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Gosder Cherilus is 6-foot-7 and 318 pounds and he is used to dealing with all sorts of pressure on the football field. But the offensive tackle from Boston College wasn't... [link]

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There isn’t always a franchise left tackle in every draft, and Jake Long may not be that guy. Regardless, Miami is getting a great lineman, and it’s a good pick, so long as the Dolphins accept that not every top 5 lineman taken makes a great Left Tackle.
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Lions Build Up the O-Line with Taking OT Gosder Cherilus with 17th Pick

No doubt that the Lions need to protect Jon Kitna, or whoever is under center this season, and the Lions addressed that issue on Saturday by taking OT Gosder Cherilus with the 17th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. He is a beast at 6-6, 314 pounds, and ...
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Lions finally pick grit over glamour

After years of high-profile, skill-position picks, the Lions made a selection no one in the NFL will be talking about 24 hours from now. And most long-suffering Lions fans will say, "Who?" You can bet there weren't any Gosder Cherilus jerseys being feverishly produced at some factory after the Lions picked him with the 17th overall pick in the NFL draft on Saturday. Cherilus, an offensive ...
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The Detroit Lions drafted Boston College offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus after trading down to the 17th pick of the 2008 NFL Draft (in return, they got the Chiefs' fifth-round pick and swapped third-rounders with KC).  Detroit had to resort ...
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It's all about football now. Gosder Cherilus kept trying to convince himself of that when his coaches at Somerville High took him to football camps at Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, and Indiana before his senior year and exposed him to some of the ...
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Gosder Cherilus first set foot in this country from Haiti at age 14 and the sizable teen first strapped on a football helmet as a sophomore at Somerville High.
Gosder who? Cherilus pick leaves Lions fans wondering
Let me just say up front that I love the name Gosder Cherilus. I have no idea whether he can play. But what a name. We will find out in time whether Cherilus is a draft-day...
Now for something completely different, the Lions . . .
And with the 17th pick, Lions fans said . . . "Who?" Gosder Cherilus. That's the pick. Gosder Cherilus. Yep. An offensive lineman with a name more suited...