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Tuesday, April 24, 2001
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Mike Mamula |
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John Copeland |
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| ProFootballWeekly.com asked
contributing editor Joel Buchsbaum for his thoughts on the news around the NFL. 
Eagles release Mamula
DE Mike Mamula, a first-round draft choice in 1995, has been released by the
Philadelphia Eagles.
Buchsbaum: He just never played anywhere close to his potential, was overpaid and never
really showed that’d he pay the price.
ProFootballWeekly.com: Can you describe how he was viewed coming out of
college?
Buchsbaum: He had a great junior year at Boston College. He closed very strong. Then he
had just unbelievable Combine workouts. And Ray Rhodes fell in love with him and traded up
to get him.
ProFootballWeekly.com: What are the reasons you think it didn’t work out
for Mamula?
Buchsbaum: Going where he did (in the draft) and getting the money he got really
changed him. He wasn’t driven after that. He needed to be driven.
ProFootballWeekly.com: For teams looking at him now that he’s on the open
market, what can he offer a club?
Buchsbaum: A pass rusher who can play with enough leverage against the run not to be a
weakness.
Bengals release Copeland
The Bengals have released DL John Copeland, who they originally selected in the first
round of the 1993 draft. Copeland had nine sacks and 53 tackles in 1995. Otherwise, he
never had more than four sacks in a season.
Buchsbaum: He’s a first-round pick that never really developed the way they hoped
he would. He never became the big-time pass rusher they were looking for. He still can be
a pretty solid player.
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