Tracking the Preaux career of Bill Sampy

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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

[Cajunfever]

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Did anyone notice that Dave Culley is the wide receiver's coach for the Eagles?

Didn't he interviewe to be head coach for the Cajuns?

[Zeebart21]

Did anyone notice that Dave Culley is the wide receiver's coach for the Eagles?

Didn't he interviewe to be head coach for the Cajuns?

Yep. He also coached here in the early Stokley years. Brian Mitchell years. He was a really good guy from what I remember.

Z.

[Pirogue]

_ 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. _

Have you ever seen Steve Smith's from Carolina?

He has coconuts behind his shins... best sub 6' receiver ever

[Zeebart21]

Have you ever seen Steve Smith's from Carolina?

He has coconuts behind his shins... best sub 6' receiver ever

you're an Arnold.

Z.

gojakegopanthers.

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PHILADELPHIA -- Minicamp doesn't open for another four months, but the Eagles moved quickly to begin assembling their roster. ... wide receivers Michael Gasperson and Bill Sampy, and fullback Jason Davis were all signed to contracts on Wednesday. The Eagles also released defensive tackle Ian Scott, who had spent the season on injured reserve. Clark, Fontenot, Gasperson and Sampy each received three-year deals... Sampy missed almost all of training camp with a quad contusion, which took him out of the running for a roster spot. The Eagles believe he can help on punt returns, where they struggled again this season. The rest of the story

[Just1More]

I guess they must have overlooked the calves.