2012年4月26日星期四

Teams stood pat for several picks

For a draft with the top two picks decided weeks louis vuitton shoes sale in advance, the early part of Thursday's first round has been unpredictable. Roughly 30 minutes before the Colts took Andrew Luck first overall, the Cleveland Browns moved up from the No. 4 spot to No. 3 and selected former Alabama running back Trent Richardson. Cleveland also gave Minnesota fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round choices in this year's draft. The Vikings chose to stay at No. 4 and draft left tackle Matt Kalil out of USC, but the Jacksonville Jaguars then moved up to No. 5 in a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and selected former Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon. The Bucs, who took safety Mark Barron at No. 7, also got Jackonville's fourth-round pick in the trade. The St. Louis Rams, possibly hoping to land Blackmon at No. 6, traded that pick to Dallas and the Cowboys selected cornerback Morris Claiborne from LSU. The Cowboys gave up the No. 14 overall pick and their second-rounder (No. 45) to move up eight spots. It was the second first-round trade for the Rams, who weeks ago moved back from No. 2 to No. 6 in a trade with Washington. St. Louis eventually took louis vuitton necklace defensive tackle Michael Brockers at No. 14. Teams stood pat for several picks, but the movement resumed at No. 12 when the Philadelphia Eagles traded Nos. 15, 114 and 172 to the Seattle Seahawks and selected Mississippi State defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. Cleveland and Jacksonville had two of the worst offenses in football last year. Richardson and Blackmon were both regarded as the top prospects at their respective positions. Richardson set Alabama single-season records for rushing yards (1,679) and touchdowns (21) last season, while the 6-foot-1, 207-pound Blackmon caught 122 passes for 1,522 yards and 18 touchdowns last season. Blackmon also had 111 receptions for 1,782 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2010. The 6-foot-7, 306-pound Kalil left college after his junior year, giving the Vikings an obvious upgrade for their offensive line to better protect young quarterback Christian Ponder's blind side. Claiborne, an All-American at LSU, led the Tigers Fashion lv women shoes 2012 outlet discount white with six interceptions last season and won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back. He was also LSU's top kickoff returner, averaging 25 yards per return with a 99-yard touchdown at West Virginia.

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