The Philadelphia Eagles like thumpers at the linebacker position and on Tuesday the team signed former USC Trojans stud, Hayes Pullard. Philadelphia waived linebacker Asantay Brown in the process as well.
Pullard was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft. With just one preseason game left to make an impression, here are three things to know about the newest Eagles linebacker.
1. Pullard attended famed, Crenshaw High School
Pullard was born in Inglewood, California, where he attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. Pullard played alongside De’Anthony Thomas and helped Crenshaw High School become the first Los Angeles City Section team to play in a state championship game.
2. Pullard is one of 10 children and his uncle was Robert Pullard, a stand-out pole vaulter at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1971 to 1974.
3. Pullard was the first USC player since Dennis Johnson (1977 to 1979) to lead the team in tackles for three straight seasons and ended his career at USC with 369 tackles, seventh-most in USC history and just 27 short of the 396 career tackles Marcus Cotton amassed from 1984 to 1987.
