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2008 NFL Draft: 49ers select Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina and Chilo Rachal, OG, USC
2008 NFL Draft: 49ers select Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina and Chilo Rachal, OG, USC
I'm back and the 49ers have made some interesting picks on day 1 of the 2008 NFL Draft.  The comments are filling up in the open thread, so consider this a new thread for the remainder of the day for all draft discussion. I'll have more complete thoughts after I get a little research done, but off the top of my head, I'm certainly intrigued by these picks.  Balmer was ...
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