The Denver Broncos coach made Tim Tebow a first-round NFL draft pick Thursday, a bold move that surprised many in football, but not Florida coach Urban Meyer.
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One of the ‘Boys: Dallas fan Bryant thrilled team trades up for him
The Dallas Cowboys have selected Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant with the 24th pick in the NFL draft.
Jags shockingly select Cal DT Alualu at No. 10; Henderson exiting?
Defensive tackle Tyson Alualu probably won’t help the Jacksonville Jaguars sell a single season ticket. Even his family and friends are seemingly too far away to boost
attendance. He could increase the team’s pathetic pass rush, though, and that’s all the
Jaguars say they really want.
Already loaded at RB, Bills select Clemson’s Spiller with No. 9 pick
Overlooking size for speed, the Buffalo Bills expect Clemson running back C.J. Spiller to spark their popgun offense.
Finally, a lineman: Redskins take Williams with No. 4 overall pick
Let’s hear it for the Longview Lobos — talent pipeline to the Washington Redskins. Nestled in Dallas Cowboys territory in east Texas, Longview High School has
had a player drafted by the Redskins for the third straight year. The biggest
of the three came Thursday night, when Oklahoma tackle Trent Williams became
the first high-round offensive lineman selected by the team in a decade.
Bucs happy to grab DT McCoy at No. 3 after Suh goes to Lions
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Oklahoma
defensive tackle Gerald McCoy with the third overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, banking on him to fill a hole they’ve been trying to plug since Warren Sapp last played for the team six years ago.
Lions need talent, get it with DT Suh at No. 2, RB Best at No. 30
The Detroit Lions’ biggest need is talent. Ndamukong Suh and Jahvid Best seem to have a lot of it.
Draft stage is set: Players enjoy New York sights, GMs ponder picks
While the top prospects enjoyed New York on Wednesday, general managers and personnel directors throughout the NFL pondered the most unique draft in years.
Carroll’s USC experience puts Seahawks in unique draft position
Pete Carroll, the Seattle Seahawks’ new coach, had been out of the NFL for 11 years. Yet this week’s draft is one league event in which the former USC coach has an edge over Bill Belichick, Jerry Jones, Bill Parcells and every other NFL team builder.
Jones: Teams ask about Cowboys’ 27th pick, but trade up ‘unlikely’
Jerry Jones is open to doing something he has never done in the NFL draft, and something the Dallas Cowboys haven’t done since 1981, eight years before he bought the team. The Cowboys owner might use his first-round pick on an offensive lineman
when they choose 27th overall Thursday night.