All in the family for Seattle
myespn.go.com 4/27/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The Seahawks' newest draft choice, Red Bryant, was at Jacob Green's home when Seattle officials called him to let him know they had selected him. Green, once a dominant pass rusher for Seattle, is a member of the Seahawks' Ring of Honor. Bryant is engaged to Green's daughter. "Who is your favorite Seahawks player?" a reporter asked Bryant to kick off his ...

With The 135th Pick Overall - 4th Round
acmepackingcompany.com 4/27/2008 — The Green Bay Packers select Central Florida T Josh Sitton. This is a reach as Sitton was not highly rated by New Era Scouting or Rivals.com . But if the guy works out, that doesn't matter except the Packers could have still taken Sitton in the 7th round and taken someone more highly regarded in this spot. The Packers do need more competition on the offensive line, although they don't ...

Round 5, Pick 150: Packers pick OT Breno Giacomini
mvn.com 4/27/2008 — For the second straight pick, Ted Thompson went with an offensive tackle – this time Breno Giacomini out of Louisville. This is a great pick because Green Bay needs to start grooming replacements for the aging tackles Mark Tauscher and Chad Clifton , as Casey Burkett mentioned in his last post. Giacomini has a monster stature at 6’7” and 303 pounds, and he’s apparently pretty versatile too ...

Packers take Jeremy Thompson with pick 102
mvn.com 4/27/2008 — Coming soon by Nate Carey, a look at Packers 3rd round pick TE Jermichael Finley out of Texas. With the 102 pick in the draft the Packers took Jeremy Thompson , a DE out of Wake Forest. According to ESPN the Packers received this pick from the Jets. The packers gave up pick 113 and pick 162 in order to move up 11 spaces to pick Thompson in the fourth round. Perhaps general manager Ted ...

NFL Events: Draft Player Profiles - Lavelle Hawkins
nfl.com 4/27/2008 — Overview Overview After previous stops at Louisiana State and San Francisco City College, Lavelle Hawkins found a home as an all-purpose player for the Bears. In three seasons at California, he ranked seventh in school history with 159 receptions, ...

KELLER PICK STUNS FAITHFUL — NY Post: Sports 4/27/2008
When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the Jets, who traded the 36th overall pick (a second-rounder) and the second of their two fourth-round picks (113th overall) to the Packers, were selecting Purdue tight end Dustin Keller at No. 30...

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 ...

Receivers Rebound in Second Round — Mark Maske's NFL Insider 4/27/2008
The shutout of receivers in the first round of the NFL draft Saturday led to a second-round bounce-back. Nine wideouts were selected in the second round. The surprise developments were that the first wide receiver taken was Donnie Avery of Houston, ...

Jets take CB Dwight Lowery with fourth-round pick — NYDailyNews.com - Football 4/27/2008
In the end, the Jets traded a draft pick to themselves. New York reacquired the fourth-rounder they sent to Green Bay on the draft's first day and selected versatile San Jose State cornerback Dwight Lowery at No. 113 on Sunday.

Day 2: Jets pick San Jose State CB — The Jet Stream - NY Daily News Blogs 4/27/2008
Good afternoon. We’re back on the clock. As you know, the Jets had no third-round pick. In the fourth, they traded down 11 spots, re-acquiring the pick they sent to the Packers in the Dustin Keller trade. With No. 113 overall, they selected ...