Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Eagles sign CFL star

The Philadelphia Eagles have signed RB Martell Mallett. Mallett (6-0, 210) spent the 2009 season as a member of the Canadian Football League’s BC Lions, where he rushed for 1,280 yards and six touchdowns on 214 carries (5.8 average), adding 43 receptions for 342 yards and two touchdowns. He was named to the West Division All-Star team and also earned the 2009 CFL Most Outstanding Rookie award.

The 23-year-old Mallett played collegiately at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, where he rushed for 2,896 yards and 27 touchdowns in his four-year career. The Pine Bluff, Arkansas native earned first-team all-SWAC honors as a senior in 2008.

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