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Miami Selects Michigan Tackle Jake Long in NFL Draft in New York
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Thwarted in their bid to trade up and draft Boston College's Matt Ryan, the Ravens worked a pair of deals to get the second-best quarterback on their board: Joe Flacco. (article 7)
Flacco, who led Delaware to the NCAA Championship Subdivision title game, was taken with the 18th overall pick yesterday, and was the second quarterback selected. (article 7)
That's the lowest the first underclassman has gone in a draft since 1996 when Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips went to the St. Louis Rams at No. 6. (article 6)
NEW YORK - The selection of safety Kenny Phillips by the New York Giants on the final pick of the first round Saturday allowed the University of Miami to extend its streak of consecutive NFL drafts with first-round picks to 14. (article 6)
The shortened NFL draft immediately went long Saturday when Miami officially selected Michigan tackle Jake Long, then St. Louis grabbed Virginia defensive end Chris Long. (article 3)
After St. Louis took the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long, Matt Ryan of Boston College, who could solve the quarterback problems in Atlanta, went to the Falcons. (article 3)
At the end of the week, it was easy to pick out the player for whom the N.F.L. draft had already ended. (article 1)
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Source articles
- After First N.F.L. Pick, Day of Tantalizing Choices (nytimes.com, 04/26/2008, 892 words)
- Early picks status quo, then trade winds blow (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 04/27/2008, 962 words)
- Miami Selects Michigan Tackle Jake Long in NFL Draft in New York (FOX News, 04/26/2008, 530 words)
- Chiefs go big, take LSU defensive tackle Dorsey at No. 5 (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 04/26/2008, 796 words)
- The Boston Globe (boston.com, 04/27/2008, 476 words)
- News for Dallas, Texas (dallasnews.com, 04/27/2008, 563 words)
- Flacco joins Ravens' flock (boston.com, 04/27/2008, 624 words)
- Rams go Long, too, taking Virginia defensive end Chris Long (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 04/26/2008, 728 words)
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