mlive.com —
The Washington Redskins' controversial fourth-round pick Saturday has been the topic of seemingly every national sports talk radio and television show over the last few days. Nationally writers are also finding the former Michigan State QB's selection by the Redskins — who had already taken Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III 100 spots earlier with the second overall pick — to be good column fodder.
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sports.yahoo.com —
Trenton Robinson has his work cut out for him.
The former Michigan State Spartans safety was drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, a team which touts one of the top defenses in the NFL. Making the final cut will be difficult for the Bay City native, let alone seeing the field. read more »
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The former Michigan State Spartans safety was drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, a team which touts one of the top defenses in the NFL. Making the final cut will be difficult for the Bay City native, let alone seeing the field. read more »
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sports.yahoo.com —
There are a few different possibilities for Kirk Cousins' National Football League career: He could end up a productive starter like Tony Banks and Jim Miller, struggle to get in-game action like Drew Stanton, or back up a superstar, which is the case for Brian Hoyer.
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freep.com —
Linthicum had multiple offers to sign as an undrafted free agent and he decided the New York Jets gave him the best chance to play in the NFL. Linthicum said some NFL teams called him in the fifth round and told him they were considering selecting him. He heard from some of those same teams in the sixth. He heard from even more teams in the final round.
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Kirk Cousins, Redskins QB, joined Evan & Phillips in the Morning on Mad Dog Radio and talked about being taken in the 4th round of the draft.
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detroitnews.com —
Andrew Perloff, looking ahead to the 2013 draft, projects Gholston as the 22nd overall pick, writing: "Teams may have character concerns about Gholston, but they won't doubt his athleticism. At 6-7, 280 pounds, Gholston wanted to play linebacker at Michigan State and probably had the skills to do it.
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thelittlebrotherblog.com —
Bell has been dynamic since he set foot on campus in East Lansing, but he has yet to be the featured back. After really breaking out in 2011, Bell forced the hand of Edwin Baker, who declared early for the NFL Draft. So, Bell is left to be the main running back and is primed to break out.
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mlive.com —
While there might not appear to be much opportunity for Cousins in Washington as of now, he believes he will get his chance. "I know for a fact that my opportunity’s going to come at some point. I just have make the most of it when it comes. It won’t be easy, but life isn’t easy. Playing in the NFL isn’t easy, period. If I was looking for easy street out of this draft and looking for the most safe road, then I shouldn’t even be in this whole process.
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noise.typepad.com —
A lot of players on a lot of teams talk about winning national titles, and most of them fall somewhere in the overly optimistic>>>delusional range. MSU's players have earned the right to say it out loud and at least receive a look (one eye raised, one side of upper lip raised) that says: "Hmmm, hadn't really thought of that, but it's not totally crazy." Baby steps.
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freep.com —
Back in 1994, Washington drafted two quarterbacks -- Heath Shuler third overall and Gus Frerotte in the seventh round. Frerotte eventually beat out Shuler for the job and bounced around to have a decent careet. Frerotte has some advice for Cousins: "Take every rep you can and go the extra mile," "And hope RG3 holds out."
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lansingstatejournal.com —
Now that spring football is over at Michigan State, it’s time to review what was seen and learned. And in some cases, what was learned without being seen.
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Joe Rexrode takes a look at the reaction to Green Bay's pick of Jerel Worthy both nationally and in the Green Bay area.
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minbcnews.com —
Bay City native and former Michigan State safety Trenton Robinson had to wait two days and 179 picks until he finally heard his name called in the 2012 NFL Draft. But with family, and friends the wait was well worth it. NBC25's Jamie Edmonds was there with him throughout his draft experience.
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espn.go.com —
Spartans come in at Number 12 in ESPN's "College Football Live" top 25 preseason teams.
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lisabyington.net —
Gerry DiNardo, along with some fellow BTN’ers tweeted these reactions: DiNardo: ”Coach D does a great job using BTN to promote his program.” Rick Pizzo: “Just another example of why Coach D, MSU Football, and Mark Hollis just get it.” Mike Hall: “(Mark Dantonio) knows how to run an entertaining spring game…”
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