Football @ MindSay

Aqib Talib CB-

He was selected in the first round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was the first KU player selected in the first round since Dana Stubblefield in 1993.

 

Anthony Collins OT-

He was selected in the fourth round by the Cincinnati Bengals.

 

Derek Fine TE-

He was selected in the fourth round by the Buffalo Bills.

 

Marcus Henry WR-

He was selected in the sixth round by the New York Jets.

 

Brandon McAnderson FB-

He signed a free agent deal with the St. Louis Rams.

 

James McClinton DT-

He was invited to a rookie minicamp by the Kansas City Chiefs. 

Rd.	Sel#	Pos.	Player		College
1	5	DT	Glenn Dorsey		LSU
1	15	G/T	Branden Albert		Virginia
2	35	CB	Brandon Flowers		Virginia Tech
3	73	RB	Jamaal Charles		Texas
3	76	TE	Brad Cottam		Tennessee
3	82	S	DaJuan Morgan		North Carolina St.
4	105	WR	Will Franklin		Missouri
5	140	CB	Brandon Carr		Grand Valley St.
6	170	T	Barry Richardson		Clemson
6	182	WR	Kevin Robinson		Utah St.
7	210	DE	Brian Johnston		Gardner-Webb
7	239	TE	Mike Merritt		Central Florida

 

Round 1, Pick 5:  Glenn Dorsey
Position:  DT Class:  Sr. College:  LSU Conference:  SEC Height:  6-2 Weight:  316 40 Time:  4.99 NFL.com Bio
Round 1, Pick 15:  Branden Albert
Position:  G/T Class:  Jr. College:  Virginia Conference:  ACC Height:  6-6 Weight:  309 40 Time:  5.20 NFL.com Bio
Round 2, Pick 35:  Brandon Flowers
Position:  CB Class:  Jr. College:  Virginia Tech Conference:  ACC Height:  5-10 Weight:  189 40 Time:  4.58 NFL.com Bio
Round 3, Pick 73:  Jamaal Charles
Position:  RB Class: Jr. College:  Texas Conference:  Big XII Height:  5-11 Weight:  200 40 Time:  4.40 NFL.com Bio
Round 3, Pick 76:  Brad Cottam
Position:  TE Class:  Sr. College:  Tennessee Conference:  SEC Height:  6-8 Weight:  270 40 Time:  4.74 NFL.com Bio
Round 3, Pick 82:  DaJuan Morgan
Position:  S Class: Jr. College:  North Carolina St. Conference:  ACC Height:  6-0 Weight:  205 40 Time:  4.53 NFL.com Bio
Round 4, Pick 105:  Will Franklin
Position:  WR Class: Sr. College:  Missouri Conference:  Big XII Height:  6-1 Weight:  214 40 Time:  4.39 NFL.com Bio
Round 5, Pick 140:  Brandon Carr
Position:  CB Class: College:  Grand Valley State Conference:  Great Lakes Height:  6-0 Weight:  207 40 Time:   NFL.com Bio
Round 6, Pick 170:  Barry Richardson
Position: T Class: College:  Clemson Conference:  ACC Height:  6-7 Weight:  320 40 Time:   NFL.com Bio
Round 6, Pick 182:  Kevin Robinson
Position: WR Class: College:  Utah St. Conference:  WAC Height:  6-0 Weight: 190 40 Time:   NFL.com Bio
Round 7, Pick 210:  Brian Johnston
Position: DE Class: College:  Gardner-Webb Conference:  Big South Height:  6-5 Weight: 276 40 Time:   NFL.com Bio
Round 7, Pick 239:  Mike Merritt
Position: TE Class: College:  Central Florida Conference:  Conference USA Height:  6-3 Weight: 270 40 Time:   NFL.com Bio

Traditionally, students who enroll at Army, Navy, and Air Force spend at least their first two years after college in the armed services. However, a new rule makes an exception for students with an opportunity to play professional sports, as they can now postpone their service instead of serving immediately after graduation.

Last week, the policy received its first test, as Caleb Campbell, a football player from Army, was drafted by the Detroit Lions. Hence, instead of heading to Iraq as a platoon leader, he will be headed to mini-camp to try and earn a spot on the Lions’ roster. Under the program, Campbell will still be on active duty for the Army, as a recruiter, presumably using his star power to help promote goodwill with the Detroit community.

However, he’ll be out of harm’s way and not fulfilling the same obligations as 99%+ of his classmates. Do you think that’s fair? Is the benefit of Campbell playing in the NFL a bigger win for the Army than having a well-educated and trained soldier in Iraq?

We won, 70-36 or something. I didn't reach my goal of losing my voice, but I did notice some effect to it.