Joe Mays... 'Head-buster'

[ChickenMan]

He isn't sure how it started. Sometime during the insufferable training-camp workouts at Lehigh, rookie middle linebacker Joe Mays picked up a nickname. For a first-year player who hasn't yet made the team, that normally would be cause for concern. You would expect it to be something wholly unflattering - a verbal extension of the hazing rituals that neophytes endure each season.

Omar Gaither started it, Mays said. "Someone picked up on Omar saying it, and it's stuck with me ever since," the 23-year-old said.

"Head-buster". That's what some of his teammates have been calling him.



http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20080819_Eagles_rookie_Mays_impressing_while_he_s_ learning.html

[spelunker64]

Yeah, I'd say he's been pretty solid with the Eagles so far.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44528

[AmsterBison]

Joe Mays hits guys so hard that their moms blow snot bubbles... I can't believe the nickname "Bubbles" has never caught on.

[Franks Tanks]

He isn't sure how it started. Sometime during the insufferable training-camp workouts at Lehigh, rookie middle linebacker Joe Mays picked up a nickname. For a first-year player who hasn't yet made the team, that normally would be cause for concern. You would expect it to be something wholly unflattering - a verbal extension of the hazing rituals that neophytes endure each season.

Omar Gaither started it, Mays said. "Someone picked up on Omar saying it, and it's stuck with me ever since," the 23-year-old said.

"Head-buster". That's what some of his teammates have been calling him.



http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20080819_Eagles_rookie_Mays_impressing_while_he_s_ learning.html

Andy Reid loves him and he should make the team and be a special teams demon. It may take a year or two until he gets some PT at LB, but I am glad he's on the Eagles.

[LacesOut]

Dude was all over the field in all four preseason games for the Birds. He's a tackling machine! And I think he is second on the depth chart at middle backer, so he's made the squad.

[Thundering_Herd]

league leader in tackles in preseason!

http://www.nfl.com/stats/player

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Craig Dahl with Giants... now Mays with the Iggles... I like where things are heading.

[Thundering_Herd]

Craig Dahl with Giants... now Mays with the Iggles... I like where things are heading.

Sorry buddy, but I'm pretty sure Dahl tore his other ACL...done dancing I'm afraid. xthumbsdownx xthumbsdownx xthumbsdownx xthumbsdownx xthumbsdownx

[Drblankstare]

Thats sucks for Dahl, guy is real deal ballplayer. Two Acl's in two years, ouch