Sentences with phrase «round draft choices»

Salary packages for 1983 first - round draft choices were up by an average of $ 620,000, or more than 60 % over 1982, according to newspaper surveys, with the trickle - down effect raising the paychecks of lower choices as well.

The end result: Kunnert, a backup center, and Washington, the irreplaceable, were sent to Portland, along with two first - round draft choices.

Two years ago, in response to complaints from owners and veteran players about the huge contracts being signed by rookies — the 10 - year, $ 68.2 million deal that forward Glenn Robinson received from the Milwaukee Bucks as the first pick of the 1994 draft was the most egregious example — the league and the players» association agreed to hold down salaries with a rookie salary cap, but to allow all first - round draft choices to become free agents after their third season.

«They've taken some first - round draft choices we'd like to have, but first - round choices don't mean that much.

A lot has to do with 15th - round draft choices.»

It was true: Russell White, the pudgy, former Cal tailback and 1993 third - round draft choice of the Los Angeles Rams, who reported to camp looking like the Nutty Professor, had been waived that morning.

Since the Giants are now down to one wide receiver, could they hold the Giants up for a fourth round draft choice for Inman?

He's a former 4th round draft choice with talent that might finally be coming through.

Dan Fouts was a 3rd round draft choice.

Tom Brady was a 6th round draft choice (who was not a Charger because Beathard would not listen to his head coach who begged Beathard to draft him).

Drew Brees was a 2nd round draft choice.

Ryan Leaf was a 1st round draft choice.

I don't think we need to spend a 1st round draft choice on a prospective 1st baseman.

Deion Branch held out prior to the 2006 season and was eventually traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a first - round draft choice.

Fridge lumbered more or less into America's consciousness as a 360 - pound All - America nosetackle at Clemson and a 330 - pound first - round draft choice, presumably as a defensive lineman, of the Chicago Bears last spring.

The Nuggets put him with one of their first - round 1991 draft choices in a package and traded him back to the Bullets for Washington's higher first - round draft choice last June.

Denver also will receive the Mays» first - round draft choice in 1986.

Each could be fined $ 250,000 by NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who is likely to hand the Niners a stiff penalty as well, perhaps docking them a second - round draft choice and a lower pick.

A third - round draft choice in 2003, the 6» 4» McMullen is a good target over the middle in three - and four - receiver sets, but he has to become more physical if he expects an expanded role.

Bradley was a second - round draft choice of the Expos in» 96, but he quickly found trouble.

BEST OFF - SEASON TRADE The Rams, giving Kansas City a first - and a fifth - round draft choice to get All - Pro cornerback Gary Green, a solid man - to - man - coverage guy.

article: «Another team could have signed him to an offer sheet with the Vikings getting a second - round draft choice if they didn't match, but Easton instead decided to sign with the Vikings.»

The 36 - year - old Strahan, a second - round draft choice in 1993 and a seven - time Pro Bowler, considered retiring last summer and sat out all of training camp while deciding if he still wanted to play.

He was the Patriots» offensive coordinator in 2007 when Goodell docked them a first - round draft choice and levied fines of $ 250,000 against the club and $ 500,000 against coach Bill Belichick for their roles in «Spygate.»

James Jones was a third - round draft choice in 2007 and caught balls from both Favre and Rodgers every day.

By then, you will truly be fired, because you did not fill the necessary holes for two straight years with your 1st round draft choice.

The Redskins had traded a 1987 fifth - round draft choice to Tampa Bay for the» rights to the 31 - year - old Williams, the former Bucs quarterback who had spent the last two seasons in the USFL.

All this from a 19th - round draft choice, for heaven's sake, who was thought to be too slow ever to make it as a singles hitter and too punchless ever to make it at first base.

He was a Rawlings 2nd - Team Al - American and was a 37th - round draft choice by the A's.

Meier was a seventh - round draft choice in 2000.

Saquon Barkley won't be available in the 2017 NFL Draft, but Urban Meyer believes the Penn State running back will be a first - round draft choice, whenever his time comes.

Florida State defensive back Jalen Ramsey has speed, versatility, and all the athleticism an NFL club could ask for in a first - round draft choice.

Jerry is the shark on the sidelines, the guy with the cellular phone who turns a first - round draft choice into a multimillion - dollar endorsement industry.

I hope someone is keeping score on the damage that Pryor has done to education in Connecticut and at some point we can effect a trade of Malloy, Pryor, Finch, and Vallas for a tenth round draft choice and a free trip to Starbucks.

Not exact matches

Nice credentials, but hardly the stuff of first - round NFL draft choices.

Teams make «surprise» choices every round of every draft.

Additionally, I have no issue with the 49ers drafting a guy that would compete with Trent Taylor for snaps in the slot (the 49ers need depth there), I just don't think Kirk is even close to a good choice to be that guy when compared to other slot WRs the 49ers should be able to get in rounds 4 - 7.

This was a morning to strategize about the 34th pick in the draft — San Francisco's second - round choice.

The rest were draft choices ranging from the second to the seventh rounds — not exactly bonus babies.

When the Redskins made a trade with the San Francisco 49ers last Feb. 25 that left them with the second and third choices in the first round of the 2000 draft, coach Norv Turner knew before his head hit the pillow that night that he'd be using one of those picks on another tackle.

The Cowboys drafted into their strong suit, using the last choice of the first round for Michigan State Defensive End Larry Bethea.

With its own first - round choice, 28th overall, San Diego made a surprise pick in Luis Castillo of Northwestern, who had been the top - rated defensive tackle in the draft until he tested positive for androstenedione at the scouting combine in February.

During his tenure with the Badgers» strength staff, Herbert helped develop 41 NFL draft picks, including six first - round choices.

This draft trades up in the 3rd round for an offensive tackle, while giving up a 5th round choice.

Trading away your 3rd and 4th round choices to move up to draft that QB is even more foolish.

The center fielder was selected in the first round (23rd overall) by the Detroit Tigers to become the highest local draft choice since 1998.

Wade was asked if it made him realize how much he meant to some people, particularly in South Florida, where he emerged from being the Heat's first - round NBA draft choice in 2003 to helping lead the franchise to its three NBA championships.