Broncos sign a pair of Linebackers, release two
by John Bena on Apr 28, 2009 6:07 PM MDT
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The Denver Broncos on Tuesday signed college free agent linebackers Braxton Kelley (University of Kentucky) and Jeff Schweiger (San Jose State University), it was announced.
The club also on Tuesday waived tight end Adam Bergen and wide receiver Jayson Foster.
Kelley (6-foot-0, 230 pounds) is a rookie linebacker who joined the Broncos as a college free agent from the University of Kentucky on April 28, 2009... Totaled 287 tackles (175 solo), 6.5 sacks (30 yds.), four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and six pass breakups in 46 career games (42 starts) at Kentucky... Spent his first three seasons at middle linebacker before primarily playing weakside linebacker for the Wildcats as a senior... Named one of two team captains as a senior in 2008 for UK and earned the school's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award after registering a team and career-high 98 tackles (49 solo), four sacks (21 yds.), two pass breakups and two forced fumbles as a 13-game starter... Ranked eighth in the Southeastern Conference in tackles per game (7.5) in 2008, earning second-team all-conference honors from Phil Steele's College Football... Had 63 tackles (34 solo) in 13 games (12 starts) as a junior for the Wildcats in 2007... Posted 82 tackles (57 solo) in 13 games (10 starts) as a sophomore... Received Freshman All-America honors from Rivals.com (second team) and The Sporting News (third team) while being named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2005, totaling 44 tackles (35 solo) and one sack (1 yd.) in seven games (7 starts) that year... Earned All-Georgia recognition from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution at LaGrange High School in LaGrange, Ga.... Twin brother, Brandon, plays defensive line at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn.... Was a high school and college teammate of current Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard... Majored in kinesiology at Kentucky... Braxton Kelley was born on Oct. 24, 1986, in LaGrange, Ga.
Schweiger (6-foot-5, 276 pounds) is a rookie linebacker who joined the Broncos as a college free agent from San Jose State University on April 28, 2009... Saw time at defensive end in college, playing for San Jose State as a senior after competing for the University of Southern California during his first three collegiate seasons... Totaled 26 tackles (6 solo) and 1.5 sacks (14 yds.) while placing second on the team with two fumble recoveries in nine games (6 starts) as a senior in 2008 at San Jose State... Did not play in 2007 due to NCAA transfer rules but practiced with San Jose State and received its Scout Team Award... Credited with 31 tackles (14 solo), two sacks and one pass breakup in 25 games during three seasons at USC... Was part of USC's National Championship team in 2004 as a freshman and finished the campaign with 18 tackles (7 solo), two sacks and one pass breakup... Added 11 stops (5 solo) as a sophomore and two tackles as a junior for the Trojans... Named a first-team All-American and the Gatorade California Player of the Year as a senior at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif.... Collected 140 tackles, 18 sacks, 15 pass breakups and four fumble recoveries during his final prep season... Selected to play in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl... Father, Jeff Schweiger, played football at San Jose State and started for the school at defensive end from 1979-80... Majored in philosophy at San Jose State... Jeff Schweiger was born on Jan. 1, 1986, in San Jose, Calif.
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Thanks for the Update Guru
More competition makes for a better team
My Dad told me about the 4 seasons:
Pre-season
Regular-season
Post-season
Off-season
Wow.
Schweiger (6-foot-5, 276 pounds)
That is one big dude for a LB.
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
I'll say.
Developmental ILB or do they move him to DE?
If he can move it would be nice to have him inside versus the run.
"You can make mistakes, but you are not a failure until you blame others for those mistakes." -John Wooden
I think they just put spikes on his shoulder pads,
add a bunch of eye black, and let him look menacing on the sidelines.
~Uffdah
Then he would just belong
with the rest of the fans in the Black Hole.
If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest QB who ever lived.
Hit enter before I added
I concur with your latter statement: if he can move a bit and can use his size and (assumed) strength to shed blocks, I’d like to see him in the middle.
~Uffdah
Sounds like a DE
Play him at DE and then move ayers to the edge….or vice versa if this fellow is fast enough.
"Now we have them where we want them"
-Kieth Bishop - On the Denver 2 yard line, Cleveland Ohio, 1987
Agreed papigrande
sometimes, when something works it just works. leave it how it is. I, for one am incredibly impressed with our defenses production in 2008.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
Braxton, Rulon...
we just need to sign some dude named Mecklenburg Smith and we’ll be on our way to an old-timey defense!
Jeff Schweiger
Jeff Schweiger was the #9 overall H.S. player in America his Senior year. Guess he didn’t quite live up to expectations. Hope he can realize some of that potential. He certainly has the athleticism.
Braxton Kelley info
Strengths: Is quick and active. Can play both the weakside and middle linebacker positions. Shows good lateral movement, but is at his best attacking the line of scrimmage. Has good instincts in zone coverage. Is good at finding his way to the ball and tackling.
Weaknesses: Is undersized. Needs to add bulk to take on bigger blockers. Sometimes struggles to disengage once a blocker locks on him. Struggles to match up against speedy backs and will struggle to cover in man-to-man.
Bottom line: Kelley was one of the most consistent and solid defenders for the Kentucky defense since he arrived in 2005. He always seems to be around the ball and loves to attack the line of scrimmage to stop the run. Doubts about Kelley’s size and speed should prevent him from being drafted, but he is worth a look as a free agent.
I heard Jeff Schweiger's story.
I only remember parts of the story, so sorry if it sounds fragmented but I don’t want to give wrong information. He spoke at a Men’s Purity conference at Calvary Chapel in san jose, he said that he had fallen into drugs and such when he had gone to USC, so that’s probably why he didn’t live up to expectations, but then he ended up becoming a Christian and he decided to play football at san jose. I believe the broncos got a great character guy with this, and I think he could be a lot better than everyone thinks.
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