Welcome To The 2012 NFL Draft

Friday, April 27, 2012
NEW YORK -- Once the NFL draft got past quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, it was like a day on Wall Street. Everybody wanted to make a trade.

The wheeling and dealing started even before the Colts opened the proceedings as expected Thursday night by taking Luck and the Redskins followed by selecting RG3.

When it was over, there were eight trades involving 12 of the league's 32 teams and draftniks breathlessly trying to keep up with the organized mayhem.
NFL Draft 2012: Round 1 Results
GRAPHIC: Biggest Busts, Top Picks For All Teams
Inside An NFL Draft 'War' Room
Looking Ahead: Round 2 Mock Draft
The Evolution Of The Biggest Spectacle Of The Offseason
BLOG POSTS
Chris Beneke: Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and the Most Racially Divisive Position in Sports
The fact that Andrew Luck has been widely praised for his athleticism and Robert Griffin III for his leadership qualities and comprehension of sophisticated passing schemes may reflect a change in the tormented way that we talk about quarterbacks and race.
Kevin Salwen: With the First Selection, Southside High Chooses...
What if the poor performers could pick up an Andrew Luck every few years? Couldn't those schools start building around that player? What if students each day were challenged by smart, energetic teachers bringing new playbooks to the game?
Terry Lyons: Peace of Work
Without a doubt, the members of the NBA union would be safer and would be better represented and protected if David Stern had come down harder on Metta World Peace.
The Daily Meal: The Craziest Stadium Foods
Ballpark fare has been more than peanuts and Cracker Jacks for some time now. But the world of stadium foods is reaching its boiling point.
Ben Zweifach: Keep Hating on Washington, D.C. We've Got Things to Root For.
As long as we can't turn on cable news without hearing our president, our representatives (if we had any) or our neighbor-who's-also-a-pundit crap on Washington, it's nice to have something to change the channel to. There hasn't been a brighter day for a D.C. sports fan in many administrations.
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