Why was kyle eckel dismissed from the navy

Tommy Crosby of the Navy Office of Information The Navy would not give a reason, the newspaper said. The Navy Office of Information says he was "administratively separated" Oct. Eckel, who left the Dolphins after the preseason to fulfill his military commitment, rejoined the team earlier this month and is allowed to practice without counting against its man roster But the year-old Schlesinger, a sixth-round pick of the Lions in the Draft, was passed over by rookie Reagan Mauia on the team's depth chart and was deemed expendable.

The year-old Hakim has catches, 4, yards and 28 touchdown grabs in nine seasons spent with the Rams, Lions, and Saints. I came across some other articles as well, one with his sister going to his defense. Hot topic to say the least. But unfortunately, "Naval Academy graduate" will follow his name in every article ever written about him.

I feel my time at Navy will really help me toward that goal. Also, like every other Eagles fan, he wondered what happened on that fourth-quarter touchdown drive that seemed to take an eternity.

I talked about that last drive all the time with my friends. Eckel, now a reserve fullback and special-teams contributor with New England, had every reason to be an Eagles fan.

He was born in South Philadelphia and lived a few football fields away from Veterans Stadium. I was a huge Eagles fan. I had a Ty Detmer jersey and everything.

Even when I was younger, and they weren't real good, and my friends all liked the 49ers, I was Eagles all the way. It would be the culmination of a wonderful ride for Eckel that started when he was signed to the Patriots' practice squad in September, two days after being released by the Miami Dolphins.

Less than a month later, Eckel was signed from the practice squad and appeared in 12 games. He carried the ball 33 times for 90 yards and two touchdowns. The first of those two scores came against the Cowboys in Dallas. It really hit me later when I realized it was against the Cowboys, too. I grew up an Eagles fan, so that was special. I guess anybody's first touchdown is special. This is actually Eckel's second stint with the Patriots, who recognized his talent at the Naval Academy, where he became a star running back following his high school career at Episcopal Academy.

Steve Belichick, the late father of Patriots head coach Bill, was a longtime assistant coach at Navy and remained close to the program after his retirement. At the same time, Eckel began practicing with the New England Patriots football team.

According to the Patriots, Eckel was signed as an undrafted free agent April 29, He was later picked up on waivers by the Miami Dolphins. According to a Nov. He received his discharge on October 31, By virtue of receiving that discharge, he became eligible to return to the team. If we want him on the man roster, then we have to clear a roster spot for him and then we lose the exemption if we ever want to put him back. He has an exemption to get ready for the rest of the year and we go from there.

The charges were later dropped.