Undrafted free agent from Canada with his own media blitz?
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 5:46 pm
Minicamp Report - Day One
Doug Farrar - Scout.com
April 30, 2005 at 2:45am ET
An undrafted free agent from Canada with his own media blitz? A quarterback returning punts? A Walter Jones sighting before the preseason? Was this the Seahawks' minicamp or some sort of alternate universe?
The surprise may have been that Jones’ presence was not the big story – the media crush on Friday, which resembled a compact version of the Japanese press population that followed Ichiro-mania around Seattle in 2001 was unquestionably the Canadian contingent in Kirkland to observe undrafted free agent Jesse Lumsden. Lumsden rushed for over 1,800 yards in just eight games in 2004 at McMaster University in Ontario. In those eight games, he had six 200-yard rushing games and 4 for over 250 yards. His exploits earned him an invitation to the prestigious East-West Shrine Game, where he led the East team with 41 yards on only five carries.
When asked about Lumsden and what the Seahawks see in him, Holmgren detailed Lumsden’s versatility. “First of all, I think he is a very fine athlete,” Holmgren said. “The things we do scheme-wise kind of fit with what I think he can do. I think he is a pretty good pass receiver. He is a good runner. We’ll just see. He is really willing, but like all the new guys out there today, they were all kind of spinning around a little bit.”
Lumsden was also a dangerous special-teamer early in his career when he averaged over 35 yards per kickoff return during his freshman and sophomore campaigns. And it is on special teams where he might get a shot with the Seahawks.
Complete article here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=citadel-2_375529_114&prov=citadel&type=story
Doug Farrar - Scout.com
April 30, 2005 at 2:45am ET
An undrafted free agent from Canada with his own media blitz? A quarterback returning punts? A Walter Jones sighting before the preseason? Was this the Seahawks' minicamp or some sort of alternate universe?
The surprise may have been that Jones’ presence was not the big story – the media crush on Friday, which resembled a compact version of the Japanese press population that followed Ichiro-mania around Seattle in 2001 was unquestionably the Canadian contingent in Kirkland to observe undrafted free agent Jesse Lumsden. Lumsden rushed for over 1,800 yards in just eight games in 2004 at McMaster University in Ontario. In those eight games, he had six 200-yard rushing games and 4 for over 250 yards. His exploits earned him an invitation to the prestigious East-West Shrine Game, where he led the East team with 41 yards on only five carries.
When asked about Lumsden and what the Seahawks see in him, Holmgren detailed Lumsden’s versatility. “First of all, I think he is a very fine athlete,” Holmgren said. “The things we do scheme-wise kind of fit with what I think he can do. I think he is a pretty good pass receiver. He is a good runner. We’ll just see. He is really willing, but like all the new guys out there today, they were all kind of spinning around a little bit.”
Lumsden was also a dangerous special-teamer early in his career when he averaged over 35 yards per kickoff return during his freshman and sophomore campaigns. And it is on special teams where he might get a shot with the Seahawks.
Complete article here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=citadel-2_375529_114&prov=citadel&type=story
Yes, not to shabby at all.