Teams in a Rush to Draft Top Defensive Linemen
Published 4/20/2008 by Mark Maske at washingtonpost.com - NFL
Four defensive linemen are likely to be chosen in the top 10 in Saturday's draft, and there could be six to eight more taken by the time the first round is done.
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