Will McFadden have extended stay in green room?

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Each year, the league identifies six surefire top-10 picks, invites them to New York and then watches one of them wilt in the green room for 15 picks or so. Last year, I had a front-row seat to Brady Quinn's free-fall. A member of NFL security was sneaking me slices of turkey from Quinn's meat tray before the commissioner invited the embarrassed quarterback to his private quarters, where they ... [link]

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Raiders Leaning Toward Gholston?
Published 4/10/2008 by Kyle at BroncoTalk
... Of the six prospects invited to the event, McFadden is easily the most likely to endure the annual draft day plunge. If the Raiders follow through with this, and the Chiefs take Sedrick Ellis, the Broncos better address OL on draft day early and often to counter these new in-division pass rush specialists. ...

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