- Associated Press - Tuesday, July 26, 2011

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles on Tuesday signed rookie free-agent running back Noel Devine.

A former standout at West Virginia, the 5-foot-8, 170-pound Devine ran for 4,315 yards and 29 touchdowns on 728 carries as a Mountaineer, and also caught 98 passes for 710 yards and two touchdowns.

Devine also averaged 21.6 yards on 34 kickoff returns at West Virginia, and finished with 5,761 all-purpose yards, the most of any Mountaineer in program history.



He is a native of Fort Myers, Fla.

The Eagles will report to Lehigh University for training camp on Wednesday.

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