeGree placed a phone call to Phil Washburn, co-owner of Capehart and Washburn, a general contracting firm in Boone, N.C. The previous summer, LeGree spent some of the time between his junior and senior seasons at Appalachian State working for the company, doing a variety of construction jobs.

But now he was bound for the NFL and the last person Washburn expected to hear from just a few weeks after the draft.

“He left me a message over the weekend, saying ‘you know about the lockout and I’m just laying around,’” Washburn recalled in a phone interview. “He was still doing his morning workouts every day, but I was happy to have him back.”

LeGree’s decision to spend some of the lockout doing manual labor speaks to the background of the 22-year-old free safety. He went to high school at Pacelli High School in Columbus, Ga., with just 28 kids in his graduating class. He only landed at Appalachian State by making a video of his high school accomplishments and sending it to the Mountaineers’ coaches.

So doing a little construction work in the summer, if it meant a few more dollars in his pocket, was an easy decision to make even with a relatively large payday awaiting once the lockout was lifted.

“I felt I needed to get off my butt. I didn’t want to have someone just give me money. I felt like I’m just the type of person that won’t sit around,” LeGree said. “I don’t mind working. I don’t think I’m too good of a person not to work just because I got drafted. It keeps me humble.”

His first summer working for Capehart and Washburn involved having to build and take down scaffolding and doing painting on some high-end homes in the hilly terrain of western North Carolina. Every time he would set foot on any of the scaffolding, Washburn would quickly remind him to be careful and watch his steps, not wanting to see the Mountaineers’ star safety get hurt on a construction site.

When LeGree called this past spring, Washburn said most of the jobs involved retaining walls and rockery. While he was again reminded to be careful, LeGree didn’t mind the heavy lifting. It supplemented the two-hour workouts he did every morning on the Appalachian State campus.

“I didn’t mind it because I was still doing physical activity,” LeGree said. “It definitely did help. I wanted to stay active.”

And the modest $12 per hour that LeGree was paid for six or seven hours of work per day didn’t hurt either.

“He never complained about that,” Washburn said.

LeGree is one of 13 players on Seattle’s current 90-man roster who played collegiately at the lower levels of college football — either FCS, Division II or Division III. While it might seem these players — especially rookies — need to prove something extra once they’re brought into camp, Seattle coach Pete Carroll doesn’t believe that.

“They’re all the same out here now. I don’t care where they came from, not at all. I don’t care how young they are, how old they are or where they came from,” Carroll said. “They’re out here battling. ... It’s a good story but out here, they got to battle.”

LeGree is one of two free safeties on the roster, playing behind starter Earl Thomas. Seattle was attracted to LeGree, a three-time Associated Press FCS first-team all-American, by his ability to make plays on the ball in college. LeGree was the active NCAA leader in interceptions with 22 when his college career wrapped up last fall.

“He didn’t expect to be a star player. He’s just modest,” Washburn said. “He just wants to go do his job and do the best he possibly can. We were a little star struck to have him around.”

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Small school, schmall school: Jesse Hoffman works hard to join Seahawks' roster

RENTON – A running back at heart, Jesse Hoffman has made a smooth transition to the physically demanding position of cornerback.

And the rookie out of Eastern Washington University is in a fierce competition to earn a spot on the 53-man final roster or the practice squad on his home-state team, the Seattle Seahawks.

Hoffman impressed Seahawks’ brass enough during his college pro day in April that they signed him to their 90-man roster as an undrafted free agent.

The 6-foot, 200-pounder showed the quick feet, long arms and rangy athletic ability Seattle coach Pete Carroll covets at cornerback.

Also helping him is the fact that he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds.

But Carroll doesn’t concern himself with whether a player is from a small school such as Eastern Washington or a football factory such as Alabama.

He just wants to see how they compete on the field.

“I don’t care how young they are, how old they are or where they came from,” Carroll said. “They’re out here battling. ... That’s all I watched in the past. It’s a good story, but out here, they got to battle.”

And while Hoffman has had his share of getting beat deep in practice by young, speedy receivers such as Golden Tate and Ricardo Lockette, the 23-year-old out of Shorecrest High in Seattle has more than held his own – including a couple timely plays in pass coverage in the Seattle’s exhibition win at San Diego.

Count veteran Seahawks corner Marcus Trufant – whose younger brother Isaiah also played at EWU – as a Hoffman supporter.

“He’s been working hard,” Trufant said. “It can be a little tough your first year. They’re throwing a lot of defenses at you.

“You’re in the league and it’s different than college. But he’s doing good, working hard and trying to get it all in. And he’s competing.”


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dal4018 wrote:

SuperHornet wrote:eGriz just reported on FB that Seattle has signed F/A RB Chase Reynolds to a contract.

Congrats, Chase! Show the NFL how good Big Sky Football truly is![/quo] I see my guy Lockette is doing his best to make the squad.Good for him they haven't had a deep threat in quite a while

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:

dal4018 wrote:

We have Deon Butler, but he broke his leg last year and is recovering. Lockette might be a touch faster, but lankier and more raw.

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:

dal4018 wrote:

We have Deon Butler, but he broke his leg last year and is recovering. Lockette might be a touch faster, but lankier and more raw.