Mike Mamula Michael Brian Mamula ( born August 14 , 1973 ) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round ( seventh overall ) of the 1995 NFL Draft . He played college football at Boston College . College career . Mamula played college football at Boston College . He redshirted in 1991 and then hurt a shoulder at the beginning of the 1992 season , although he played through it . In 1993 , as a junior , Mamula had 84 tackles and 11 sacks as a rush - backer in a 3 - 4 defense for Boston College . Mamula added another sack in the Carquest Bowl , bringing his season total to twelve . In 1994 , his senior year they switched to a 4 - 3 defense and Mamula was a right defensive end . From that position he had 73 tackles and 13 sacks and four more in the team ' s 12 - 7 Aloha Bowl win over Kansas State University , bringing his season total to 17 sacks . For his efforts he was voted All - Big East . Professional career . Pre - draft . Mamula improved his draft stock tremendously thanks to his showing at the NFL Combine . He was one of the first players to train specifically for the combine drills , performing each drill hundreds of times in the months leading up to the combine . Although that practice is prevalent today , in 1995 most players performed football drills and paid less to attention to the specific drills measured at the combine . Mamula had 28 reps of 225 lb bench press es , which was more reps than the top tackle taken in the draft ( Tony Boselli ) , and his 4 . 58 40 - yard dash time was considered extremely fast for his position . He scored a 49 out of 50 in the Wonderlic Test , which is the second highest score ever recorded by an NFL player . In addition he also had a 38 " vertical jump , higher than CB Jimmy Hitchcock . Pre - draft measureables . Also performed the Four - Square run in 7 . 82 # . The pound sign " # " is to not to be confused with the 3 - cone drill , which is now in use at the NFL Combine . The Four - Square drill was the drill used in that era . Mamula ' s 7 . 82 second drill was only 0 . 03 second off the best time posted at that combine of 7 . 79 . Additionally , Mamula posted a 40 - yard dash time of 4 . 58 seconds , a vertical jump of 38½ inches , a standing broad jump of 10 ' 5 " inches , a 20 - yard shuttle of 4 . 03 seconds and a 4 - square run of 7 . 82 seconds . The previous day he had bench - pressed 225 pounds 26 times . Of the 300 players at the combine regardless of position , the fastest 40 was 4 . 42 , the best vertical jump was 41½ , the best standing broad jump was 10 ' 11 ' , the best 20 - yard shuttle was 3 . 90 , the best 4 - square was 7 . 79 and the best bench press was 37 reps . Philadelphia Eagles . The Philadelphia Eagles traded their first - round draft pick ( 12th overall ) , and two second - round selections to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their first - round draft pick ( 7th overall ) and a third round selection . All picks involved in this trade were in the 1995 NFL Draft . The Eagles then selected Mamula , apparently hoping he would fill the void left by Reggie White two years earlier . Because Mamula ' s subsequent NFL career was not commensurate to his top combine showing , he is often pejoratively referred to as a " Workout Warrior " and his name is frequently invoked when players go into the combine as relative unknowns and come out as hot properties . Additionally , the first - round pick Tampa Bay acquired in the deal turned into Warren Sapp , who would be one of the cornerstones of the Bucs franchise for a decade and end up in the Hall of Fame . Michael David Smith wrote an article for " The New York Times " in 2008 refuting these characterizations , noting that scouts were impressed with Mamula ' s play while he was at BC and arguing that Mamula had an underrated career . In 77 career games with the Eagles , Mamula had 209 total tackles and 31 . 5 sacks . His best seasons were 1996 and 1999 . In 1996 he logged 8 sacks and in 1999 he had 8½ , after recovering from missing the entire 1997 season . He also picked off a pass from Kurt Warner and returned it for a touchdown in the last game of the 1999 season . He was forced to retire after the 2000 season due to injuries . He has been inducted to Boston College ' s Sports Hall of Fame .