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The Seahawks made a surprise pick in 2011 when they took James Carpenter 25th overall, over higher rated tackles like Gabe Carimi and Derek Sherrod. Most places didn’t see Carpenter as anything higher than a 2nd round pick. Their controversial pick didn’t get any better when Carpenter struggled as a…

The Broncos made a controversial decision to sign Ty Warren to a 2 year, 8 million dollar deal with a 2.5 million dollar signing bonus last offseason. It didn’t get any better when Warren, who had missed the entirety of the 2010 season with a hip injury, needed surgery on…

Mike McCoy said today that Peyton Manning’s 1st and 2nd reads would often be tight ends in the Broncos’ offense. Given the way their receiving corps stacks up, this makes a lot of sense. They have two solid tight ends in Jacob Tamme, who caught 67 passes in 10 games…

Had Jonathan Massaquoi been able to come out of college after his 2010 season, in which he managed 12.5 sacks and 20.5 tackles for loss, he could have been a high pick. He declared in 2011 despite a disappointing season in which he managed just 10.5 tackles for loss and…

How does the FBS’ all time leader in career receptions end up going in the 2nd round? Well lack of size was one problem for Ryan Broyles, but a torn ACL was another. If Broyles can stay healthy, he could be a steal for the Lions, who hope he can…

Had Omar Bolden played in 2011, he could have been a 2nd or even 1st round pick, but he missed the entirety of the season with a torn ACL. He was not 100% at The Combine, but the Broncos took a chance on him in the 4th anyway, not needing…

The holder of the NFL’s single season touchdown record, LaDainian Tomlinson, confirmed today what many had expected since the season ended. That he was done playing football. Or at least “pretty much done.” LT stopped short of an official retirement, but after early this offseason saying he was “95% retired”…

The Panthers used the 9th overall pick on linebacker Luke Kuechly back in April’s 2012 NFL draft after they lost both Jon Beason and Thomas Davis to injury in 2011. Beason’s injury was the first major one of his career, but Davis has torn his ACL 3 times. The Panthers,…

The Browns used the 22nd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft on Brandon Weeden, quarterback out of Oklahoma State, making the 28-year-old the oldest player ever to be drafted in the 1st round. The Browns are counting on Weeden, who spent 5 years playing minor league baseball before attending Oklahoma…

Eagles’ starting tight end Brent Celek had both shoulder and hernia surgeries this offseason, but Andy Reid doesn’t seem too worried about his status for the start of the regular season. Celek is fully expected to be out there week 1, but Andy Reid would not commit to saying Celek…