The NFL Drafts

April 29th, 2009 | By

This past weekend was an intense one while we all waited to finally hear who the NFL draft picks would be. The first pick of the draft was Matt Stafford by the Detroit Lions. They were the worse team on the list and gravely needed to pick the top players on the draft list. Word has it that they were leaning towards him from the get go, so there wasn’t too much element of surprise there. But what was surprising was the amount they offered, $41.75 million — this is more than any player ever. Guess they wanted to ensure that he would sign well in advance of the draft picks. Although he is one of the top picks this year of the NFL drafts (some even think he is fantasy worthy), the Lions will still need another draft to fill in the pot holes they left on their team — especially on the offense and defense lines.

The Raiders, on the other end, picked Darius Heyward-Bey as their number 7 pick. DHB is a slim guy, but boy is he fast. Owner Al Davis loves fast runners and would likely take his chances on any guy with a quick sprint. Then the New York Jets made bold moves by trading up to 12 spots and picked USC quarterback Mark Sanchez. The Raiders are really banking on Sanchez to bring them up in the leagues.

The last pick of the drafts, winner of Mr. Irrelevant title and prior South Carolina kicker, was Ryan Succop, who was selected by Kansas City.