ABIAMIRI INKS A FOUR-YEAR DEAL WITH THE EAGLES; GILMAN GRAD WILL PLAY HIS FIRST NFL GAME IN BALTIMORE

Gilman graduate Victor Abiamiri, a second round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in April, has signed his first professional football contract after agreeing to terms on a four-year deal with Philadelphia over the weekend.

Abiamiri, who had 10.5 sacks as a senior at Notre Dame and was a two-time winner of the school’s Defensive Lineman of the Year Award, inked the contract in time to guarantee that he will be on hand when the Eagles open training camp on Friday.

“I think I have a good combination of size, speed and power that lets me be versatile enough to be an every down defensive end,” said Abiamiri. “I can play the run, pass and you don’t have to take me off the field in any situation.”

Abiamiri, one of the most heavily recruited defensive lineman in Baltimore history, was the 2003 Baltimore Defensive Player of the Year while at Gilman. He and Gilman classmate Ambrose Wooden, who was the 2003 Offensive Player of the Year, both ended up at Notre Dame. Abiamiri was a four-year starter. Wooden, who started as a wide receiver, ended up red-shirting his freshman year and eventually broke into the starting lineup as a defensive back last fall. He will return to South Bend this fall to complete his final year of college eligibility.

Victor Abiamiri runs a drill during Eagles’ mini-camp earlier this summer.

Barring injury early in camp, Abiamiri, who is expected to compete for a
starting spot on the Eagles’ defense, will play his first NFL game in
Baltimore. The Eagles are scheduled to visit M&T Bank Stadium on
Monday, August 13 to face the Baltimore Ravens in a 7:00 pm pre-season
contest.

Abiamiri had hoped to face his bother Rob, who spent last year on the
Ravens’ practice squad, in that contest, but unfortunately, the older
Abiamiri, a product of Mount St. Joseph and the University of Maryland,
was released by the Ravens earlier this week.