Value of all seven rounds
The first round of today’s NFL Draft will get most of the attention, but the teams in Super Bowl XL prove the value of all seven rounds over the two days of drafting.
Of the 44 starters for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks on offense and defense in SB XL, more than half (25) were third-round or below selections or college free agents. The MVP of the game, Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, was a third-round choice (No. 92 overall in 1998).
“Not that you can’t acquire players in free agency and do other things,” says winning Steelers head coach Bill Cowher, “but the foundation of your club is the draft.”
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this is the year of the charger....new players and nice draft
james glaz. (April 29, 2006 06:07 PM)
The Chargers will go far this year . Tomlinson, Gates, Rivers and a solid Defense will take them far.
A.j Elahi (April 29, 2006 09:01 PM)
I like what AJ has done in the draft. I think we improved today.
kencoken (April 30, 2006 12:31 AM)
I would love to see the chargers get marcus Demps Safety from SD State as a sixth or seventh round or a free agent.
johnny (April 30, 2006 11:17 AM)