Eagles Rookie Profile: 6 things to know about Jamie Newman
Get to know Philadelphia’s most intriguing UDFA signing.
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The Philadelphia Eagles signed undrafted rookie free agent quarterback Jamie Newman following the 2021 NFL Draft. In order to learn more about him, I reached out to SB Nation’s Wake Forest blog:
Cameron Lemons Debro was kind enough to answer my questions.
1) Can you recap his college career?
Jamie Newman was, quite frankly, the guy who saved a season for Wake Forest but left with a lot of questions. When coming out of high school, there wasn’t much he could do to start the first two years, as John Wolford and Kendall Hinton were the stars of the show, with Wolford turning into a video game in 2017. Once Wolford graduated, everyone thought Hinton would be the starter, but a suspension before the season begun threw Wake an impromptu QB competition between Newman and then Freshman Sam Hartman. A groin injury helped give Hartman the
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May 19, 2021
The Vikings have signed fourth-rounders Kene Nwangwu and Janarius Robinson, bringing their total to seven of 11 draft picks who have signed their rookie contracts.
Nwangwu signed last weekend, inking a four-year, $4.23 million deal with a $753K signing bonus. He has an $848K cap hit in 2021.
The Vikings first pick of Day 3, Ngangwu was a somewhat curious selection for multiple reasons. He was projected by most analysts to be a sixth or seventh-round pick, if he was even drafted. Nwangwu ranked 293rd on the consensus big board but was taken 119th by Minnesota. He also plays a position (running back) that was considered a very minor need for the Vikings, who already had Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison, and Ameer Abdullah.