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| Line of Scrimmage: NFL Draft Grades - Part II - The NFC |
NFL Football |
04/27/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - If you're seeking a reason why players, personnel people, and owners around the league are in favor of a salary cap for rookie players, pull up any of the recent stories about new Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. When the Lions officially made him the No. 1 pick in the 2009 Draft on Saturday, Stafford was guaranteed to see at least $41.7 million, and up to $78 million, pass through his bank account over the next half-decade or so. Obviously, Stafford has never |
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| NFL Draft Update |
NFL Football |
04/26/2009 |
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| (The MySportsbook) Round One: 1. Detroit Lions - Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia); 2. St. Louis Rams - Jason Smith (OT, Baylor); 3. Kansas City Chiefs - Tyson Jackson (DE, L-S-U); 4. Seattle Seahawks - Aaron Curry (OLB, Wake Forest); 5. New York Jets - Mark Sanchez (QB, U-S-C); 6. Cincinnati Bengals - Andre Smith (OT, Alabama); 7. Oakland Raiders - Darrius Heyward-Bey (WR, Maryland); 8. Jacksonville Jaguars - Eugene Monroe (OT, Virginia); 9. Green Bay Packers - B.J. Raji (DT, Boston College); 10. San Franci |
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| Stafford goes No. 1, Jets trade up to take Sanchez at No. 5 |
NFL Football |
04/25/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions made Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford the No. 1 overall pick in Saturday's NFL Draft after signing him to a six-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News reported Friday night the deal could reach $78 million, with $41.7 million guaranteed. "I was at dinner with about 18-20 people - parents and friends and family. I went outside and took the call from Tom Condon, my agent, and walked back inside and ju |
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| Lions make it official with Stafford |
NFL Football |
04/25/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions made Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford the No. 1 overall pick in Saturday's NFL Draft after signing him to a six-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News reported Friday night the deal could reach $78 million, with $41.7 million guaranteed. "I was at dinner with about 18-20 people - parents and friends and family. I went outside and took the call from Tom Condon, my agent, and walked back inside and |
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| Lions select Stafford No. 1 overall |
NFL Football |
04/25/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions made Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford the No. 1 overall pick in Saturday's NFL Draft after signing him to a six-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News reported Friday night the deal could reach $78 million, with $41.7 million guaranteed. Stafford was a Second Team All-SEC selection in 2008 when he threw for 3,459 yards and a school-record 25 touchdowns, against 10 interceptions. He also established |
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| Lions to make Stafford No. 1 pick |
NFL Football |
04/24/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions will make Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford the No. 1 overall pick in Saturday's NFL Draft after reportedly coming to terms with him on a six-year contract. The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News reported Friday night the deal could reach $78 million, but $41.7 million of it is guaranteed. Stafford was a Second Team All-SEC selection in 2008 when he threw for 3,459 yards and a school-record 25 touchdowns, against 10 interceptions. He also established a |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Draft '09 - The Mocking Continues |
NFL Football |
04/20/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Though Anquan Boldin and/or Braylon Edwards could screw this thing up any second now, below is the latest installment of my 2009 mock draft for your perusal: 1. Detroit Lions (0-16) - Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia (6-3, 228) Lions fans will cringe when they see the video montage of other former No. 1 overall QBs like Tim Couch, David Carr, and Alex Smith. We doubt Stafford will turn into any of the above, though we also highly doubt he'll become Peyton Manning or Troy Aik |
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| D-II: Central Washington's Reilly worth an NFL look |
Division I-AA College Football |
04/20/2009 |
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| John Kitna did when he came out of Central Washington as a free agent in 1997. Kitna, who helped the Wildcats to the NAIA national title as a junior in 1995, has carved out a 13-year professional career with the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions and now the Dallas Cowboys, and is still going strong. Kitna was brought into Seattle's camp in 1997 largely as a favor to a Central Washington alumnus who was connected with the Seahawks. After winning MVP honors in NFL Europe and leading the Barce |
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| Lions sign WR Curry, FB Smith |
NFL Football |
04/16/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions signed free agents wide receiver Ronald Curry and fullback Terrelle Smith to one-year contracts on Thursday. Curry had spent his entire seven-year career in Oakland and was a seventh- round selection by the Raiders in the 2002 NFL Draft. He caught just 19 passes for 181 yards and two TDs over 13 games -- 10 starts -- in 2008. The 29-year-old's best season came in 2006, setting career-bests in receptions with 62 and yards with 727 while recording one score |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Draft '09 - Time to Mock |
NFL Football |
03/23/2009 |
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| rst. It's all a guessing game, and unlike some that trusted Cramer, I won't be betting my 401k on anyone's guesses, even my own. Even if I did get my first four picks right last year. The latest installment of my 2009 mock draft for your perusal: 1. Detroit Lions (0-16) - Jason Smith, T, Baylor (6-5, 305) Matthew Stafford has likely garnered a great deal of discussion at Lions headquarters, but Smith - much like Jake Long last year - is more of a sure thing from a standpoint of both staying power as an NFL s |
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