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Even the first pick was cloaked in mystery. As it turned out, the Kansas City Chiefs selected offensive tackle Eric Fisher from Central Michigan, who 24 hours before had seemed likely to be the second tackle chosen. Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M had been the presumed first pick for the last three weeks.
The suspense played out on the players’ faces. They were anonymous by top pick standards, but they all looked familiar in one way: they were constricted, as the ambiguity of the last few months stretched to the final moments before their names were called.
At one point, the hostess asked Joeckel how it felt to possibly be the first overall pick, even as his joyless expression indicated he might have already heard rumors that he could drop down the board.
A few moments before the draft began, Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III posted a message on Twitter urging the prospects to cherish the moment. It was easy for him to say: Griffin knew for weeks before he was drafted exactly where he would be going.NBA Houston Rockets Jerseys Wholesale
What this draft lacked in star power, it more than made up for in uncertainty.Wholesale Jerseys From China The 2013 draft class was picked apart for months as one of the least impressive in years, That was largely because no quarterbacks were considered franchise cornerstones, and indeed none were picked until Buffalo took the project, E.J. Manuel, at 16.
But that lack of conviction about the prospects also produced an unusual amount of suspense.MLB Jerseys Cheap
Even the first pick was cloaked in mystery. As it turned out, the Kansas City Chiefs selected offensive tackle Eric Fisher from Central Michigan, who 24 hours before had seemed likely to be the second tackle chosen. Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M had been the presumed first pick for the last three weeks.
The suspense played out on the players’ faces. They were anonymous by top pick standards, but they all looked familiar in one way: they were constricted, as the ambiguity of the last few months stretched to the final moments before their names were called.
At one point, the hostess asked Joeckel how it felt to possibly be the first overall pick, even as his joyless expression indicated he might have already heard rumors that he could drop down the board.
A few moments before the draft began, Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III posted a message on Twitter urging the prospects to cherish the moment. It was easy for him to say: Griffin knew for weeks before he was drafted exactly where he would be going.NBA Houston Rockets Jerseys Wholesale
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