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The following is a list of players from Ohio schools who were selected in this past weekends’ NFL Draft. All draft pick data is courtesy of our friends at Pro Football Fans.

• 1st Round - New York Jets - #6 - Vernon Gholston - DE - Ohio State
• 3rd Round - St. Louis Rams - #65 - John Greco - OT - Toledo
• 4th Round - Denver Broncos - #108 - Kory Lichtensteiger - C - Bowling Green 
• 4th Round - Buuffalo Bills - #114 - Reggie Corner - CB - Akron
• 4th Round - Denver Broncos - #119 - Jack Williams - CB - Kent State
• 6th Round - Miami Dolphins - #176 - Jalen Parmele - RB - Toledo
• 6th Round - Indianapolis Colts - #205 - Pierre Garcon - WR - Mount Union
• 6th Round - Baltimore Ravens - #206 - Haruki Nakamura - S - Cincinnati
• 7th Round - San Francisco 49ers - #214 - Larry Grant - OLB - Ohio State
• 7th Round - Detroit Lions - #216 - Landon Cohen - DT - Ohio
• 7th Round - Cincinnati Bengals - #244 - Angelo Craig - OLB - Cincinnati
• 7th Round - Chicago Bears - #247 - Kirk Barton - OT - Ohio State

A few of the undrafted free agents from Ohio schools that we have found include:

• CB Andrew Hawkins - Toledo - Cleveland Browns
• LS Ryan Senser - Ohio - New Orleans Saints
• RB Kalvin McRae - Ohio - Kansas City Chiefs
• CB Jerrid Gaines - Miami - Cleveland Browns
• P Brett Kern - Toledo - Denver Broncos
• WR Jabari Arthur - Akron - Kansas City Chiefs
• DE Collin Ferrell - Kent State - Indianapolis Colts

• 1st Round - #9 - Keith Rivers - OLB - USC
• 2nd Round - #46 - Jerome Simpson - WR - Coastal Carolina
• 3rd Round - #77 - Pat Sims - DT - Auburn
• 3rd Round - #97 - Andre Caldwell - WR - Florida
• 4th Round - #112 - Anthony Collins - OT - Kansas
• 5th Round - #145 - Jason Shirley - DT - Fresno State
• 6th Round - #177 - Corey Lynch - S - Appalachian State
• 6th Round - #207 - Matt Sherry - TE - Villanova
• 7th Round - #244 - Angelo Craig - OLB - Cincinnati
• 7th Round - #246 - Mario Urrutia - WR - Louisville

Find all of the 2008 NFL Draft picks online at Pro Football Fans!

• 4th Round - #104 - Beau Bell - ILB - UNLV
• 4th Round - #111 - Martin Rucker - TE - Missouri
• 6th Round - #190 - Ahtyba Rubin - DT - Iowa State
• 6th Round - #191 - Paul Hubbard - WR - Wisconsin
• 7th Round - #231 - Alex Hall - DE - St. Augustine’s

Find all of the 2008 NFL Draft picks online at Pro Football Fans!

Unlike their in-state rivals from Cleveland, the Cincinnati Bengals had much work to do as the 2008 NFL Draft began today. Marvin Lewis’ team has many holes to fill with defensive worries and an unhappy superstar WR. The Bengals selected Keith Rivers, a OLB from USC with the 9th pick of the 1st round and followe with Jerome Simpson, a WR from Coastal Carolina, with a 2nd round pick, the 46th pick overall. Cincinnati has 8 picks remaining to be made for Day #2 of the 2008 NFL Draft including two 3rd round picks, two 6th round picks and two 7th round picks, many of which will likely be used to improve the Bengals’ defense and add depth.

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There’s no doubt that the Cleveland Gladiators’ 3-0 start to the 2008 Arena Football League season made co-owner and Cleveland legend Bernie Kosar smile. But there’s also no doubt that Bernie is disappointed with the 0-3 record since that fast start. The Gladiators, a franchise that went just 2-14 while in Las Vegas in 2007, are 3-3 heading into their game @ Los Angeles on Satrday night and are looking to pickup a win over the Avengers (3-4). Afte scoring more than 60 points per game in the 3 win to start the season, Cleveland has averaged just 47 in the 3 losses while allowing over 63 ppg.

Fans can find the 2008 AFL scores & Arena Football standings online at Pro Football Fans where they also preview and recap all of the great Arena Football action each week.

Sorry about your luck Brady Quinn. The Cleveland Browns and Derek Anderson agreed to terms on a 3-year deal to keep the Pro Bowl QB in Cleveland and keep fan-favorite Brady Quinn on the bench. On Thursday the Browns offered Anderson a 3-year deal worth $20 million with approximately $10 million guaranteed, but Anderson turned that offer down. The new deal that Anderson accepted is expected to be 3 years for at least $24 million and approximately $14 million guaranteed.

If I was Brady Quinn, I think I would fire my agent about now. Quinn came into Browns camp late thanks to his greedy agent, and ended up well behind Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson last season when he may have had a chance to start or at least begine the season above the #3 QB spot. But his holdout cost him valuable time with the coaches and time learning the Browns’ playbook, and today Quinn can only wonder what could have been.

Cleveland, OH - A local TV station in Cleveland, Ohio, is reporting that the Cleveland Browns will sign off on a deal to send DT Corey Williams to the Browns in exchange for Draft Picks. The details are not clear yet, but shortly after midnight the Packers are expected to franchise Williams and sign him to a 1-year deal then turn around and trade the 6′4″ 320-pound DT to Cleveland where the Browns will sign him to a multi-year contract. Williams had 7 sacks and a interception in 2007.

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VanDelay Sports, a popular fan site for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), has released their annual MAC Recruiting analysis. The 2008 MAC Football Recruiting Report includes team capsules for all 13 MAC football programs including the 6 Ohio MAC schools - Ohio, Bowling Green, Miami, Toledo, Akron and Kent State. The annual recruiting report also ranks the MAC football recruiting classes each year. Last season the Miami RedHawks topped VanDelay’s 2007 MAC Football recruiting report as the top class of recruits. This season, Miami’s MAC East rival Kent State took the top spot for the first time since the VanDelay Sports MAC Recruiting Reports were first launched in 1999.

One major offensive free agent down, one to go. A day after Browns GM Phil Savage announced that the Cavs were close to signing both RB Jamal Lewis and QB Derek Anderson, Savage put his money where is mouth is. The surprising Browns emerged to go 10-6 in 2007 rewarding some of the most thirsty fans in all of sports, and had one of the NFL’s most potent offenses. Lewis, a free agent signing from Baltimore who joined Cleveland in 2007, rushed for 1,304 yards and 9 TDs and averaged 4.4 yards per carry. After having just one 1,000 yard RB since Kevin Mack in the 1980’s, the signing of Lewis once again show the Cleveland sports faithful that the Browns are indeed back and committed to being a playoff team in 2008.

The expectations in Columbus continue to climb as Jim Tressel has had his Ohio State Buckeyes in the BCS National Championship game for two straight seasons. Unfortunately for Ohio State and their crazy fans, neither of the past two seasons ended with a win. Any concerns over Tressel and the Buckeyes restocking their talent pool should not be a major concern however, as Ohio State is ranked in the Top Ten yet again this season in the 2008 college football rankings.