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Former Hoya Football Standout Alex Buzbee Signs with Washington Redskins |
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Written by Media Relations
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Tuesday, 15 May 2007 |
Washington, D.C.─ Georgetown University senior defensive end Alex Buzbee (Chester, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) took what Washington Redskins Head Coach Joe Gibbs said to heart when free agent camp for the National Football League team took place last weekend.
Gibbs told the assembled group of 64 rookies, 'I don't care how you got here, I care if you can play.’
Buzbee, who showed foes in the Patriot League and in the Bowl Championship Subdvision level that he could play, evidently showed Gibbs and his staff that as well. The 6-4, 246-pound defensive end was one of eight players signed to free agent contracts with the Redskins.
"It's awesome to be here, pretty surreal," Buzbee said prior to the start of the tryout camp. “I have friends and roommates who are diehard Redskins fans. [But] the first thing that coach [Joe] Gibbs said when we walked in was, 'I don't care how you got here, I care if you can play.' It didn't work out going to a big-time school out of high school, but I had a pretty good career at Georgetown and they're giving me a shot here.
“I just have to make plays, do something to let the coaches know that I belong, whether that's beating a guy on a pass rush or making a play in the run game or just hustling. They love hustle. They film everything and really scrutinize it."
Buzbee earned All-Patriot League honors for the third-straight season in 2006, taking a spot on the first team after two-straight seasons in which he earned second team honors. He finished tied for second on the team, and was 11th in the Patriot League, with 75 tackles. The 75 tackles were a career-high for Buzbee, who finished his four years on the Hilltop with 176 stops.
In addition, Buzbee was tied for the team and Patriot League lead in tackles-for-loss with 13.0 (for 53 yards) and was second in the conference with 5.5 sacks. He finished his career with 45.5 tackles-for-loss and 27.5 sacks, which ranks third in Georgetown history. Buzbee, one of Georgetown's co-captains, was the recipient of the prestigious No. 35 Joe Eacobacci Memorial Jersey this season, presented annually to the most exemplary member of the team in honor of a former player killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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