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Beef Eater · 10-08-2009, 09:54 AM

It never hurts to bring in players for a tryout. Especially considering how pathetic the Chiefs OL has played this year. According to an article in the Boston Globe, Jermail Porter was a NCAA All American wrestler at Kent State. The Pats signed him as an undrafted free agent the first of May of this year but apparently got hurt and consequently released. Although he doesn’t have ANY football experience, he does have prototypical size for an NFL OL at 6’-5” and 310 Lbs. The fact that he is finished sixth in the heavyweight class at the 2009 NCAA Championships indicates to me that he probably has good balance, a strong upper body, and understands the importance of leverage. The Pats did have success with RG Stephen Neal, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion and the 1999 heavyweight freestyle world champion who didn't play a down of college football. It might not turn out to be anything, but I like the fact that Pioli is keeping an open mind to possibilities and is at least trying to improve the Chiefs roster. The Chiefs need to upgrade at a number of positions and OL is probably the most glaring need. Since there are not a lot of good, healthy FA OL available, why not look at Porter?

10-08-2009, 09:54 AM	#3
Beef Eater Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Casino cash: $10004900	Why Not? It never hurts to bring in players for a tryout. Especially considering how pathetic the Chiefs OL has played this year. According to an article in the Boston Globe, Jermail Porter was a NCAA All American wrestler at Kent State. The Pats signed him as an undrafted free agent the first of May of this year but apparently got hurt and consequently released. Although he doesn’t have ANY football experience, he does have prototypical size for an NFL OL at 6’-5” and 310 Lbs. The fact that he is finished sixth in the heavyweight class at the 2009 NCAA Championships indicates to me that he probably has good balance, a strong upper body, and understands the importance of leverage. The Pats did have success with RG Stephen Neal, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion and the 1999 heavyweight freestyle world champion who didn't play a down of college football. It might not turn out to be anything, but I like the fact that Pioli is keeping an open mind to possibilities and is at least trying to improve the Chiefs roster. The Chiefs need to upgrade at a number of positions and OL is probably the most glaring need. Since there are not a lot of good, healthy FA OL available, why not look at Porter?
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