Thursday, May 8, 2014

2014 NFL Draft Live Blog

With the conclusion of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, our live blog comes to a close. You can watch tomorrow night to see the second and third rounds of the draft, with several big names still left on the board. Thanks for reading!
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Update (11:47): The Minnesota Vikings have traded the Seattle Seahawks for the thirty-second pick. With the thirty-second pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings select...Teddy Bridgewater!!!

Update (10:57): Twitter is going crazy over Manziel's selection as the twenty-second pick in the draft:

Update (10:50): With the twenty-second pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select, Johnny Manziel!!! Quite possibly the biggest storyline to emerge from the first round of the draft, Cleveland decides to select Manziel with their twenty second overall pick, after selectin Justin Gilbert at eighth




Update (10:00): With the seventeenth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens select, C.J. Mosley!!!

Update (9:47): With the sixteenth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select, Zack Martin!!! Dallas Cowboys fans did not seem very happy with the pick, even though it was a very safe pick for America's Team

Update (9:52): The Dallas Cowboys' pick is in. Will jerry Jones decide to draft Texas native Johnny Manziel?

Update (9:47): With the fifteenth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select, Ryan Shazier!!! Meanwhile...
Update (9:44): With the fourteenth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select...Kyle Fuller!!!

Update (9:30): With the thirteenth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the St. Louis Rams select...Aaron Donald!!!

Update (9:30): With the twelfth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the New York Giants select...Odell Beckham!!!

Update (9:23): NFL Draft on Twitter (thus far)
Update (9:13): With the eleventh pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans select...Taylor Lewan!!!

Update (9:13): With the tenth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions select...Eric Ebron!!! (announced by Barry Sanders) Ebron will now be spending next season alongside the best receiver in the game, Calvin Johnson, along with Golden Tate and Matthew Stafford
Update (9:11): With the ninth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings select...Anthony Barr!!! And Manziel continues to wait...
Update (9:04): With the eighth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select...Justin Gilbert!!! Many people believed Cleveland was looking to select Gilbert, yet Johnny Football remains in the green room
Update (9:01): The Cleveland Browns have traded picks with Minnesota to jump from 9th overall to 8th overall
Update (9:00): With the seventh pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select...Mike Evans!!! Alongside wide receiver Mike Evans, this can be a receiving corp in Tampa Bay
Update (8:51): With the sixth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons select...Jake Matthews!!!
Update (8:44): Twitter reacts to the Oakland Raiders selecting Khalil Mack
Update (8:43): With the fifth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders select...Khalil Mack!!!


Update (8:40): Twitter reacts to Buffalo selecting Sammy Watkins
Update (8:38): By trading the fourth overall pick, Cleveland will receive the 9th overall pick in this year's draft, as well as a first and fourth round pick in next year's draft

Update (8:37): With the fourth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills select...Sammy Watkins!!!

Update (8:35): Twitter reacts to the Jacksonville Jaguars drafting Blake Bortles
Update (8:33): The Buffalo Bills have just struck a trade with the Cleveland Browns! Buffalo will most likely draft Khalil Mack, Sammy Watkins, or Jake Matthews.

Update (8:31): With the third pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select...Blake Bortles!!! The first quarterback taken in this draft is NOT Johnny Manziel, but rather, a quarterback from USF
Update (8:26): Twitter reacts to Greg Robinson being selected second overall
Update (8:24): With the second pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the St. Louis Rams select...Greg Robinson!!!

Update (8:19): Twitter reacts to Jadeveon Clowney being selected first overall
Update (8:16): With the first pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select...Jadeveon Clowney!!! JJ Watt and Jadeveon Clowney on the same defensive line will be absolutely terrifying.

Update: (8:14): The pick is now in, just waiting for Goodell to walk on stage...

Update (8:05): The NFL Draft is now underway! The Houston Texans are now on the clock
Update (7:45 PM): NFL Draft on Twitter

Update (7:29 PM): The walk up songs for each player has now been released by the NFL. Below are the songs for some of college football's biggest stars:

QB Johnny Manziel: Draft Day - Drake
DE Jadeveon Clowney: The Man - Aloe Blacc
QB Blake Bortles: Blow Up - J. Cole
WR Sammy Watkins: Look What You've Done - Drake
LB Khalil Mack: Happy - Pharrell Williams
OT Greg Robinson: Happy - Pharrell Williams
OT Jordan Matthews: Through the Wire - Kanye West
See the full list here

Update (7:21 PM): Players now arriving at the red carpet. Forty minutes away!
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We are nearly one hour away from the 2014 NFL Draft, where some of the biggest names in college football will continue their football careers into the National Football League. Stars like Jadeveon Clowney, Sammy Watkins, and Johnny Manziel are set to take the stage tonight at 8:00 (eastern time). To view our most recent mock draft, click here. All of us here are looking forward to seeing the future stars of the National Football League. Stay tuned


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