Grading a draft immediately after it concludes is akin to giving your compliments to the chef before the meal has been served. Sure, the food might sound good (or bad) based on the ingredients listed on the menu, but the true evaluation won't come until after the product has...
TCU safety Tejay Johnson was one of three All-Americans to go unselected in the 2011 NFL draft (Stanford center Chase Beeler and Florida punter Chas Henry are the others), but for Johnson, the real story is that while he may … Continue reading →
The image-makers, those hidden persuaders who feel compelled to hang a glitzy handle on everything, may in retrospect have to rename this "The Year of the High-Round Quarterback." Indeed, the just-completed NFL Draft had kind of a Third World vibe to it: You know, hardly...
T Buffalo Bills: B Having surrendered the second most rushing yards in team history last season, the Bills needed to address their defense. General manager Buddy Nix and head coach Chan Gailey clearly understood that, using their first four picks on the defensive side the ball,...
Mark Sanchez was watching the NFL draft with his best friend when his buddy got a call. It was the New York Jets letting him know that they had taken him with the 227th pick. Scotty McKnight, a wide receiver … Continue reading →
The New York Jets went on the offensive during the draft's final day. After beefing up their defensive line in the first few rounds, the Jets focused on the other side of the ball Saturday by taking offensive players with their four remaining picks. "It is funny when you look at the draft, the first two years, we only took one defensive player," coach Rex Ryan said.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - One fourth-round draft pick won't be ready to run until August. Another wasn't ready to talk to his new team because he was in the middle of his graduation ceremony.

Missouri defensive dnd Aldon Smith, center, is joined by loved ones after he was selected as the seventh overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall Thursday, April 28, 2011, in New York.

One fourth-round draft pick won't be ready to run until August. Another wasn't ready to talk to his new team because he was in the middle of his graduation ceremony. Those were the least of the complications Saturday at the NFL draft, which completed its three-day run at Radio City Music Hall against a backdrop of a restored lockout.


By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
Brandon Moore slipped into a tub at the New York Jets facility when a disturbing thought crossed his mind. What if the NFL's request to restore the lockout was suddenly granted while he was still there? "I was on guard whether security was going to come down," the smiling Jets right guard said, "and tell us that the appeals court ruled in the owners' favor." Turns out,...

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