Showing posts with label Raji. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 2, 2009

NFL news



Washington Redskins DE/LB Brian Orakpo has signed a 5 year $20 million contract with the team and is now at the team's training camp.

Orakpo will be transitioning from Defensive End to Linebacker with the Redskins and according to this interview with the Washington Post is " very, very happy but mostly relieved," Orakpo said.

Meanwhile Green Bay Packers 1st round pick B.J. Raji is still absent from training camp and the Packers are eager to have their 337lb rookie Nose Tackle in camp as soon as possible. Raji's agents are believed to be awaiting the signings of the other top 20 picks by their teams including San Francisco WR Michael Crabtree who was drafted one spot after Raji.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

NFL Draft news

The 2009 NFL draft has come to an end and a handful of players mentioned in our draft preview were selected. Here's the list:

B.J. Raji-Selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 9th pick in the 1st rd.
Brian Orakpo-Selected by the Washington Redskins with the 13th pick in the 1st rd.
Chris Ogbonnaya-Picked by the St.Louis Rams with the 2nd(211)pick in the 7th rd.

DE Pannel Egboh from Stanford signed a free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers after the draft.