Dillon: Rams should pick Chris Long over Glenn Dorsey
Published 4/22/2008 by Dennis Dillon at SportingNews.com NFL News and Exclusive Analysis
Jake Long will go to the Dolphins at No. 1, so the Rams should take Chris Long with the second pick -- even if they have Glenn Dorsey rated higher.
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