Eagles End Freakshow, Officially Cut DE Jevon Kearse

The Philadelphia Eagles have finally parted ways with defensive end Jevon Kearse, in the middle of his 8-year $66 million monster contract signed in 2004. He was benched part way through last year due to innefectiveness, and never regained the starting job from Juqua Thomas, an undrafted journeyman defensive lineman.

Nicknamed the 'Freak' because of his rare combination of size and speed, Kearse was drafted 16th overall in the 1st round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans, where he was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1999, and recorded 36 sacks in his first three years with the team. A foot injury limited him to 4 games the following year, and then in 2003 he signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, which at the time was the highest amount ever paid to a defensive lineman. Since that time injuries and innefectiveness limited his production with the team, and they finally decided to cut the cord to a player who never really lived up to his billing and high price with the team.

Kearse will immediately be free to sign with any team, and there has been talk of him rejoining Tennessee, at a reduced price. Injuries to his foot and knees over the past few years will have any free agent suitor leery of paying him big money again, but powerhouse agent Drew Rosenhaus should at least be able to get him a respectable deal.