NFL NEWS AND NOTES

Philadelphia has signed OG Max Jean-Gilles and WR Jeremy Bloom, the Eagles' 4th and 5th round picks respectively at the 2006 draft.

For those that didn't see it already, ESPN columnist Len Pasquarelli has a nice piece on former Texas FB Ahmard Hall who will be available in this week's summer supplemental draft.

Player to Watch for the 2007 draft

DB Aaron Rouse, Virginia Tech… 6-3, 221, SR… Rouse had been primarily a back-up LB and special teamer until last season, but emerged as one of the biggest hitters in college football last fall when he dropped back to a rover-type position. Rouse, in fact, still has LB size at almost 225 pounds, but runs like a FS with a reported 4.45 40 clocking. In addition, Rouse combines that size and speed with good instincts and play-making ability. As expected, Rouse was very aggressive forcing the run last fall, coming up to post 77 tackles. What wasn’t as expected was that Rouse was also very productive in coverage; indeed, Rouse picked off four passes last fall and broke up 5 others as he showed surprising instincts and range in the deep secondary. And for good measure, Rouse is also a solid potential special teamer.