The Eagles add some much-needed depth with Wilhelm.
The Eagles have agreed to a one-year deal with former San Diego Chargers linebacker Matt Wilhelm in order to add some depth at the position with Bradley now out for the season.
Wilhelm started seven games last season, and 14 games the season before that.
He played inside linebacker in the 3-4, so he has a transition to make, but at 6'4" and 245 pounds, he should be just fine playing in the middle.
Wilhelm is a guy who I personally liked in San Diego. He didn't do any one thing real great, but he was a good overall player who would always fly under the radar, but would seemingly always get the job done when it needed to be done.
I don't expect that the Eagles want him to start, but he certainly adds very good depth and another special teams guy for Ted Daisher.
Expect Wilhelm to make it out of camp as a depth guy, and earn most of his stripes on special teams, but either way he's a good guy to have on your team.
this guy was a stud at Ohio State in the bear style defense. With all their wisdom in San Diego, they had Wilhelm running sideline to sideline and dropping 18 yards deep in pass coverage. In the Eagles scheme Wilhelm will make plays blitzing from the inside or from the edge. See Chargers -v- Jets last season first two series. BTW, he hurt Farve on the 3rd play when he brought the heat. Eagles will get a player here.
That's great news, I was hoping someone would give some background on this guy. He was very well-spoken and seemed like a smart guy in his press conference so hopefully he can pick things up and have an impact.