Cards Sign First-Round Draft Pick Calvin Pace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 28, 2003
Tempe, Arizona—Defensive end Calvin Pace, the Arizona
Cardinals’ second of two first-round selections (18th
overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft, has agreed to terms of
a four-year contract with a team option for a fifth
year.
Regarded by many as the best athlete in the Atlantic
Coast Conference, the Wake Forest product showed the
ability to be a very effective pass rusher, finishing
his career second on the school’s all-time record list
with 29 sacks for minus 178 yards. His 54 stops for
losses of 223 yards set a Wake Forest career-record.
Overall he recorded 189 tackles (116 solos) with five
forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while starting 33
of 42 games.
As a senior in 2002, Pace earned all-America first-team
selection by the American Football Coaches Association,
third-team honors from the Associated Press, and was an
all-Atlantic Coast Conference (A.C.C.) first-team pick.
Additionally, he was named ACC defensive
player-of-the-year by The Sporting News and team
most-valuable-player. He lined up at right defensive
end, recording 73 tackles (43 solos) with eight sacks
for minus 43 yards and a career-high 22 stops for
losses of 72 yards. Only Baltimore Raven defensive end
Mike McCrary (24 in 1992) had more stops behind the
line of scrimmage in a season for the Demon Deacons.
Pace becomes the sixth member of Arizona’s seven-player
2003 draft class to reach terms. The team previously
signed Florida state wide receiver Anquan Boldin
(second round, 54th overall) on July 24, Pittsburgh
linebacker Gerald Hayes (third round, 70th) on June 24,
Georgia linebacker Tony Gilbert (sixth round-b, 210th
overall) on June 2, Clarion offensive tackle Reggie
Wells (sixth round-a, 177th overall) on June 4, and
Alabama defensive end Kenny King (fifth round, 141st
overall) on June 10.
The Cardinals have one remaining draftee yet to agree
to contract terms—wide receiver Bryant Johnson (first
round-a, Penn State, 17th overall).
—cards—
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 28, 2003
Tempe, Arizona—Defensive end Calvin Pace, the Arizona
Cardinals’ second of two first-round selections (18th
overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft, has agreed to terms of
a four-year contract with a team option for a fifth
year.
Regarded by many as the best athlete in the Atlantic
Coast Conference, the Wake Forest product showed the
ability to be a very effective pass rusher, finishing
his career second on the school’s all-time record list
with 29 sacks for minus 178 yards. His 54 stops for
losses of 223 yards set a Wake Forest career-record.
Overall he recorded 189 tackles (116 solos) with five
forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while starting 33
of 42 games.
As a senior in 2002, Pace earned all-America first-team
selection by the American Football Coaches Association,
third-team honors from the Associated Press, and was an
all-Atlantic Coast Conference (A.C.C.) first-team pick.
Additionally, he was named ACC defensive
player-of-the-year by The Sporting News and team
most-valuable-player. He lined up at right defensive
end, recording 73 tackles (43 solos) with eight sacks
for minus 43 yards and a career-high 22 stops for
losses of 72 yards. Only Baltimore Raven defensive end
Mike McCrary (24 in 1992) had more stops behind the
line of scrimmage in a season for the Demon Deacons.
Pace becomes the sixth member of Arizona’s seven-player
2003 draft class to reach terms. The team previously
signed Florida state wide receiver Anquan Boldin
(second round, 54th overall) on July 24, Pittsburgh
linebacker Gerald Hayes (third round, 70th) on June 24,
Georgia linebacker Tony Gilbert (sixth round-b, 210th
overall) on June 2, Clarion offensive tackle Reggie
Wells (sixth round-a, 177th overall) on June 4, and
Alabama defensive end Kenny King (fifth round, 141st
overall) on June 10.
The Cardinals have one remaining draftee yet to agree
to contract terms—wide receiver Bryant Johnson (first
round-a, Penn State, 17th overall).
—cards—
