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The Green Bay Packers Take A Chance on Phillip Merling

Found May 23, 2012 on PPR Fantasy Football:
PLAYERS: Phillip Merling,  Adam Schefter,  Nick Hill,  Cameron Ford
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers,  Miami Dolphins
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The Green Bay Packers have decided to take a chance on Phillip Merling. There is some breaking news today concerning the Green Bay Packers, as Adam Schefter reported recently on his official Facebook page that the Packers have signed free agent defensive end Phillip Merling and released quarterback Nick Hill as well as tight end Cameron Ford. This is interesting news as the Packers had shown some slight interest in Merling earlier this offseason yet never made a move on him. At this point the terms of the agreement are not clear. Merling, a former second round pick (32 overall) of the Miami Dolphins  in the 2008 NFL Draft, was waived by the team on April 23 after four less than stellar seasons in South Beach. The former Clemson product has prototypical size to be an outside linebacker in a 3-4 defensive scheme such as the one the Packers currently run under defensive coordinator Dom Capers, as Merling posses the required length and size at 6’5″ 272-pounds. Merling has played...
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