Tracking the Preaux career of Bill Sampy

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PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles formed their practice squad around wide receivers Bill Sampy and Mike Gasperson and linebacker Torrance Daniels, all discarded in the cutdown to 53. The Eagles also added recent cuts Tim Day, the tight end released by Chicago, safety Dustin Fox, a 2005 third-round pick of Minnesota, center Jasper Harvey, waived by Washington, and fullback Zach Tuiasosopo, most recently of Oakland. The rest of the story

[RonMexico]

If I am correct that probably puts Carencro High School as producing more NFL players than any other Lafayette area school.
Wade Richey 49ers/Ravens
Kevin Faulk Patriots
Cash Mouton Ravens
Bill Sampy Eagles

I dont believe thats right.

Lafayette High

Bill Ryckman Falcons
Ced Figaro Chargers
Jerry Fontenot Bears/Saints
? Moncreif O/L Chiefs
Ross Brupbacher Bears

probably 1 or 2 I am missing.

L'Ronte'

[DaddyCajun]

I think we have the issue of gettin people to the NFL covered already, but the more the better.


J. Delhomme with Carolina
B. Stokley with the Colts
C. Tillman with the Bears
CC Brown with the Texans
and Super Bowl Champion Ike Taylor of the Steelers

All of who start or play significant minutes.

Don't forget OL Anthony Clement who was at Arizona for years and is now somewhere else and is still playing!


ps Bill Sammpy has been signed to the Eagles practice squad!!!!!

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Former Carencro High star and Louisiana Ragin' Cajun wide receiver Bill Sampy has been added to the practice squad of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. Sampy had made it to the final cutdown before the Eagles established their 53-man regular-season roster last weekend. In four seasons with the Cajuns ending in 2005, Sampy caught 155 passes for 1,988 yards and 9 touchdowns. His best season was 2004, with 57 receptions for 776 yards and 6 scores. The source of the story

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Former Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun wide receiver Bill Sampy has been signed for 2007 training camp on Tuesday by the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. The rest of the story

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THE FIRST THING you notice about Bill Sampy is the skinny legs. There's no getting around it; Sampy, otherwise a lithe and muscular wideout at 5-11, 192, has calves that can only be classified as Pinkstonian. This is particularly noticeable when the players are wearing short pants and no pads, as they are in the minicamp for rookies and select vets that continues through this week. The second thing you notice is that Sampy accelerates and cuts smoothly, catches the ball pretty effortlessly. "He's a talented player. He'll be competing and fighting for a roster spot," Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said this week. "I think he's a very good player. He's at that point in his career when he feels very comfortable with us, he makes very few mistakes. He'll be right in there." The rest of the story By LES BOWEN bowenl@phillynews.com

[J-Town Cajun]

Did ya'll see this in the article?

Practice-squad projects like Sampy are often good athletes whose careers took a detour or two. Sampy said he got Division I attention coming out of Carencro (La.) High, but didn't qualify under Proposition 48. He didn't want to go to junior college and then transfer, so he accepted an offer at nearby Division I-AA Louisiana-Lafayette, where his mother, Dorothy, worked as a food-service cashier (he has her name tattooed on the back of his right shoulder; it's unclear whether that netted him extra dessert at dinnertime).

This jackass needs a few e-mails.

[rhineaux]

_ Did ya'll see this in the article?

Practice-squad projects like Sampy are often good athletes whose careers took a detour or two. Sampy said he got Division I attention coming out of Carencro (La.) High, but didn't qualify under Proposition 48. He didn't want to go to junior college and then transfer, so he accepted an offer at nearby Division I-AA University of Louisiana, where his mother, Dorothy, worked as a food-service cashier (he has her name tattooed on the back of his right shoulder; it's unclear whether that netted him extra dessert at dinnertime).

This jackass needs a few e-mails. _

I sent him an e-mail, and was polite, and this was his response. I guess i wasn't the only one who sent him something...

yes, I'm very sorry, I misinterpreted something Sampy said about "bigger schools" backing off him after he didn't qualify under Prop 48. Many Ragin' Cajuns have pointed this out ... I will correct it for tomorrow.
Thanks, Les

[Just1More]

_ I sent him an e-mail, and was polite, and this was his response. I guess i wasn't the only one who sent him something...

yes, I'm very sorry, I misinterpreted something Sampy said about "bigger schools" backing off him after he didn't qualify under Prop 48. Many Ragin' Cajuns have pointed this out ... I will correct it for tomorrow.
Thanks, Les _

Sampy also needs to run up to this guy (at a 4.2 40) and whop him with one of his calves. The last time I checked, calves didn't catch any NFL passes.

[Zeebart21]

I sent him an e-mail, and was polite, and this was his response. I guess i wasn't the only one who sent him something...

yes, I'm very sorry, I misinterpreted something Sampy said about "bigger schools" backing off him after he didn't qualify under Prop 48. Many Ragin' Cajuns have pointed this out ... I will correct it for tomorrow.
Thanks, Les

I wonder if he turned any of those Ragin Cajun emails over to homeland security?

Z