Willie Evans

Height/Weight: 6-1 / 267 lbs.
Age: 24     Experience: 1 year
College: Mississippi State
Transaction: Signed by the Falcons as free agent on Jan. 8, 2008

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Originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the New York Giants in 2006 before being waived by the team on September 2, 2006. Signed by the New Orleans Saints and was allocated to NFL Europa for spring of 2007. Was waived following training camp on September 1, 2007. Signed to the Saints practice squad one day later, but was released on September 10.

Signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on December 6, 2007.

Signed by the Falcons as a free agent on January 8, 2008.


2007 (Panthers)
Spent the final four weeks of the 2007 season on the Carolina Panthers practice squad.


College
Started 35 of 46 games in his collegiate career at Mississippi State and recorded 219 tackles (139 solo) with 24.5 sacks.

Finished third in Bulldog annals with 48.5 tackles for loss while forcing six fumbles and deflecting five passes.

In 2005, earned Associated Press All-America third team honors starting in 10 games and ranking third in the nation with 15 sacks.


Personal
Attended Wayne County High School in Waynesboro, Mississippi.

Majored in general business administration.

Born Willie Deloyd Evans on March 5, 1984.

 

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