Panthers sign another SD linebacker.

[PantherBrew]

Jyles Tucker.

http://www.nfl.com/player/jylestucker/2507121/profile

According to his agents twitter

[Kurb]

Championship

[megadeth078]

Anything that makes our defense not look like our defense anymore makes me happy, even if it happens to end up looking like San Diego's. Before anyone says that we should stop copying SD, it's still better than copying ourselves.

[PantherBrew]

in b4 Carolina Chargers.

[d-run]

Probably camp fodder. Didn't play all last year, but did have 5.5 sacks in 2008

http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/10854/jyles-tucker

[rayzor]

more competition. i actually had him on a fantasy football team a few years back. he looked like a decent pass rushing OLB back then. thought to be the heir to merriman, i think?

dude kind of dropped off the face of the planet, though. got hurt a lot maybe?

[d-run]

more competition. i actually had him on a fantasy football team a few years back. he looked like a decent pass rushing OLB back then. thought to be the heir to merriman, i think?

dude kind of dropped off the face of the planet, though. got hurt a lot maybe?

Yeah, looks like a string of injuries

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/26/jyles-tucker-released/

[jasonluckydog]

Carolina Chargers

[CRA]

THE Jyles Tucker?

[CRA]

more competition. i actually had him on a fantasy football team a few years back. he looked like a decent pass rushing OLB back then. thought to be the heir to merriman, i think?

dude kind of dropped off the face of the planet, though. got hurt a lot maybe?

last time he was on the field was 2010 before he tore his pec and was placed on IR.

[MadHatter]

I trust that Rivera and Chud knows what this guy brings. I will defer to Rivera's judgement on defensive players.

[hepcat]

I'm guessing they will be cutting or restructuring Thomas Davis contract very soon. This signing is insurance.

[Boltergeist]

The Ron Rivera house of wayward Charger boys adds another - I wonder if English will be next.

[Louie]

Taken from http://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/2011/7/26/2296188/jyles-tucker-released

Jyles Tucker Released

by creanium on Jul 26, 2011 5:08 PM PDT in San Diego Chargers Players

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In a move that should shock, well, no one, the San Diego Chargers have released Outside Linebacker Jyles Tucker.

After joining the team as an undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest in 2007, he made an impact during his rookie season. In the Week 17 game against the Oakland Raiders during that 2007 season, he was awarded the AFC Defensive player of the week. The team awarded him a 5-year contract worth $14 million in 2008.

Since then, he's been very quiet, when he's healthy enough to get on the field. He spent much of the 2009 season on the bench with an ankle injury. He spent most of the 2010 season on Injured-Reserve after tearing his pectoral muscle in the week 4 game against the Arizona Cardinals.

He was due $1 million in 2011.

One of the bright spots on his mixed career was his ability to destroy the Raiders. Looks like the Chargers will need to find someone to replace the Raider kryptonite known as Jyles Tucker.

He seems like a good player if he could stay healthy. I like it, especially if it was for cheap.