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Alabama on Thursday was dealt not one, not two but three blows when All-American underclassmen Trent Richardson, Dont'a Hightower and Dre Kirkpatrick announced that they would leave the school and try their luck in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Speaking of his decision Richardson ...
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All-American cornerback Morris Claiborne has announced plans to leave LSU before his senior year and enter the NFL draft.
Claiborne announced his decision in a public forum on Thursday with coach Les Miles by his side.
Morris said of his choice:
"My ...
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Robert Griffin III took Baylor to its first bowl victory in almost 20 years this past season and now he's hoping to continue that success as he takes his talent to the NFL as the leagues expected ...
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The Indianapolis Colts on Sunday fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars 19-13, a loss that secures Indy the first round draft pick in April's NFL draft, a pick that will more than likely be used to secure Stanford ...
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Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III is rumored to be entering the 2012 NFL Draft alongside Stanford #1 favorite Andrew Luck. According to source close to the Baylor quarterback, including his own father, he'll file in time ...
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After their 0-13 start to the season it looks as if the Indianapolis Colt were destined for a first round draft pick in 2012 but now they will need to lose in Week 17 to ensure that ...
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The Pittsburgh Steelers do not have a General Manger. On draft day they turn to Kevin Colbert who is their Director of Football Operations. Before coming to the Pittsburgh operation he was an advanced scout for the ...
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The New York Jets promoted Mike Tannenbaum to General Manger in 2006. He has been with the team since 1997. A lot of people don't know this but he is also a Bill Belichick disciple as he ...
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Jerry Angelo will enter his 11th season as General Manger of the Chicago Bears and he is their chief decision maker come draft day. 2011 will mark the first time in two years that the Bears have ...
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When it comes to the New England Patriots we all know it is the Bill Belichick show. Over the last two drafts he has taken a quantity over everything mentality, but overall he scouts the guys he ...
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Atlanta Falcons General Manger Thomas Dimitroff will run the Falcons war room in 2011 for the fourth time. He has been unafraid to draft guys with long injury issues, and at times that has really hurt him. ...
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So one of the most respected current football executives will once again run the Baltimore Ravens War Room on draft day. Ozzie Newsome has been working in the front office of this team since they still wore the ...
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So Head Coach Pete Carroll also holds the title Vice President, but the Seahawks make draft day decisions via committee. The committee likely includes Carroll, General Manger John Schneider, Director of Pro Personnel Tag Ribary, and Director ...
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Mickey Loomis is entering his second decade as General Manger of the New Orleans Saints. He first took the job in 2002, after spending some 15 years in the Seattle Seahawks organization. Head Coach Sean Payton also has ...
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This one is a little tough to ferret out. In the past it would seem that Head Coach Andy Reid had the final say on personnel matters. In the past two years or so I think we ...
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For the 13th time NFL Draft genius Bill Polian will run the Indianapolis Colts war room. We all know Polian is always good for a surprise of two on draft day, and we know that he covets ...
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For the third time the Kansas City Chiefs will allow General Manger Scott Pioli to run their War Room. His first two drafts for the organization have gone fairly well as 12 of his 15 picks are ...
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On draft day the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will once again turn to General Manger Mark Dominik. This will be the third time Dominik has run the Buccaneers War Room, and so far he has done a pretty ...
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The New York Giants turn to General Manger Jerry Reese to run their draft. He has been with this club since 1994, and has been general Manger since 2007. This will be his fifth draft where he ...
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For the ninth year in a row the San Diego Chargers will let General Manger AJ Smith call the shots on draft day. Smith is a hard nosed executive that can get under the skin of his ...
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This one feels a little silly to write because as all of us already know when it comes to the Oakland Raiders the final say on everything comes down from Al Davis. A lot of people knock ...
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The Jacksonville Jaguars named Gene Smith their General Manger in 2009. Before that James Harris was the Vice President of Player Personnel and called the shots on draft day. Smith has been with this team since 1994 ...
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