Thursday, February 28, 2008

Eagles Cut DE Kearse

In what is probably a pretty good move, the Eagles cut DE Jevon Kearse. They already have two great ends in Trent Cole and Juqua Thomas (17.5 Sacks this season combined) and didn't really need Kearse, especially with Darren Howard as a backup. Kearse hasn't really been healthy since an injury suffered in 2002 and he's missed 33 games over 5 seasons since then, his last full 16 game season having been in 2001. He's still a good pass rusher when healthy, but that's not very often these days. His injuries also limit his effectiveness against the run. He's 31, and probably not done in the NFL. Some team will mostly likely take a chance on him... but if GMs avoid panicking and giving him a massive contract, he would still be great as a situational pass rusher (not as many snaps would keep him healthier) on say, a 3 or 4 year deal. 

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