Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Eagles sign RB Devine

The Eagles have agreed to terms with rookie free agent RB Noel Devine.

Devine (5-8, 170) completed a four-year career at West Virginia with 4,315 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns on 728 carries (5.9 average) and 98 receptions for 710 yards and two touchdowns. Devine also averaged 21.6 yards on 34 kickoff returns in his career. As such, he finished as the school’s all-time leader in all-purpose yardage with 5,761. He was also the fourth player in Big East Conference history to top the 4,000-yard rushing plateau joining fellow Mountaineers Avon Cobourne and Pat White as well as Rutgers’ Ray Rice.

A native of Fort Myers, FL, and a product of North Fort Myers HS, Devine finished his high school career with 7,009 rushing yards and 92 touchdowns.

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