THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ON MONDAY CUT FORMER UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AND BENTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUM TIGHT END MATIN RUCKER ON MONDAY.
ACCORDING TO THE EAGLES RUCKER SUFFERED A HAMSTRING INJURY THAT LEFT HIM UNABLE TO PRACTICE. THE EAGLES SIGNED NATE LAWRIE TO FILL RUCKER'S ROSTER SPOT.
THE CLEVELAND BROWNS ORIGINALLY DRAFTED RUCKER IN THE FOURTH ROUND OF THE 2008 DRAFT. HE JOINED THE EAGLES AS A PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYER IN WEEK 3 OF THE 2009 SEASON.
HE JOINED THE EAGLES ACTIVE ROSTER IN WEEK 14 AND STAYED THERE THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR BUT WAS INACTIVE FOR EACH GAME.
RUCKER HAS PLAYED IN JUST FIVE NFL GAMES, ALL IN 2008, CATCHING TWO PASSES FOR 17 YARDS.
RUCKER EARNED ALL STATE HONORS AT BENTON HIGH SCHOOL AND LATER GAINED ALL-AMERICA STATUS AT MIZZOU.
