Eagles Notes | One long wait is finally about to end for Gocong

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, August, 2007

Eagles Notes BETHLEHEM, Pa. - More than 20 months have passed since  Chris Gocong  last played in a football game.

That unwanted streak finally will end tomorrow night when the Eagles' projected starting strongside linebacker lines up against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.

"I was in college, so it's been a while," Gocong said yesterday after the Eagles' morning practice at Lehigh University. "I'm real excited. I'm sure as soon as I get that first hit in I'll feel good."

The date of Gocong's last game was Dec. 3, 2005, when his Cal Poly State team was eliminated from the Division I-AA playoffs in the quarterfinal round by Texas State. Gocong was a defensive end, and he had three tackles for...