From Joe: This actually makes sense, especially if the Eagles pick him in the draft.
The most closely watched player in the Texas Rangers’ camp will not be the reigning MVP, Juan Gonzalez, or the returning high profile free agent, Rafael Palmeiro. It will be a minor leaguer — guy by the name of Ricky Williams. The Rangers would love to give the Heisman Trophy winner a long look and then send him to Class A Savannah. But to do that they need to work out a deal with Philadelphia, which lost him in the Rule 5 draft.
That deal is proving to be difficult. The Phillies want someone who will play in the big leagues but the Rangers only offered a fringe prospect. To complicate matters, the Phillies have been in contact with the Eagles, who may take Williams with the second pick in the NFL draft. If that’s what the Eagles have in mind, the Phillies want Williams back so he can pursue a two-sport career in the same city — just the same way Deion Sanders once did in Atlanta.
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