Archives for December 2002

‘“He was a good, young kid. It’s really a shame,” said Dennis Lynch, a Glassboro native who is now the director of archives for the Buffalo Bills. “He was a promising young player when we had him in Buffalo. We were both from South Jersey and we kidded around a little bit about that. He never really reached his potential in professional football after a really good college career. He never really got that full shot because of the knee injury.”’

‘The 29-year-old Covington, who died at the scene, did not live at the apartment, Shralow said.’

‘Covington, 29, was visiting friends at the Coachman Manor Apartments in Lindenwold when two men forced their way into the apartment, police said. Covington was shot as he struggled with one of the men. The men fled on foot, said Bill Shralow, spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s office. Covington was a third-round draft pick in 1995. He played for the Buffalo Bills until 1997 when a knee injury ended his career. His attempted at a comeback in 1998 fizzled when he was waived by the team.