Henne joins Long in Miami draft class
mlive.com 4/27/2008 — Teammates at the University of Michigan, quarterback Chad Henne and offensive tackle Jake Long will be reunited as NFL rookies. More than five hours after the Miami Dolphins made Long the No. 1 pick in Saturday's draft, the Dolphins chose Henne in the second round with the 57th overall selection. Henne became the fourth quarterback taken, behind first-rounders Matt Ryan of Boston College ...

I hope there's a 7th floor at the Ravens training camp facility
sports.yahoo.com 4/27/2008 — If there's not, the Ravens will be making a tremendous waste of the talents of their newest linebacker, Tavares Gooden . T-Good (that's just one of his nicknames) has good speed and good cover skills, but he also has experience rapping, and shows great ability in the, um, double team. T-Good's a member of Miami's famed " Seventh Floor Crew ," a group of football players that ...

Rumors of Taylor deal are wrong - for now
miamiherald.com 4/27/2008 — Despite a flurry of rumors and even inaccurate media reports, the Dolphins in fact did not trade Jason Taylor on Saturday. The Dolphins didn't even field calls for Taylor, according to general manager Jeff Ireland.

NFL Transactions 4/25 & 4/26
bizoffootball.com 4/27/2008 — Transactions that happened in the NFL on Friday and Saturday, as reported by ESPN.com : The Philadelphia Eagles acquired running back Lorenzo Booker from the Miami Dolphins for a 2008 fourth-round pick. The Atlanta Falcons signed kicker Kevin Lovell . The Green Bay Packers placed quarterback Brett Favre on the reserve-retired list and waived offensive linemen Tony Palmer , Chris Patrick and ...

NFL Events: Draft Player Profiles - Jalen Parmele
nfl.com 4/27/2008 — Overview Overview A two-year starter, Parmele has been making up for lost time since taking over tailback chores for the Zips, gaining 2,642 of his 3,119 career rushing yards during that span. He added to his resume by taking over kickoff return ...

Giants loved No. 31 pick Phillips from beginning — Newsday.com - Giants 4/27/2008
When Tom Coughlin spoke with Kenny Phillips on the phone last night, the conversation was brief and to the point. The Super Bowl champion coach simply asked the University of Miami safety if he was excited about becoming a member of the Giants and if ...

Still a Giant, Shockey is the talk of the draft — Newsday.com - Giants 4/27/2008
The Giants had just drafted Miami safety Kenny Phillips in the first round of yesterday's draft, and the first question general manager Jerry Reese got was about tight end Jeremy Shockey.

Thoughts on Second-Round Quarterbacks — Mark Maske's NFL Insider 4/27/2008
The draft's third and fourth quarterbacks came off the board late in the second round. Louisville's Brian Brohm went 56th overall to the Green Bay Packers, and Michigan's Chad Henne went to the Miami Dolphins on the following choice. A few issues ...

Some well-known names called on Day 2 of draft — FOXSports.com News for NFL 4/27/2008
After threatening Barry Sanders' single-season rushing record in college, Kevin Smith now can concentrate - or at least dream about - Sanders' marks with the Detroit Lions. The Central Florida running back and nation's leading rusher in 2007 was ...

It's a Long day at NFL draft — L.A. Times - Pro Football 4/27/2008
Dolphins' top pick Jake Long is followed in the draft by Chris Long, who was chosen second by the St. Louis Rams. >