mockingthedraft.com - 4/23/2008
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With the 40th overall selection in the 2008 SB Nation NFL Mock Draft, the New Orleans Saints have selected Tennessee linebacker Jerod Mayo . SB Nation's newest NFL blogger, Saintsational of Canal Street Chronicles , made the selection and joins us now to explain his first ever SB Nation Mock Draft selection: We know the Saints are looking to improve their defense this off-season and I ...
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Rocky Top Talk —
... . It's a great time to get used to the new feel of SBNation sites (like Rocky Top Talk someday), and they'll probably update faster than the big boys. The big one to watch will be Jerod Mayo, who MtD has going 40th overall. I think it'll be a bit higher, but you never know. ...
Open Thread: The 2nd Round of the NFL Draft is under way....
Buc 'Em —
... 33. STL - WR Devin Thomas WR Donnie Avery 34. WAS - QB Joe Flacco WR Devin Thomas 35. KC - OT Carl Nicks CB Brandon Flowers 36. GB - CB Justin King WR Jordy Nelson 37. ATL - DT Kentwan Balmer LB Curtis Lofton 38. SEA - CB Brandon Flowers TE John Carlson 39. SF - DE Quentin Groves OG Chilo Rachal 40. NO - LB Jerod Mayo CB Tracy Porter 41. BUF - TE Martellus Bennett WR ...
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