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FanSided.Com Live NFL Draft Chat

Zach — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:47:17 +0000

The FanSided.com Sports Network proudly presents our first ever network-wide live NFL Draft chat. That’s right; NFL bloggers from all 32 team sites will be checking in to discuss the 2009 NFL Draft and all the news and rumors that go along with it. If you want knowledgeable, real-time commentary on the entire draft, then this chat is for you. Thanks for joining us, and keep the comments and questions coming (but clean and respectful, please).

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2009 NFL Mock Draft

Zach — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:43:10 +0000

	Team		Pick
1		Detroit Lions (0-16)	OT Jason Smith, Baylor
2		St. Louis Rams (2-14)	OT Eugene Monroe, Virginia
3		Kansas City Chiefs (2-14)	WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
4		Seattle Seahawks (4-12)	LB Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
5		Cleveland Browns (4-12)	DE Brian Orakpo, Texas
6		Cincinnati Bengals (4-11-1)	DT B.J. Raji, Boston College
7		Oakland Raiders (5-11)	WR Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
8		Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11)	CB Malcom Jenkins, Ohio State
9		Green Bay Packers (6-10)	DE Everette Brown, FSU
10		San Francisco 49ers (7-9)	QB Matt Stafford, Georgia
11		Buffalo Bills (7-9)	OLB/DE Aaron Maybin, Penn State
12		Denver Broncos (8-8)	DE Tyson Jackson, LSU
13		Washington Redskins (8-8)	OT Michael Oher, Mississippi
14		New Orleans Saints (8-8)	OLB Brian Cushing, USC
15		Houston Texans (8-8)	RB Beanie Wells, Ohio State
16		San Diego Chargers (8-8)	OT Eben Britton, Arizona
17		New York Jets (9-7)	QB Mark Sanchez, USC
18		Chicago Bears (9-7)	OT William Beatty, Connecticut
19		Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)	DT Peria Jerry, Mississippi
20		Detroit Lions (9-7, Pick via Cowboys)	QB Josh Freeman, Kansas State
21		Philadelphia Eagles (9-6-1)	RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
22		Minnesota Vikings (10-6)	C Alex Mack, Oregon
23		New England Patriots (11-6)	CB Vontae Davis, Illinois
24		Atlanta Falcons (11-5)	TE Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
25		Miami Dolphins (11-5)	DE Larry English, Northern Illinois
26		Baltimore Ravens (11-5)	ILB Rey Maualuga, USC
27		Indianapolis Colts 12-4)	WR Percy Harvin, Florida
28		Philadelphia Eagles (12-4; Pick via CAR)	WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland
29		New York Giants (12-4)	OLB Clay Matthews, USC
30		Tennessee Titans (13-3)	WR Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina
31		Arizona Cardinals (9-7)	RB LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh
32		Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)	CB Darius Butler, Connecticut

Mike “Alsott” Honored

Zach — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:51:23 +0000

Lost in the shuffle of the two big wins last night was the Mike Alstott tribute. From the Orlando Sentinel:

During halftime of the Tampa Bay Bucs win over the Seattle Seahawks, a ceremony was held honoring retired Bucs fullback Mike Alstott. He was presented with two framed jerseys. One in the current Buccaneer red, and then other in the famed ‘creamsicle’ colors from the Bucs of the past.

However, there was one glitch, many thought. Alstott’s name on the throwback jersey was misspelled without the first ‘t” — ALSOTT.

But the misspelling was not actually an error. In Alstott’s first season, 1996, his jersey had his name misspelled for each of his first two games before the error was finally corrected. So, in commemorating the past, the Bucs decided to dot all the i’s but leave off one ‘t.’

Congrats, Mike…Alsott. And go Bucs and Rays!