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A Brief Conversation With Mike Mamula

This morning I had a brief chat with everybody's favorite (OK, my favorite) ex-Philadelphia Eagles and draft day legend Mike Mamula. Surprisingly, even though his name is brought up during practically every NFL draft analysis, he hasn't received any phone calls this week. More »

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It's Almost Time For the NFL Combine And That Means...Mamula

ESPN dove into the Mamula pool early this year with the annual "Hey, let's get Mike Mamula to talk about how much of a bust he was..."-story that antsy NFL reporters hop on during the post-Pro Bowl dead zone. This year at ESPN, Pat Yasinskas (rhymes with "Dasplinkas" — maybe ) drew the Mamula card, deftly picking through the bones of the former defensive end's "not that bad" career in order to substantiate his theory that just because a guy can bench-press 225 pounds for hours and jump over a mini-van it doesn't mean they'll end up a quality NFL player. More »