Dorsey is the favorite, but Rams' choice isn't definite

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NFL Draft Jabber 4/24/08
Published 4/24/2008 by Lee at Football Jabber
... The Rams are on the clock. Glenn Dorsey and Chris Long would look good here (or a trade to New Orleans). The Rams would like to start negotiating but the league says notta .“They cannot (negotiate),” a league official told the Post-Dispatch via e-mail Wednesday afternoon. “That has been our policy. Only the team with the first pick can negotiate and sign a player. We will re-evaluate that policy (in the future) to determine if any changes are warranted.” Jerry Rice ...

SIGNS POINT TO DORSEY NO. 2
Published 4/24/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... , but as the owners of the second pick in a draft with no suspense surrounding No. 1, the Rams are the team everyone is watching. And with the usual caveats that everything coming out of every team’s camp right now could be a smoke screen, all signs point to LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey being taken with the second pick. One team official told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , “ It’s not a clear-cut choice ,” but most reports indicate that team president John Shaw, General Manager Jay Zygmunt, coach Scott Linehan and executive vice president of player personnel Billy Devaney ...

Buzz: Have the Rams Made Their Choice?
Published 4/24/2008 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
... Saint Louis is looking to make teams eager to get above others with a report coming out of the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch today. ...

Rams leaning toward Dorsey?
Published 4/24/2008 by VanRam <info@turfshowtimes.com> at Turf Show Times: Front Page Posts
... According to the PD today, Dorsey sits atop the Rams list of potential draft selections, but it's not written in stone just yet. It's safe to assume that they're going to listen to trade offers as well as debate whether or not to take a DE versus Dorsey until they have a consensus and/or completely exhaust the issue. ...

Oakland Raiders: Breaking NEWS!
Published 4/24/2008 by Rob Calonge at Thoughts from the Dark Side
... Glenn Dorsey hoists the Sears Trophy 11:00 AM PST Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that even though the Rams have not made a firm decision on who they’ll select with their first pick of the 2008 NFL Draft, Glenn Dorsey, DT from LSU, is the likely choice. If the Rams were to select Dorsey, that would leave only the Falcons in the way of Chris Long coming to Oakland with the fourth pick of the draft. Although the Rams are not decided, Thomas says that they are “expected to zero in on its pick at No. 2 overall by Friday.” If they were to release the news on ...

If Ellis is available, would you still go after LB Keith Rivers?
Published 4/25/2008 by Kirkendall at Cincy Jungle: Front Page Posts
... A fairly healthy percentage of mock drafts are giving Sedrick Ellis the nod as the Bengals clear-cut choice. And most people are fairly satisfied with that pick. We need a talented defensive tackle, badly. But there's a scenario developing. The Rams, it would appear, are favoring LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey as the second pick in the NFL Draft -- not allowing the Rams to go ahead and negotiate with their choice simply because of television coverage is ludicrous. ...

Glenn Dorsey may be Rams top choice
Published 4/25/2008 by Anthony Brown at The NFL Source
... The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that LSU defensive back Glenn Dorsey is at the top of the St. Louis Rams draft board, with Virginia defensive end Chris Long and Ohio State linebacker Vernon Gholston high on the list. ...