profootballtalk.com - 6/26/2008
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We’ve done some checking around as to what teams might have known about the pre-existing legal troubles of Boston College tackle Gosder Cherilus, who was facing charges of assault and battery and assault and battery with a deadly weapon when he was picked by the Lions in the first round of the 2008 draft.
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Matt Millen May Have A Crayon Stuck In His Brain
Field Gulls —
... I'm sure I received more than my share of eye rolls directed at my pre-draft coverage. Some cannot divorce themselves from the idea that an amateur blogger watching footage from archived television broadcasts, with nothing more than freely available information anyone with initiative can access could ever know more about the potential of a draft pick than professional scouts, backed by multi-million dollar budgets, with the most exclusive access attainable.
Riposte:
"Scouts tend to rely on the people at schools for their information," the ...
The NFL gossip around Cherilus and other links
Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com —
If the Lions or other NFL teams didn't know about Cherilus, they are living under a rock. A basic google search would have kept them up to date. If NFL scouts suspected more, they had two separate coaching staffs (BC and NC State) as potential resources. This gripe rings really hollow to me. ...
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Warming Up To Gosder Cherilus
tiricosuave.com 6/26/2008 — I clearly wasn’t happy when my beloved Detroit Lions selected Gosder Cherilus with their first round selection in last April’s NFL draft, but now that I see he attacks wimpy software engineers who refuse to leave their table to let Cherilus and his friends sit down at local bars, well, now I kind of like the big guy.
Report: Lions' top draft pick settles brawl charges
sports.espn.go.com 6/26/2008 — The Lions' top draft pick has been ordered to serve one year of probation and pay $52,000 in medical expenses after settling an assault charge stemming from a 2007 bar brawl, according to published reports.
LIONS KNEW (OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN) ABOUT CHERILUS
profootballtalk.com 6/26/2008 — Though, by all appearances, the Detroit Lions did not know about the pre-draft arrest of linebacker Jordon Dizon for DUI, the Lions cannot credibly claim that they had no knowledge regarding the July 2007 arrest of first-round pick Gosder Cherilus, an ...
Detroit
profootballweekly.com 6/27/2008 — It was reported Thursday that ORT Gosder Cherilus must pay a fine of $52,000 and serve a year of probation stemming from a 2007 incident with former Boston College teammate DeJuan Tribble , in which the two players were charged with assault and ...
RB Kevin Jones works out for 4 teams (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 6/29/2008
Kevin Jones went through a workout Saturday while four NFL teams watched the running back sprint and cut just five months after he had major knee surgery. Dr. D.S. Ping, who has been helping Jones rehabilitate his right knee, said Miami, Green Bay, ...
Interest in K. Jones —
Mark Maske's NFL Insider 6/30/2008
Four teams reportedly sent representatives to a workout over the weekend in Michigan by former Detroit Lions tailback Kevin Jones. Jones, who's working his way back from a knee injury, remains unsigned after being released by the Lions. According to ...
