- Round 1, Pick 1 - Miami Dolphins - Jake Long (OT) - Michigan
- Round 1, Pick 2 - St. Louis Rams - Chris Long (DE) - Virginia
- Round 1, Pick 3 - Atlanta Falcons - Matt Ryan (QB) - Boston College
- Round 1, Pick 4 - Oakland Raiders - Darren McFadden (RB) - Arkansas
- Round 1, Pick 5 - Kansas City Chiefs - Glenn Dorsey (DT) - LSU
- Round 1, Pick 6 - New York Jets - Vernon Gholston (DE) - Ohio State
- Round 1, Pick 7 - New Orleans Saints - Sedrick Ellis (DT) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 8 - Jacksonville Jaguars - Derrick Harvey (DE) - Florida
- Round 1, Pick 9 - Cincinnati Bengals - Keith Rivers (OLB) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 10 - New England Patriots - Jerod Mayo (ILB) - Tennessee
- Round 1, Pick 11 - Buffalo Bills - Leodis McKelvin (CB) - Troy State
- Round 1, Pick 12 - Denver Broncos - Ryan Clady (OT) - Boise State
- Round 1, Pick 13 - Carolina Panthers - Jonathan Stewart (RB) - Oregon
- Round 1, Pick 14 - Chicago Bears - Chris Williams (OT) - Vanderbilt
- Round 1, Pick 15 - Kansas City Chiefs - Branden Albert (OG) - Virginia
- Round 1, Pick 16 - Arizona Cardinals - Dominique Rodgers (CB) - Tennessee State
- Round 1, Pick 17 - Detroit Lions - Gosder Cherilus (OT) - Boston College
- Round 1, Pick 18 - Baltimore Ravens - Joe Flacco (QB) - Delaware
- Round 1, Pick 19 - Carolina Panthers - Jeff Otah (OT) - Pittsburgh
- Round 1, Pick 20 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Aqib Talib (CB) - Kansas
- Round 1, Pick 21 - Atlanta Falcons - Sam Baker (OT) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 22 - Dallas Cowboys - Felix Jones (RB) - Arkansas
- Round 1, Pick 23 - Pittsburgh Steelers - Rashard Mendenhall (RB) - Illinois
- Round 1, Pick 24 - Tennessee Titans - Chris Johnson (RB) - East Carolina
- Round 1, Pick 25 - Dallas Cowboys - Mike Jenkins (CB) - South Florida
- Round 1, Pick 26 - Houston Texans - Duane Brown (OT) - Virginia Tech
- Round 1, Pick 27 - San Diego Chargers - Antoine Cason (CB) - Arizona
- Round 1, Pick 28 - Seattle Seahawks - Lawrence Jackson (DE) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 29 - San Francisco 49ers - Kentwan Balmer (DT) - North Carolina
- Round 1, Pick 30 - New York Jets - Dustin Keller (TE) - Purdue
- Round 1, Pick 31 - New York Giants - Kenny Phillips (S) - Miami
Where: ESPN
Just
a week after bragging about having two of the top ten corners in the league
with newly acquired DeAngelo Williams and Nnamdi Asomugha, the Oakland Raiders
let out a rumor that they may not be able to afford both. That's a rather odd move considering that as
a result of bringing in Williams, the Raiders may be forced to ship out
Asomugha, who is younger and more talented.
Regardless,
this news brings about opportunities for teams around the league. At the moment, only the Giants have announced
their interest, claiming that they would be willing to trade for the 26-year
old cornerback if the Raiders cut ties with him.
Of
course, that doesn't mean the Giants are the only applicable team for
Asomugha. In fact, the Buccaneers have
both the need and the means to bring him to Tampa. Oddly enough, the Bucs were pursuing DeAngelo
Williams before he was sent to Oakland, so there is a chance that their
inability to close the deal may turn out for the better.
The
team has the money to throw at Asomugha, and, with the departure of Brian Kelly
and the aging of Ronde Barber, a definite need for his talents. The only problem is that it isn't a potential
free agent signing that we're talking about here, as the Raiders wouldn't be so
daft as to release a player of his caliber without getting anything in return. The Giants have the talent to strike up a
deal for Asomugha, but do the Buccaneers?
Money
isn't a problem, but will general manager Bruce Allen be willing to trade away
his first-round draft pick or possibly a second-rounder and some players as
well? If I were him, I'd pull the
trigger on that deal, as this year's draft is weak in the positions that the
Bucs need the most. So instead of
spending that valued twentieth pick on a player that probably isn't worth the
salary he'll make, why not give it to someone else in exchange for a proven
young talent at a position of great need?
It
makes sense to me, but that doesn't always mean it does to the Bucs.
Besides,
at just 26 years old, Asomugha is pretty close to a draft pick anyway. Essentially, the Bucs would be getting a
player with the youth of a draft pick that has already transcending the professional
sports learning curve.
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