FORMER EAGLE TURNS DOWN PLEA DEAL, HEADS TO TRIAL

Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Irving Fryar has turned down a plea bargain agreement and will head to trail for his alleged role in a mortgage fraud scheme.  Fryar and his mother are both accused of obtaining five loans in a five day period by using the mother’s home as collateral on each loan.  Fryar turned down a plea bargain deal that would have put him in prison for five years; his trial begins February 3rd.