EAGLES INK
GUARD LONNIE PALELEI
The Philadelphia Eagles Thursday announced that they have agreed
to a contract with unrestricted free agent guard Lonnie Palelei
(pronounced pah-le-LAY). As is club policy terms of the deal are
undisclosed.
Palelei, 28, was originally drafted in the fifth round (the
135th pick overall) in 1993 by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He spent
the next two-and-a-half years as a Steeler before making stops
in Cleveland/Baltimore and in New York with both the Jets and
Giants. Now entering his sixth NFL season the 6-3, 310-pound Palelei
has started 14 career games, including 13 as a member of the Jets
in 1997.
A native of Nu'uuli, America Somoa, Palelei played collegiately
at UNLV, where he earned first-team All-Big West honors as a senior.
He transferred to UNLV after playing one season at Purdue.
May 20, 1999
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