Ex-Eastern Michigan defensive lineman continues to impress at Green Bay Packers training camp
Former Eastern Michigan quarterback Alex Gillett, right, and defensive lineman Andy Mulumba, left, are in training camp with the Green Bay Packers.
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"The best undrafted rookie so far this year is Andy Mulumba, who’s giving himself a fighting chance to make it as the No. 4 or 5 outside linebacker," writes Daugherty. "Mulumba (6-feet-3 and 260 pounds) is making the transition from a hand-on-the-ground defensive end at Eastern Michigan to a standup player in the Packers’ 3-4 defense. He’s more of a power player for his new position, in the Nick Perry mode, but he’s also showing some athletic ability in coverage also."
Mulumba has been catching the eye of Packers head coach Mike McCarthy as well.
"I think he’s an excellent fit for our defense. He plays with excellent leverage with his long leverage. He has a nasty streak to him,” McCarthy told the Press-Gazette.
Mulumba had 73 tackles as a senior in 2012 and was a second-team All-Mid American Conference selection as a defensive lineman. Fellow former Eagle Alex Gillett is also trying to make the Packers as an undrafted free agent.
Pete Cunningham covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at petercunningham@annarbor.com. Follow him on Twitter @petcunningham.
Comments
metrichead
Thu, Aug 8, 2013 : 5:05 a.m.
Pete, did annarbor.com run any story on ex-EMU player Jason Jones signing with the Lions? He's 1st string on the depth chart, which isn't surprising since he's expected to be a Week 1 starter.
Pete Cunningham
Thu, Aug 8, 2013 : 1:59 p.m.
No, not yet. We tend to keep up with the former players a lot when they are fresh out of school, then only occasionally once they've been gone for a while. A follow up with Jones now that he's in Detroit is definitely worth looking into, though. Thanks for the suggestion.
dading dont delete me bro
Wed, Aug 7, 2013 : 11:33 p.m.
ex? was he fired or quit emu? why not 'former emu...'?
Pete Cunningham
Thu, Aug 8, 2013 : 4:03 p.m.
We still try to keep the headline as concise as possible for search engine optimization purposes and aesthetically it looks better to not have a multiple-line headline on top of an article online (in our humble opinion). This isn't exactly a shining example of an SEO friendly headline in terms of brevity and it stacks a little high for my liking, but that's why you'll most of the time see "ex" in a headline and "former" in the body of an article.
dading dont delete me bro
Thu, Aug 8, 2013 : 2:50 p.m.
didn't think space was a problem since you're not buying ink and printing much anymore
Pete Cunningham
Thu, Aug 8, 2013 : 12:12 a.m.
The terms are synonymous and "ex" is normally used in headlines for space saving purposes. No negative connotation intended, as evidenced by another headline that was on the site earlier today: "Ex-Michigan great Desmond Howard considers attaching himself to O'Bannon lawsuit." If it's attached to UM and Desmond, chances are it's not meant to be a negative statement.