eddie mac
03-21-2006, 02:08 PM
http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/denver/broncos/archives/2006/03/a_rush_to_break.html
We all ready know about Wesley Duke but here's Legwold's take on Corey Jackson and Chad Mustard.
Jackson is another former basketball player the Broncos are taking a look at. He played just one year of college football at Nevada after he completed his eligibility on the school's basketball team.
He had one semester remaining to complete his degree so he decided to walk on to the school's football team after he had not played football since his junior year of high school.
The Browns signed him to their practice squad in '03 and then sent him to NFL Europe in '04.
He's really had people intrigued since he had 9.5 sacks in 10 regular-season games for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe that season and he was the Defensive Player of the Year in the developmental league that year as well.
Looking back on my draft notes from before the '03 draft he was a transfer to Nevada from Ranger Junior College. He played two years of basketball at Nevada -- he was the fifth-leading rebounder in the nation in the '01-'02 season.
In the '02 football season at Nevada, he played in eight games -- just 12 plays in all -- and made one tackle, but the Browns saw a little something at the school's pro day in early '03 and brought him to camp that year.
He was cut in training camp, spent two weeks of the '03 season on the Browns practice squad before being cut from there too, before being re-signed to the Cleveland practice squad once again in December of '03.
He spent '04 on the Browns roster and was a gameday inactive for 14 games and played in one game -- against New England -- in December '04.
He spent all of '05 on the Broncos practice squad. By league rules he is likely finished with his time on practice squads so he would need to make a 53-man roster to keep his career moving.
Jackson is certainly a player they'll give a hard look to in this offseason. Because they need some depth at the rush end after Pryce's release.
He has pretty good body control and athleticism, it's just a matter of consistently getting up the field and challenging the tackle. But he'll get an honest look and he'll give it everything because he knows he's out of practice squad eligibility -- he has to make the roster to stay around.
That's pretty powerful motivation.
They also like the potential of Chad Mustard, who they signed as a developmental prospect earlier this year.
Mustard, at 6-6 about 275 or so, scored 1,568 points as a basketball player at North Dakota and did not play college football. He played a little indoor football -- as a wide receiver for the Omaha Beef -- and Carolina had him in training camp last season before cutting him. He's also spent two years with the Browns -- most of '04 on injured reserve because of a tendon injury in his foot.
In '02 a scout showed me a videotape Mustard had made and sent to every NFL team to try and break into the league. From what they saw on the video, the Steelers eventually worked him out while the Browns signed him to their practice squad.
We all ready know about Wesley Duke but here's Legwold's take on Corey Jackson and Chad Mustard.
Jackson is another former basketball player the Broncos are taking a look at. He played just one year of college football at Nevada after he completed his eligibility on the school's basketball team.
He had one semester remaining to complete his degree so he decided to walk on to the school's football team after he had not played football since his junior year of high school.
The Browns signed him to their practice squad in '03 and then sent him to NFL Europe in '04.
He's really had people intrigued since he had 9.5 sacks in 10 regular-season games for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe that season and he was the Defensive Player of the Year in the developmental league that year as well.
Looking back on my draft notes from before the '03 draft he was a transfer to Nevada from Ranger Junior College. He played two years of basketball at Nevada -- he was the fifth-leading rebounder in the nation in the '01-'02 season.
In the '02 football season at Nevada, he played in eight games -- just 12 plays in all -- and made one tackle, but the Browns saw a little something at the school's pro day in early '03 and brought him to camp that year.
He was cut in training camp, spent two weeks of the '03 season on the Browns practice squad before being cut from there too, before being re-signed to the Cleveland practice squad once again in December of '03.
He spent '04 on the Browns roster and was a gameday inactive for 14 games and played in one game -- against New England -- in December '04.
He spent all of '05 on the Broncos practice squad. By league rules he is likely finished with his time on practice squads so he would need to make a 53-man roster to keep his career moving.
Jackson is certainly a player they'll give a hard look to in this offseason. Because they need some depth at the rush end after Pryce's release.
He has pretty good body control and athleticism, it's just a matter of consistently getting up the field and challenging the tackle. But he'll get an honest look and he'll give it everything because he knows he's out of practice squad eligibility -- he has to make the roster to stay around.
That's pretty powerful motivation.
They also like the potential of Chad Mustard, who they signed as a developmental prospect earlier this year.
Mustard, at 6-6 about 275 or so, scored 1,568 points as a basketball player at North Dakota and did not play college football. He played a little indoor football -- as a wide receiver for the Omaha Beef -- and Carolina had him in training camp last season before cutting him. He's also spent two years with the Browns -- most of '04 on injured reserve because of a tendon injury in his foot.
In '02 a scout showed me a videotape Mustard had made and sent to every NFL team to try and break into the league. From what they saw on the video, the Steelers eventually worked him out while the Browns signed him to their practice squad.