soxanddawgs.com - 4/27/2008
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If you’re a fan of the UConn Huskies football team, you can expect Tyvon Branch and Donald Thomas to come off the draft board early after the draft restarts at 10 AM this morning on ESPN and the NFL Network.
Steelers Select Bruce Davis
psamp.blogspot.com 4/27/2008 — In the 3rd Round, Pittsburgh selected Bruce Davis, DE/OLB from UCLA.
To be honest, I don't know much about Davis.
From what I've heard, he was a DE/linebacker at UCLA, but could play linebacker in the bigs if he gains some weight. The "experts" are saying outside linebacker, but who is the logical heir to Farrior and Foote in the inside?
Last season, Davis:
...started all 13 games and
NFL Events: Draft Player Profiles - Tyvon Branch
nfl.com 4/27/2008 — Overview Overview Branch possesses exceptional range and good ball skills in the secondary, but he made a name for himself as a kickoff returner in 2007, establishing school records while leading the Big East Conference with an average of 28.89 yards ...
Branch Is Taken By Raiders In 4th Round
soxanddawgs.com 4/27/2008 — UConn Huskies cornerback/kick returner Tyvon Branch has finally been selected as the Oakland Raiders took him with the first pick in the 4th round (100th overall).
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 ...
Selection Son Day —
Wash Post NFL
NEW YORK -- When his son was born, Howie Long told his Oakland Raiders teammates that he would never play football. Howie knew the toll the sport took on his body. When Chris Long arrived at Virginia on a football scholarship as a defensive end ...
5 QUESTIONS FOR ...RON JAWORSKI —
NY Post: Sports
ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski dissected 16 hours of film a week for several weeks to prepare for Saturday's NFL draft, and he talked about the Jets' and Giants' plans, among other topics, with The Post's Justin Terranova. Q: Is Darren McFadden the most...