The consistently improving football program at Cal (er, the University of California) is well represented at the 2011 NFL Draft here at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
First, four Golden Bears have been selected thus far: Defensive End Cameron Jordan to the New Orleans Saints in Round One, Running Back Shane Vereen to the New England Patriots in Round Two, Defensive Back Chris Conte to the Chicago Bears in Round Three, and Mike Mohamed, to the Denver Broncos in Round Six.
And while Mohamed's the steal of the draft among Cal players picked, there are other Golden Bears still on the board that will be great additions to the NFL: DL Keith Browner, OL Donovan Edwards, OL Richard Fisher, OL Chris Guarnero, DB Darian Hagan, DL Derrick Hill, LB Jerome Meadows, DB Bryant Nnabuife, OL Marvin Philip, LB Jarred Price, QB Kevin Riley, WR Jeremy Ross, and FB Will Ta'ufo'ou.
Riley recently worked out for San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, but the word on the NFL Draft Floor at Radio City as I write this is that Riley "can't read past the first receiver...And if his legs aren't in the air like a cockroach after getting hit, he's running for his life."
Right now, we're at Pick 246 in Round Seven. Maybe there's hope for Kevin Riley.
Cameron Jordan And Mike Silver
And this Cal Bears blog post would not be complete without a mention of long time NFL sports writer and friend, Yahoo!'s Mike Silver, who first cut his journalist's teeth as a sports writer for The Daily Californian. Now, Mike's famous for getting his best scoops while getting rat-blast-wasted with his NFL news sources.
Mr. Silver's not here, but was mentioned by fellow Yahoo! Sports reporters while the group of media were interviewing Jordan. In a video that will be uploaded Sunday, Jordan jokes about Silver and a kind of Silver-Fest breaks out. Off-camera, Jordan was warned not to drink with Mike, to which he responded "I already did!"
Stay tuned and GO BEARS!
First, four Golden Bears have been selected thus far: Defensive End Cameron Jordan to the New Orleans Saints in Round One, Running Back Shane Vereen to the New England Patriots in Round Two, Defensive Back Chris Conte to the Chicago Bears in Round Three, and Mike Mohamed, to the Denver Broncos in Round Six.
And while Mohamed's the steal of the draft among Cal players picked, there are other Golden Bears still on the board that will be great additions to the NFL: DL Keith Browner, OL Donovan Edwards, OL Richard Fisher, OL Chris Guarnero, DB Darian Hagan, DL Derrick Hill, LB Jerome Meadows, DB Bryant Nnabuife, OL Marvin Philip, LB Jarred Price, QB Kevin Riley, WR Jeremy Ross, and FB Will Ta'ufo'ou.
Riley recently worked out for San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, but the word on the NFL Draft Floor at Radio City as I write this is that Riley "can't read past the first receiver...And if his legs aren't in the air like a cockroach after getting hit, he's running for his life."
Right now, we're at Pick 246 in Round Seven. Maybe there's hope for Kevin Riley.
Cameron Jordan And Mike Silver
And this Cal Bears blog post would not be complete without a mention of long time NFL sports writer and friend, Yahoo!'s Mike Silver, who first cut his journalist's teeth as a sports writer for The Daily Californian. Now, Mike's famous for getting his best scoops while getting rat-blast-wasted with his NFL news sources.
Mr. Silver's not here, but was mentioned by fellow Yahoo! Sports reporters while the group of media were interviewing Jordan. In a video that will be uploaded Sunday, Jordan jokes about Silver and a kind of Silver-Fest breaks out. Off-camera, Jordan was warned not to drink with Mike, to which he responded "I already did!"
Stay tuned and GO BEARS!
