Eagles Stockpiling Mediocre Fullbacks
Poor Sports: Bitter Philly Sports Fans Sound Off —
... According to Eagles.com , the birds have made a trade for Colts FB Luke Lawton. The Eagles gave up a conditional draft pick. I'm not sure what those conditions are, but I hope the price wasn't too steep. Lawton is a 3rd year player from McNeese St and played in just 11 of the Colts games last season ...
COLTS TRADE LUKE LAWTON TO EAGLES
ProFootballTalk.com —
The Philadelphia Eagles have announced the acquisition of fullback Luke Lawton in a trade with the Colts. Indianapolis received a conditional 2009 draft choice, which probably means the Eagles will get a chance to try Lawton out through training camp and the preseason and will only have to give compensation to the Colts if Lawton makes the roster. The 27-year-old Lawton has spent time on the Giants’ and Bills’ practice squads and played four games for the Jets in 2005 and 11 for the Colts in 2007. He has never started a game, but did have a notable highlight last year when he ...
Eagles make a minor trade
My Sports Rumors —
... in camp to find the best replacement. The team will now have a battle for the role with Lawton, Jason Davis, and converted defensive tackle Dan Klecko. It should be very heated as none of these players has had the chance to perform in the role yet. Even with his minimal experience, Lawton has the most out of all of them.
My guess? The player who gets the role is the player who can also help the team in other ways (i.e. special teams).
Here’s a link to the Eagles official website. ...
Musings
Three Idiots on Sports —
... Random musings while I quietly celebrate the fact that the Eagles have finally added that playmaker that Donovan McNabb has been pleading for....or not. ...
Eagles trade for FB Luke Lawton
Bleeding Green Nation —
... For now, the Eagles are saying that Lawton is here to compete with Klecko and Davis for the full back job. Between former Colts and McNeese State players, Lawton has several friends on the team. ...
