With Lockout Looming, Phildelphia Eagles’ Fullback Owen Schmitt Looks To Start Career In Landscaping
It wasn’t that long ago that NFL players had to get offseason jobs to supplement their football income. Those days are gone now, but a potential lockout could inspire some guys to go back to work, if only to feel productive. Eagles fullback Owen Schmitt figures he’ll get a second job. “I could always do some student teaching on the side or whatnot,” he told West Virginia...
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February 14, 2011
Owen Schmitt: A Picture Says a Thousand Words
He bashed himself in the head with his own helmet until there was a 4 inch gash while playing for the Seattle Seahawks for missing a blocking assignment. He’s the guy who drives an 88′ Ford Ranger to the stadium on game days. Now he’s the starting Fullback for our Philadelphia Eagles. Schmitt may be [...]
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December 07, 2010
Eagles' Owen Schmitt accused of driving on suspended license
Eagles fullback Owen Schmitt is in trouble again after he was pulled over on October 5. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Schmitt waived an arraignment after he was charged for driving with a suspended license in Seattle....
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October 22, 2010
The Philadelphia Eagles sign fullback Owen Schmitt
The Eagles have signed 25-year old fullback Owen Schmitt. Schmitt played in 15 games for the Seahawks last season and he caught 6 passes for 21 yards (3.5 avg) with a TD grab. Schmitt has now played in 30 games in his two years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 5 times for 21 yards (4.2 ypc). He has also caught 12 passes for 50 yards (4.2 avg) with 1 TD grab in his career...
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September 14, 2010
Eagles to bring in Owen Schmitt
The Philadelphia Eagles lost starting FB Leonard Weaver for the season yesterday after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the game against the Green Bay Packers. Weaver’s injury was gruesome to watch on the television replays. The human leg isn’t meant to move that way. So the Philadelphia Eagles are scrambling to fill their need at fullback.
Former New York Jets...
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September 13, 2010
Schmitt Off Physically Unable to Perform List
For a second consecutive day, the Seattle Seahawks received good news. No, rookie left tackle Russell Okung remains unsigned; however, a player on the team’s Physically Unable to Perform list is back on the practice field.
According to the Seattle Times‘ Danny O’Neil, fullback Owen Schmitt returned to action today.
Schmitt the first day of Bing Training Camp at the Seahawks’...
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August 01, 2010
Owen Schmitt still fond of the Mountain State
The football equivalent of Paul Bunyan, former WV University star Owen Schmitt is a Mountain State legend whose college career was full of memorable moments. Perhaps the one for which he is most... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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July 08, 2010
Owen Schmitt didn't get the memo about that dementia study
As an NFL fan who would rather not see players get hurt, helmet-to-helmet
hits bother me. I'm not sure they bother me as much as helmet-to-bare, raw,
exposed head hits, though. Take it away, Seattle Seahawks fullback Owen Schmitt(notes).
This isn't the first time he's done this, either. Part of the Owen Schmitt
legend at West Virginia University was built around a...
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October 13, 2009
Owen Schmitt Tests the Structural Integrity of His Own Skull
If you stuck around on CBS on Sunday night for 60 Minutes you caught this story called "A Blow To The Brain," which used Tim Tebow's recent concussion and return as a jumping off point to discuss brain damage occurring in football players at all age levels from youth football to the pros. The 60 Minutes report came on the heels of a piece in a recent issue of GQ covering...
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October 12, 2009
Video: Owen Schmitt Splits Forehead With Helmet
Here’s a photo and video of Seattle Seahawks player Owen Schmitt, who split his forehead in pregame warmups today by … wait for it … hitting himself with his own helmet.
(Scariest part? Fullback Schmitt played in the game, catching one pass)
What would possess Schmitt to consider doing such a crazy thing in the first [...]
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October 11, 2009
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October 11, 2009
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