Feeley grabs NFL spotlight
■ i ne rormer uregon backup
quarterback attempts his first
NFL pass and leads the Eagles
to a comeback victory
By Jeff Smith
Oregon Daily Emerald
Down 13-3 on the road. Less than
three minutes to play. Sound like an
insurmountable lead?
Not for a certain former Oregon
quarterback.
While Joey Harrington was still
basking in his Fiesta Bowl glory and
preparing to impress NFL scouts, the
athlete he once beat out for a starting
job was proving his worth in the
league Harrington soon hopes to join.
A. J. Feeley, a fifth-round draft pick by
the Philadelphia Eagles last year, won
the third-string quarterback position in
fall camp, but had yet to attempt a pass
in the team’s first 15 games.
But on Sunday, in the fourth quar
ter of a game between Tampa Bay and
Philadelphia, Feeley didn’t waste his
opportunity to shine, completing 10
of-14 passes for 143 yards and two
touchdowns.
The former Oregon quarterback, who
only attempted 13 passes during his
senior season in 2000, started the final
quarter with the Eagles trailing by 10.
The score remained the same until
Feeley pulled out a comeback in the
closing minutes that would have
even impressed Captain Comeback
(aka Harrington) himself.
With 2:12 remaining, Feeley hooked
up with Dameane Douglas for a two-yard
scoring pass to trim the lead to 13-10.
The ensuing kickoff was fumbled by
the Buccaneers, putting the ball back in
the hands of Feeley who had a chance to
lead his team to a
game-tying field
goal, or maybe
even the win.
“I was thinking to
myself, “Don't do
anything stupid to
get us out of field-goal
range,’” Feeley told
the Philadelphia In
quirer. “Our offense
was clicking. We
were on a roll.”
His first pass of the series, on a
first-and-10 from the 24-yard line,
fell incomplete. But the second one
connected.
Feeley threw down the right side
line to Douglas, who again hauled in
the Feeley toss and raced in to com
plete the 24-yard touchdown pass.
One failed Tampa Bay possession
later, the clock wound down to clinch
the 17-13 victory for Philadelphia
and give Feeley his first comeback
win as a professional.
“I was just hoping to play a quarter,”
Feeley said. ‘‘I just wanted to get that
first pass completed. I didn’t want to
make mistakes. I didn’t think I’d throw
touchdowns and win the game. ”
The Eagles were resting many of their
starters to keep them healthy for the re
match with Tampa Bay in this week
end’s playoffs. Starting quarterback
Donovan McNabb only played the first
part of the game, before giving away to
backup Koy Detrner and Feeley.
Detmer completed just 5-of-14 pass
es for 51 yards and may now be given a
run for his money by Feeley to retain
his No. 2 quarterback status.
“A.J. looked great out there,” McN
abb said. “What he did out there is
something that maybe you’ll see in the
future.”
Feeley did have one mistake, an
early fourth quarter interception that
deflected off his tight end’s hands.
“I’d like to have that one back,”
Feeley said.
Other than that, it was a memorable
afternoon for the quarterback who
once started over Harrington in the be
ginning of the 1999 season before an
injury paved the way for Harrington
to begin his storybook career.
“I think it’s great Joey’s doing
well,” Feeley said.
With Harrington poised to be draft
ed high in the NFL Draft, maybe
some day down the line, the two
quarterbacks who battled for playing
time at Oregon will share the same
field at the same time.
On a Sunday, and on opposing teams.
Wrestling
continued from page 9
and performing the stuff that I do
every day in practice. If I do that,
most likely I’ll come out on top. ”
Freshmen stepping up
Injuries have plagued the
Ducks wrestling squad lately with
key starters Shaun Williams, Ja
son Harless, Tony Overstake and
freshman Shane Webster forced to
watch from the side.
Overstake (149 pounds) should
be back from a knee injury by the
end of the week, and Williams, a
senior with an ankle injury, may
be back on the mat soon as well.
Harless, who has a high ankle
sprain, and Webster, who had a
knee scoped recently that is still
swollen, will have to wait possi
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While these beginning-of-the
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understudies have hardly
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“I’ve been really impressed
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Northern Iowa), every freshman
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years here.”
Martin Mitchell, Elias Soto,
Webster (prior to his knee prob
lems) and redshirt freshman
Dustin Fisher have all competed
well for the Ducks and provided
an excellent foundation for Kear
ney’s future teams.
“They are talented, hard-work
ing, committed and working hard
to get better,” Kearney said.
Weary travelers
Of their nine events this sea
son, the Ducks have competed
once at McArthur Court. They
have traveled to Iowa, Nebraska,
Nevada (Reno and State Line),
California (Stanford and Davis),
Ashland and Corvallis.
Starting Friday, though, Mac
Court is the site of seven of the
team’s next nine meets.
“When you are able to wrestle
in a place like McArthur Court that
you are comfortable in, it makes a
difference,” Kearney said.
Kearney and the Ducks are also
looking forward to the hometown
officials at Mac Court, many of
whom will officiate a few of their
matches. That can often be bene
ficial as the referee gets to know
the competitors.
The extra days of training,
which are taken away by travel
days for away meets, will also be
very helpful for the Ducks, Kear
ney said.
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