European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Stars and stripes sunday april 292007 is new York make it 7 straight for yanks red sox rip Pettitte Rivera in 114 rout Page 43 Boston Andrew leu quarterback Jamarcus russells Strong senior season which he capped with a dominating performance in the sugar bowl against notre Dame led to his becoming the no 1 Over All pick in the nil draft on saturday the Oakland raiders who scored just 12 offensive touchdowns in 16 games is year see Russell As a franchise quarterback As expected raiders make by Barry Wilner the associated press new rus sell the big play quarterback from leu was the first pick in saturdays nil draft As the Oak land raiders pulled no surprises the 6foot6 Junior comes off an impressive season and a Superb sugar bowl that helped Cata Pult him to the top spot and with the raiders coming off a 214 year in which they had the leagues worst offence he easily could be the starter on opening Day i kind of had Faith in it every body had been talking about it for a while Russell said of being chosen first if s a dream come True growing up As a my playing every sport in life and always see ing the Guys on the professional level and Here i am today Detroit then declined several Trade options for the no 2 Overall pick and chose wide receiver Calvin Johnson of Georgia tech considered the Best athlete in this years crop Cleveland took Wisconsin Offen Sive tackle Joe Thomas no 3 and Tampa Bay picked the first defensive player Clemson end Gaines Adams who at 6foo5 is an Inch Short and three pounds lighter Jason Decrow Johnson and Reinhold Catkin Johnson a wide receiver from Georgia tech holds a Jersey after being selected second Overall Fay Detroit during the first round of the nil draft on saturday at radio City of music Hail in new York wisc on sins Joe Thomas right was selected by Cleveland third Overall than Russell Arizona also went for offensive line help at no 5 Tak ing Perm state tackle Levi Brown who should replace Leonard Davis now with Dallas after Leav ing As a free agent it was the fourth time in five years the Lions chose a hideout High in the draft Only one of the others Roy Williams has succeeded in Detroit an Al american Junior is 6foot4 and 237 pounds and can run a 435 in the 40 notre Dame quarterback Brody once considered the Stop Prospect in this not been taken through in picks when selected Ohi state wide receiver Ted Ginh or at Nix 8 dolphins fans at radio City music Hall let out a gasp then booed v v and then a huge portion of fans began chanting it brain la else in the play ers room in a had stripped Down to and looked puzzled he a whose Bright Fiess faded with each select recalling How Matt Leinart plummeted last year and v Thomas ing Back pm Kramer than attend the draft it Surprise Mas said of taken by the Browns 4li last season i hoped for a few months that Sevelan would they showed a lot of me All the Way along f a second leu safety Laron lanky was the sixth pick to Washington where he next to Sean Taylor in a hard hitting Tandell see draft on Page 39 1 Oakland Jamarcus 2 Detroit t Calvin Johnson or Georgia tech 3l Cleveland Joe Thomas of Wisconsin 4 Tampa Bay Gaines Adams decl Ernson 5arszpna Levi Brown Ottenn state Laron Landry s leu 7 Minnesota Adrian Peterson re Oklahoma 8 Atlanta from hour Jamaal Anderson de Arkansas Ted gun or or Ohio state 10 Houston from a Amobi Skove it Louis Isle ii san Francisco Patrick Willis 12 Buffalo Marshawn Lynch re California 13 so Louis Adam Carriker de Nebraska 14 by jets from car Darrelle revise a Pittsburgh 15 Pittsburgh Lawrence Timmons lbs Florida state bulls win puts heats title defense in jeopardy 027664 520705
