Monday, January 05, 2009

Price dip adjusts Bush's gas legacy

NFL DRAFT 2009

North Carolina junior Hakeem Nicks 6-0. 210 has announced he will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. Nicks set UNC single-season records in 2008 with over 1,200 receiving yards and 12 Tds. He is proceeded by Southern Mississippi junior LB Gerald McRath has also said that he will be entering the upcoming NFL draft.

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NFL DRAFT ORDER 2009

1 Detroit
2 St. Louis
3 Kansas City
4 Seattle
5 Cleveland
6 Cincinnati
7 Oakland
8 Jacksonville
9 Green Bay
10 San Francisco
11 Buffalo
12 Denver
13 Washington
14 New Orleans
15 Houston
16 San Diego
17 New York Jets
18 Chicago
19 Tampa Bay
20 Detroit (from Dallas)
21 Arizona
22 Philadelphia
23 Minnesota
24 New England
25 Atlanta
26 Miami
27 Baltimore
28 Indianapolis
29 Philadelphia (from Carolina)
30 Pittsburgh
31 New York Giants

Sunday, January 04, 2009

NFL DRAFT 2009

Alabama junior OT Andre Smith has made it official that he will be leaving school early to enter the NFL draft. Smith was suspended for the Crimson Tide's Sugar Bowl loss to Utah amid allegations that he or someone on his behalf had improper dealings with an agent. The 340-pound Smith is expected to be one of the top players taken at the upcoming draft.

Rutgers wide receiver Kenny Britt has announced that he will forgo his senior season and declare himself eligible for the 2009 draft. The 6-2, 205-pound Britt had 87 receptions for almost 1,400 yards this past fall.

Iowa All-American junior RB Shonn Greene who announced that he will be entering the 2009 draft. Other juniors indicated their they will be skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft include Kansas State QB Josh Freeman, LSU Ricky Jean-Francois and CB Captain Munnerlyn and DE/LB Eric Norwood of South Carolina. Underclassmen have until January 15th to apply to the NFL for admission to the upcoming draft.

Vanderbilt junior CB D.J. Moore announced that he has decided to forgo his final year at Vanderbilt and make himself eligible for the 2009 NFL Draft. The 5-10, 182-pound Moore could ultimately go as high as the late first or early second round this year.

NFL DRAFT 2009

Missouri All-American TE Chase Coffman will undergo surgery next week on his injured left foot. Doctors will install a screw Tuesday into the fifth metatarsal bone to help the injury heal; Coffman hurt his foot on the final play of overtime in the Tigers' 30-23 Alamo Bowl victory over Northwestern earlier this week. Coffman is expected to be well enough to participate in the NFL combine in February and Missouri's pro days in March.

Virginia Tech junior FS Kam Chancellor announced after the Hokies’ 20-7 win over Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl earlier this week that he will not be entering the 2009 draft. The 6-2, 224-pound Chancellor, who likely projects to SS or even LB at the next level, had a strong bowl game in which he had an interception, bu otherwise had an inconsistent campaign this fall. Underclassmen have until January 15th to apply to the NFL for early entry to the upcoming draft.

Arizona junior OT Eben Britton has announced he will be forgoing his senior season and entering the upcoming NFL draft. Britton is projected to be a possible late first or early second round pick at the 2009 draft.

Uconn junior RB Donald Brown has changed course and has announced that he will in fact be entering the 2009 NFL draft. Brown had said back in December that he would be returning for his senior season, however, changed his mind after rushing for a career-best 261 yards in yesterday’s win over Buffalo in the International Bowl. In the process, Brown became just the 14th player in major college history to run for 2,000 yards in a season.

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Friday, January 02, 2009

Increase in the national gas tax


A federal commission is pushing for an increase in the national gas tax. The commission that oversees money spent on transportation projects is suggesting another 10 cents a gallon for gas, and 12-to-15 cents for diesel. Americans are driving less and as a result buying less gasoline, making it harder to fund road, bridge and transit programs.

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