EAGLES TRADE FOR DONTE STALLWORTH
NOW WE'RE TALKING.
Keep your TO's, Ashley's and Jerry's. The Eagles instead got a guy who was once timed running the 40-yard dash in 4.26 seconds.
This afternoon, the Eagles traded back-up linebacker Mark Simoneau and a conditional 4th-round draft choice to the New Orleans Saints for wide receiver Donte Stallworth. The pick becomes a 3rd-rounder if the Iggs can sign him to a long-term extension, something you know this team will try to do.
Stallworth provides a blazing-fast deep threat for an offense that has been looking to fill that role since Todd Pinkston blew out an Achilles before last season. The team tried -- to various extents -- to acquire Ashley Lelie and Javon Walker, before finally settling Stallworth. In four seasons, the 25-year-old Stallworth has out up excellent numbers, despite playing for the perennially underachieving Saints:
| Year | Team | G | GS | No | Yards | Avg | Lg | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 7 | 42 | 594 | 14.1 | 57 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 2003 | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 3 | 25 | 485 | 19.4 | 76 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 2004 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 10 | 58 | 767 | 13.2 | 45 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
| 2005 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 13 | 70 | 945 | 13.5 | 43 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 50 |
| TOTAL | 56 | 33 | 195 | 2791 | 14.3 | 76 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 130 |
(stats courtesy NFL.com)
This is huge news for the Eagles. The Eagles gave Pinkston a chance, but he spent most of the last preseason game limping around. This team needed one more guy, as much as we were trying to believe they had enough to compete already. Now we got him, for a very affordable price.
For more, check out the following:
- His bio on Saints.com
- Scouting report coming out of college
- PhiladelphiaEagles.com story
E...A...G...L...E...S... EAGLES!!!
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