Joe Jurevicus would look at brownsFriday, February 24, 2006George SwedaPlain Dealer ReporterThe strings that keep Joe Jurevicius attached to his high school could soon pull him toward the pro football team he rooted for as a kid.Jurevicius, 31, a receiver who spent last season with the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks, will be a free agent next week. The Lake Catho lic graduate has thought about play ing for the Browns and would be receptive to overtures from the team."But everything is out of my hands. It's a matter of do the teams want me and am I the type of player that fits into their system?" he said.In eight years in the NFL, Jurevicius has played in three Super Bowls, winning a championship with Tampa Bay and falling short with the Giants and Seahawks.He didn't rule out returning to Seattle, and said his agent is handling negotiations. "Weirder things have happened," he said of coming to Cleveland. "You know places that you'd like to go and if it happens, it happens."As for leaving Seattle and joining the rebuilding Browns, Jurevicius said: "I think [the Browns have] a pretty good coach. [Romeo Crennel has] made some great moves and so have the people in the front office. They're making decisions that are going to help the organization out. For me personally, of course, I'd love to come to the team. But I just want to play football."Jurevicius played football pretty well at Lake Catholic. He was on state championship teams in 1991 and 1992, and he still holds most of the school's receiving records. His ties to the Cougars were evident at the Super Bowl, when Jurevicius introduced himself on the TV broadcast as being from Lake Catholic. Most players cite their college teams during introductions."I figured I'd do something a little bit different and I was happy I did it," the former Penn State Nittany Lion said.Jurevicius was at Lake Catholic Thursday to present the first Michael W. Jurevicius Scholarship. The scholarship was named for Jurevicius' son, who died in infancy three years ago after being born with a rare genetic malady. The first recipient of the scholarship was junior lineman Nick Cipkus. Jurevicius, who is funding the scholarship, requires recipients to be a current football player with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 and a record of community involvement.
I like Jurevicious. Very good slot WR with sure hands.Maybe hes not what you expect in your wideouts but the kid can definately play.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TOhasBO @ Feb 26 2006, 01:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why dont you want him ?</div>He is old and wouldn't be a good # 2 WR for us, doesn't fit the system that well.
