A closer look at: Courtney Watson

pakowitz · 04-30-2004, 05:25 PM

By Chris Pika, April 30, 2004; 10:20 am
NewOrleansSaints.com

The Saints looked to shore up their linebacker corps as the 2004 NFL Draft entered the latter stages of the second round. As New Orleans went on the clock at #60, their sights were set on Notre Dame LB Courtney Watson.

Watson, a 6-1, 238-pounder, was a three-year starter for the Irish at inside linebacker. He was a finalist for the 2002 Butkus Award for the top collegiate linebacker and a semi-finalist for the same award in 2003.

"He's a good football player and very versatile," said Saints Director of Player Personnel Rick Mueller. "He played inside at Notre Dame. He's smart and a good character guy. I think he'll be able to play a couple of different spots. He's an instinctive player who finds the ball. When we watched film on him, he was always around the ball or he made the tackle 90 percent of the time."

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pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	A closer look at: Courtney Watson By Chris Pika, April 30, 2004; 10:20 am NewOrleansSaints.com The Saints looked to shore up their linebacker corps as the 2004 NFL Draft entered the latter stages of the second round. As New Orleans went on the clock at #60, their sights were set on Notre Dame LB Courtney Watson. Watson, a 6-1, 238-pounder, was a three-year starter for the Irish at inside linebacker. He was a finalist for the 2002 Butkus Award for the top collegiate linebacker and a semi-finalist for the same award in 2003. "He's a good football player and very versatile," said Saints Director of Player Personnel Rick Mueller. "He played inside at Notre Dame. He's smart and a good character guy. I think he'll be able to play a couple of different spots. He's an instinctive player who finds the ball. When we watched film on him, he was always around the ball or he made the tackle 90 percent of the time." want more? click here: http://neworleanssaints.com/newsroom...?articleid=742