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Originally Posted by Hal McRae

Good player. I doubt he gets to the Chiefs in round 1. His age (19) is a huge benefit for him, as teams love his potential to get better with maturity.

i don't know about that ..... most rookie contracts are 6 years.

if a team thinks some of that time is going be hurt because of his young age then it won't be a benefit to him.

after the 1st contract .... brand new ballgame unless you franchise him.

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Originally Posted by coryt

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/...703270509/1002

Okoye takes run at U of L Pro Day
Had better 40 time than at combine
By Brian Bennett
[email protected]
The Courier-Journal

Amobi Okoye didn't have a lot to prove to the representatives from all 32 NFL teams who were in town yesterday for the University of Louisville's annual Pro Day.

The 19-year-old defensive tackle is a consensus top-15 pick in the April 28 draft, someone whose stock didn't figure to rise much no matter what he did for the scouts at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. But Okoye said he wanted to prove something to himself.

"I'm a competitor, so I went out there," he said.

Okoye tweaked one of his hamstrings while running the 40-yard dash at last month's NFL combine, leading to a somewhat disappointing time of 5.07 seconds. He said his hamstring still wasn't 100 percent yesterday, but he ran the 40 again and did it in 4.85 seconds.

"I was trying to break 4.7, but I'll take it," said Okoye, who weighed in at 305 pounds.

Got to love this kid's work ethic and desire.

He didn't have to show up for this, cause he's already made his millions with his combine numbers.

But there he was, trying to improve his numbers.

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Originally Posted by Extra Point

I see Okoye in St. Louis, for some odd reason. As mentioned beforehand, I see us picking Daymeion Hughes.

Some odd reason?

If he's there and the Rams don't take him, I'd be shocked.

They need DT help as bad or worse than we do.....

I hope Hughes is there in R2, but I doubt it....

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Some odd reason?

If he's there and the Rams don't take him, I'd be shocked.

They need DT help as bad or worse than we do.....

I hope Hughes is there in R2, but I doubt it....

It wouldn't surprise me to see Hughes fall that far.

DJ slid a bit, cause they said he wasn't very strong and didn't shed blockers very well.

Hali slid a bit, cause they said he was slow and maybe didn't have the upside you look for in high picks.

Maybe a late rumor will float that young Okoye has a slight bed-wetting problem or somethin.

And what do you plan on trading to get inside top 10 so you have a shot at him?

Jared Allen to the Redskins or Atlanta or LJ somewhere.

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Originally Posted by coryt

This guy isn't falling to the chiefs. Branch is sliding while Okoye is rising. Keep your hopes up though. By the way Linehan was on Total Access and mentioned front 7 upgrades on DL mainly was what they would be looking at upgrading.

If we trade Allen and then package those picks to move up, I'm gonna be pissed.

The whole point of trading Allen is to get more picks. We could get more than just a starting DT out of a deal like that.

I didn't really read through that thread on trading Allen, but I was just thinking Allen straight up for Atlanta's #8 pick.

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Originally Posted by bdeg

I didn't really read through that thread on trading Allen, but I was just thinking Allen straight up for Atlanta's #8 pick.

He isn't worth the 8th pick.......

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Originally Posted by Mecca

He isn't worth the 8th pick.......

Exactly.

The Broncos have the picks to get up there.