The Philadelphia Eagles finally inked their first round draft pick of 2010 last night, Defensive End Brandon Graham. But the day before when the Eagles cleared the road for Brandon Graham, the versatile LB/DE Alex Hall was cut.
"The Eagles have agreed to terms with first-round pick Brandon Graham on a five-year deal, the team announced late Thursday night. At this time, it is unclear whether he’ll be at practice Friday.In other news, the Giants have claimed linebacker/defensive end Alex Hall off waivers. The Eagles cut Hall on Wednesday. Andy Reid explained during his press conference that he thought Hall could be a good fit as an outside linebacker in a 3-4.The Giants, however, do not employ a 3-4. They’ll likely take a look at him at defensive end, according to reports."
The Giants seem to have an ongoing love affair with signing versatile players that can play a few positions and have multi-purposed roles if asked. Antrel Rolle, Clint Sintim, Aaron Ross and Mathias Kiwanuka are some of the players that immediately come to mind. Whether or not the Giants are going to find a diamond in the rough with the former Brown/Eagle, Hall will surely provide competition during training camp and perhaps round out a more aggressive linebacker unit in terms of pass rush.
In 2008, Hall played 276 snaps and had 2 starts for the Browns. Hall recorded 28 tackles with 3 sacks, 4 hits and 8 quarterback pressures. 22 of those snaps came against the Giants in 2008 where Hall played well carding 1 sack, 1 pressure, and two run stops.
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