damn i was hopeing matt trannon was one of our signings...does anyone know where he went if he went anywhere at all?
by may 10 (first day of mini camp) we should have a list of all the free agents we signed and who is there on try outs On how many rookie free agents he expects the team to sign … Tannenbaum: Our goal is to fill out the roster, so it will be approximately 15 or so, give or take a few. And then we will have some other undrafted free agent tryout players. Last year a couple of those players actually made our team, so we believe in opportunity here. We will be contacting a number of those players as well. On Bender … koweliski and wright were at mini camps on try outs so the jets will always give a rookie a chance
Sure, so teams can get their payrolls down to the cap. What percentage are difference makers? CASE CLOSED.
Kurt Warner Priest Holmes Rod Smith Wayne Chrebet Jake Delhomme Willie Parker All undrafted free-agents. You can't plan on getting a star from the undrafted free agency pool, but it happens.
Here is the bio on Andrew Wicker, following core jet values, he's a team captain who played on all 5 positions on the O line during his run. These are the types of guys teams pass on because they are the master of none, but turn out to be great pros, not saying he will persay but i like his chances vs. our current backups at G and C. //olemisssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=73085&SPID=737&DB_OEM_ID=2600&ATCLID=542725 Returning starter at left guard who made a lot of improvement in the spring ... Has the ability to play either guard or center ... A good student who brings a lot to the table ... Still needs to get better in the weight room ... As far as his understanding of the offense and communication ability, appears to have a settling influence in the offensive line ... As a senior, it is important that he be a leader on the offensive line ... May also contribute as the snapper on special teams when it comes to extra points and field goals ... After losing veteran long-snapper Sidney McLaurin, Andrew gave the Rebels an opportunity to get some quality work done on special teams in the spring ... Received the 2006 J. Richard Price Courage and Compassion Award as the rising senior lineman who, in the opinion of his coaches, has demonstrated extraordinary courage and unusual compassion in their dedication to the team and to Ole Miss. 2006: Started all 12 games on the offensive line ... Saw snaps at all five positions along the offensive line during the season ... Served as team captain ... As a blocker helped BenJarvus Green-Ellis become the third 1,000-yard runner in Ole Miss history and record four 100-yard rushing games ... Earned his fourth letter ... vs. Memphis (9/3): As a blocker helped the Rebels run for a season-high 240 yards ... Named Rebel QB Club Trench Player of the Week for his performance ... at Kentucky (9/16): Named Rebel QB Club Co-Trench Player of the Week for his effort ... vs. #9/10 Georgia (9/30): Started on offensive line that helped BenJarvus Green-Ellis run for a career-high 135 yards ... Named Rebel QB Club Trench Player of the Week for his performance ... vs. #15/18 Arkansas (10/21): Named Rebel QB Club Offensive Player of the Week for his effort ... vs. #7/7 Auburn (10/28): Named Rebel QB Club Trench Player of the Week for his performance ... vs. Northwestern State (11/4): Helped the Rebels roll up a season-high 401 yards of total offense. 2005: Saw action in 10 games on the offensive line, starting six at left guard ... Missed only the Alabama game (10/15) ... Helped pave the way for RB Mico McSwain to establish an Ole Miss freshman rushing record with 612 yards and three 100-yard performances ... Earned his third letter ... at Vanderbilt (9/17): Helped the Rebels pile up a season-high 400 yards of total offense ... vs. Wyoming (9/24): Helped McSwain record his first 100-yard rushing performance with a season-high 114 and a TD ... vs. Citadel (10/8): Helped the Rebel offense tally 366 yards of offense and McSwain notch his second 100-yard game of the year ... vs. Kentucky (10/22): Helped the offensive line not allow a sack ... Rebel offense totals 361 yards and McSwain reaches 100-yard plateau for third time ... Spring 2005: Moved from defensive tackle to offense in the spring ... Entered spring listed as the No. 1 right guard, but saw his practice time wiped out due to a foot injury he suffered during the off-season conditioning program. 2004: Appeared in 7-of-11 games, drawing a start at nose tackle versus Vanderbilt (9/18) and starting at defensive tackle against Arkansas State (10/2) ... Did not see action in the last four games versus Auburn (10/30), Arkansas (11/13), LSU (11/20) and Mississippi State (11/27) ... Earned his second letter ... Credited with seven stops (five solo) ... vs. Memphis (9/4): Recorded a career-high two tackles ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/18): Made his first career start, starting at nose tackle ... Credited with one solo tackle ... Spring 2004: Missed a few days of spring drills due to illness. 2003: Appeared in 4-of-13 games ... Earned his first letter ... Made two stops (one solo), including one 1.0 TFL (-2 yards) ... vs. Louisiana-Monroe (9/13): Credited with one assisted tackle in his first career game ... vs. Arkansas State (10/11): Had one TFL for -2 yards ... Spring 2003: Had two tackles in Red-Blue spring game. 2002: Did not see action during his true freshman season and was redshirted ... Received Scholar-Athlete Award from the Ole Miss Chapter of the National Football Foundation. HIGH SCHOOL: Named to PrepStar All-Southeast Region team as well as SuperPrep Southwest team ... Super Dozen second team in State of Louisiana ... Two-time MPSA All-State selection ... Participated in MPSA All-Star Football Game ... Three years All-District ... Twice selected Most Valuable Player on defense in conference ... As a senior, had 141 tackles and eight QB sacks with 21 of his hits behind the line of scrimmage in helping 3A Silliman Institute in Clinton, La., to a 14-0 record and the state title ... Also caught nine passes for 120 yards and two TDs ... During junior season, had 128 tackles (22 behind the line), 11 QB sacks and four fumble recoveries ... Career totals included 430 tackles, 40 QB sacks and 80 hits behind the line of scrimmage ... Coached by Marvin Holland ... Earned four letters in football, four in track, and three in power-lifting. PERSONAL: Son of Ted and Jan Wicker ... Full name is Jacob Andrew Wicker ... Born: September 20, 1983 ... Cousin of former Ole Miss Rebs, Kyle, Trey, and Britt Wicker ... Majoring in Management ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2003 and 2004 ... Made the U.M.A.A. Honor Roll in Fall of 2002, Fall of 2003 and Fall of 2004 ... Made Chancellor's Honor Roll in Spring of 2003. WICKER'S CAREER STATISTICS --DEFENSE-- Year G-S UT AT TT TFL-YDS Sacks-Yds CF FR PD PRES INT BLK 2003 4-0 1 1 2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 7-1 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 11-1 6 3 9 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WICKER'S CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 2, vs. Memphis (9/4/2004) SOLO TACKLES: 1, 3x, MR: vs. Vanderbilt (9/18/2004) TFLs: 1.0, vs. Arkansas State (10/11/2003)
I'm hoping Antwaan Applewhite gets a look. I'd love to have him competing for a spot as a speed rushing OLB.