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profootballtalk.com - 4/10/2008
RAIDERS GA-GA FOR GHOLSTON?
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At a time when many league observers believe that the Oakland Raiders won’t be able to resist the 4.33 speed of running back Darren McFadden with the fourth overall pick in the draft, a league source tells us that there are “strong indications” that the Raiders will select Ohio State linebacker/defensive end Vernon Gholston. Gholston’s stock has [...]

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JetsCentral:  Raiders Could Select Vernon Gholston

thejetsblog.com:  Buzz: Raiders Serious About Gholston?

BroncoTalk:  Raiders Leaning Toward Gholston?

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Raiders Could Select Vernon Gholston
JetsCentral — ... Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that there are “strong indications” that the Raiders will select Ohio State linebacker/defensive end Vernon Gholston. ...

Buzz: Raiders Serious About Gholston?
thejetsblog.com — ... ProFootballTalk is reporting this morning that “a league source tells us that there are ’strong indications’ that the Raiders will select Ohio State linebacker/defensive end Vernon Gholston.” ...

Raiders Leaning Toward Gholston?
BroncoTalk — ... ProFootballTalk is reporting that the Oakland Raiders are strongly considering selecting defensive end Vernon Gholston with the 4th overall pick in the draft, in lieu of RB Darren McFadden. This, of course, to the disappointment of Broncos fans everywhere, who will now have to work hard to engineer a suitable nickname for the Raiders’ #1 pick when “McFad” had presented itself so well. ...

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