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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018
The tradition of the NFL draft
We closed another chapter on the
National Football League draft once
again this past Saturday.
The draft, which is now spread out
to cover three days, continues to be a
popular event on the sports calendar
each April.
Football is such
a popular sport in
the country that
even an event
such as this draws
massive ratings
and is carried live
by two cable net
works.
Many, including
myself, just enjoy
the focus being
on football as we
are still several
months away from the start of anoth
er season.
By most accounts the Atlanta
Falcons had a solid draft for 2018,
but similar to national signing day
in college football, it will truly take
three or four years to know for sure
how solid of a class this was. Clearly
everything points positive on the
selection of Alabama wide receiver
Calvin Ridley in the first round by
the Falcons.
Selecting players from the most
dominant college football program
over the course of the last decade is
never that much of a risk. Fans seem
eager to see Ridley on the field with
Julio Jones, another former standout
for Nick Saban at Alabama.
Only die-hard college football
fans will know a great deal about
the rest of the selections made by
Atlanta. Cornerback Isaiah Oliver
(Colorado), defensive tackle Deadrin
Senat (South Florida), running back
Ito Smith (Southern Mississippi) and
wide receiver Russell Gage (LSU)
all have strong chances to make the
final roster in September.
Perhaps most intriguing to me
was the selection of safety Foyesade
Oluokin of Yale (also taken in the
sixth round) by the Falcon brain
trust. It’s also interesting to note
players from Ivy League schools
who are drafted, similar to ones
taken from non-FBS programs and
the service academies.
Another aspect of this weekend
is the annual signing of undraft
ed rookie free agents following the
draft.
With the NFL draft now only going
seven rounds, there are plenty of dia
monds in the rough, many of whom
actually have multiple teams trying
to ink to a contract.
Players signed as undrafted rookie
free agents have legitimate chances
to make the final roster.
They are viewed as more than just
extra bodies for training camp now.
At one time when the NFL draft was
more than double in length, undraft
ed players really didn’t have much
of a chance to survive to the opening
game of the regular season.
After an impressive number of
players was selected in the actual
draft, the University of Georgia had
several more players sign undrafted
rookie free agent contracts over the
weekend.
Winder-Barrow High School grad
uate and Georgia State University
standout Chandon Sullivan signed
with the defending Super Bowl
champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Perhaps the only thing negative
about the draft in terms of associ
ation with the Atlanta Falcons was
Michael Vick making a rather obvi
ous mistake.
The former Falcon quarterback,
who later disgraced himself and the
organization by being involved in the
funding of a dog fighting operation,
announced the team’s second-round
pick.
The draft was held inside the
Dallas Cowboys’ home stadium
and many of those who made draft
announcements for the team they
once played for did so by poking fun
at the Cowboys.
Vick claimed that he never lost to
Dallas when in reality the Vick-led
Falcons lost to Dallas in 2006.
I guess that was a game Vick didn’t
concentrate that much on while serv
ing time in prison.
Next up will be rookie events,
organized team activities and finally
preseason camp.
The draft was always interesting to
watch for many reasons but probably
most important is how it inches us
closer to being able to watch games
once again.
Winder resident Chris Bridges is
a former sports editor of the Barrow
News-Journal. He welcomes feed
back from readers at pchrisbridges@
gmail.com.
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A pair of Apalachee High School senior baseball players signed last
Thursday to continue their playing careers in college. Infielder/pitcher
Dawson Matherly (above) signed with Truett McConnell while outfielder/
pitcher Parker Miller inked with Reinhardt. Both players were key cogs
in the lineup this spring for the Wildcats, who put together the most
successful season in program history, going 15-13 after a 4-22 finish a
year earlier. Matherly hit .359 with a .438 on-base percentage, a home
run, six doubles and 13 RBIs while going 5-2 on the mound and logging
a 2.20 ERA. Miller, who was a three-sport athlete at Apalachee (baseball,
football, basketball), hit .320 with a .414 OBP, two homers and 14 RBIs.
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Apalachee High School senior soccer player Keiry Bonilla recently signed to
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and coaches. Submitted photo
Winder-Barrow Speedway results
Below are the results from April 28 atWinder-Barrow Speedway.
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