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Packers Sign DE Phillip Merling

Found May 23, 2012 on GridironFans.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Phillip Merling,  Cameron Ford,  Nick Hill
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers,  Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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The Packers signed former Dolphins DE Phillip Merling on Wednesday and released TE Cameron Ford and QB Nick Hill. The Dolphins cut Merling earlier this offseason. A second-round pick in 2008, Merling has played in 46 games with three starts, recording 66 tackles, 3½ sacks, two fumble recoveries, an interception-return touchdown and eight passes defensed. He has some off-the-field problems, including an arrest for aggravated battery against his pregnant girlfriend in May 2010 — the charges were later dropped — and a torn Achilles tendon suffered in the 2010 offseason that cost him much of the ’10 season. Ford is a rookie out of Wake Forest and Hill, a first-year player out of Southern Illinois, signed with Green Bay on Jan. 20.

Source: ProFootball Weekly
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