"The Eagles already have signed the Canadian Football League's top rookie from the BC Lions in running back Martell Mallett. Now, they have interest in the league's Canadian Player of the Year, also from the Lions.

Defensive end Ricky Foley, who led the league in sacks with 12, worked out for the Eagles yesterday, according to multiple reports. He met with the Jets on Tuesday and the Rams on Wednesday. He initally was scheduled to work out for New England yesterday, but those plans changed and he was in Philadelphia.

Foley, 27, who spent time with the Baltimore Ravens in 2006, becomes a free agent Feb. 15 unless he re-signs with the Lions before then.

"I just want to look into all the possibilities that are out there," Foley told the Vancouver Sun. "I don't want to have any regrets. I don't want to look back at my life at this time in 20 years and wonder, 'What if?' My new representation allows me to explore every option and exhaust all opportunities."

Foley sounds more interested in the NFL now then he did a few weeks ago when he told the Sun, "It's one thing to work out for an NFL team. It's another thing to get signed. I've put in four years of hard work. I'm Canadian player of the year. I don't want to throw it away for a chance down there, where I'm a nobody."

But Foley also could be the next Cameron Wake, his former BC teammate who signed a 4-year deal, including a $1 million signing bonus, with the Miami Dolphins before last season.

With no NFL Europe or Arena League, the NFL is signing more players from the CFL than in the past in its search for talent and training camp reinforcements. The Eagles signed two prominent CFL players last winter and neither made it out of training camp."