Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Ben Chappell signs with Washington Redskins
Ben Chappell will go to training camp with the Washington Redskins, according to this.
Should be a good opportunity for the former Indiana QB. The Redskins have Rex Grossman (another Bloomington native) and John Beck under contract, but are expected to lose Donovan McNabb through trade or release. That would open up a spot (assuming the Redskins do not replace McNabb with another QB, which is altogether possible and perhaps even likely).
Still, there is a bit of curiosity factor in the only two QBs Bloomington has produced, of note, ending up in the same training camp.
It does not appear that any of the others looking for a training camp invite (including Mitchell Evans, Richard Council and Trea Burgess) have received one as of yet.
UPDATE, 10:16 a.m.: Dustin Dopirak here, Just spoke to Ben Chappell as he was sitting in the airport waiting for his flight to Washington.
Chappell said he found out about the Redskins late last night. He said his agents put out feelers with a number of teams, but they decided the Redskins were the best fit.
“He said this was the best situation for me,” Chappell said. “So we’re going to go for it. This is not a time to wait around. Hopefully it’s a good fit for me.”
Chappell said he bumped into Terrance Turner at Indianapolis International Airport with Turner headed for Philadelphia. Neither one of them knew what today would bring them, but it was exciting to know that they were going somewhere.
“Man, it’s kind of, we waited around for so long,” Chappell said. “Iit’s just such a good feeling you get to continue chasing your dream. It’s just the next step. It’s definitely exciting. I’m really pumped about the situation.”
Should be a good opportunity for the former Indiana QB. The Redskins have Rex Grossman (another Bloomington native) and John Beck under contract, but are expected to lose Donovan McNabb through trade or release. That would open up a spot (assuming the Redskins do not replace McNabb with another QB, which is altogether possible and perhaps even likely).
Still, there is a bit of curiosity factor in the only two QBs Bloomington has produced, of note, ending up in the same training camp.
It does not appear that any of the others looking for a training camp invite (including Mitchell Evans, Richard Council and Trea Burgess) have received one as of yet.
UPDATE, 10:16 a.m.: Dustin Dopirak here, Just spoke to Ben Chappell as he was sitting in the airport waiting for his flight to Washington.
Chappell said he found out about the Redskins late last night. He said his agents put out feelers with a number of teams, but they decided the Redskins were the best fit.
“He said this was the best situation for me,” Chappell said. “So we’re going to go for it. This is not a time to wait around. Hopefully it’s a good fit for me.”
Chappell said he bumped into Terrance Turner at Indianapolis International Airport with Turner headed for Philadelphia. Neither one of them knew what today would bring them, but it was exciting to know that they were going somewhere.
“Man, it’s kind of, we waited around for so long,” Chappell said. “Iit’s just such a good feeling you get to continue chasing your dream. It’s just the next step. It’s definitely exciting. I’m really pumped about the situation.”
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