Army puts football star's NFL dream on hold

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Saturday Notes: Interceptions for Everyone
Published 7/26/2008 by Sean Yuille at Pride Of Detroit: Front Page Posts
... by a couple of veterans after his first practice.  He had to carry the shoulder pads and helmets of Tatum Bell and Aveion Cason. College quarterback turned NFL receiver Reggie Ball injured his knee yesterday in practice. An Army graduate and one-time Tigers draft pick thinks that Caleb Campbell would better serve the Army by playing for the Lions rather than possibly going to Iraq in the future. Speaking of Campbell, somebody needs to tell CNN he was a seventh-round pick, not a first-rounder. The Free Press has a partial ...

CAMPBELL STORY GETTING NOTICE BEYOND THE SPORTS PAGES
Published 7/26/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... for West Point to being a P.R. nightmare for the entire armed forces, has been a big story in NFL circles.  It’s now getting attention beyond the sports world. CNN.com has a lengthy item regarding the presto-chango routine that was pulled on Campbell this week, with his permission to play pro football suddenly revoked on the eve of training camp. The item was written by CNN.com’s Pentagon correspondent.  And, frankly, the lack of NFL expertise shows.  The article lists Campbell as a first-round pick in the 2008 draft . He wasn’t.  Campbell was selected in round seven, making ...