[MIJB#19]

General Manager Notes: We have a new fullback!
Yeah, we're working down by position.

Where did we find this new fullback? We made a draft day trade, acquired the 4.13 pick from the Fort Wayne Fury (yes, them again) and gave them our third round pick next draft in return. Damien Wanamaker is a 21-year old, 5'10" 233 pounds run blocker with stamina. Nothing spectacular, but if he works out, he might fit in our Smashmouth offense. He was one of 12 players that we interviewed, the only one that got past the middle of the second round.

The two incoming rookies and two to be use seventh round picks excluded, we increased our roster to 51 players. Two of them were our free agent linebacker Hayden McNeil and running back/special teamer Harris Gerhardt. The third is fourth year right tackle Dusty Webster. Because, you know, we're going to need a third tackle on roster to get through the season. But it's fair to assume he's by no means a guarantee to make the final 53-men roster.

Our cap situation had gotten tight after the Ta'Amu acquisition and expensive extension for Ashley, but a restructuring of Ta'Amu's deal and our center Robbie Zinn's had gotten us back into a healthy situation. We might do some more of this to make room for extensions for our offensive tackles Johnny Houston and Isaac Delgado. But preferably that will have to wait until pre-season is ongoing, because, you know, strange things can happen after the second pre-season game.

Anything else to add for now? Not really. The Ashley and Ta'Amu moves have been the clear cut highlights of the off-season, with our fingers crossed nothing crazy happens in terms of holdouts and aforementioned pre-season partying. For now, it's waiting for the draft to wind down to the middle of the third round, see us grab a couple of guys to keep them out of the undrafted rookie free agents pool.