profootballtalk.com - 4/28/2008
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Bengals coach Marvin Lewis acknowledged today that there’s “a risk” associated with selecting fifth-round draft pick Jason Shirley of Fresno State, who was off most teams’ draft boards because of a series of his long history of off-field trouble.
“It’s a little bit of a risk, yes,” Lewis said. “There’s a lot of guys who have [...]
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