Kamd50
04-28-2008, 02:05 AM
BEREA, Ohio — With no picks in the first two rounds of the NFL draft, the Cleveland Browns finally got involved Sunday.
The Browns selected UNLV linebacker Beau Bell and Missouri tight end Martin Rucker with a pair of fourth round picks acquired in trades with Dallas.
“We’re excited about what we were able to do,” said general manager Phil Savage, whose wheeling and dealing to get quarterback Brady Quinn in last year’s draft was the talk of the league.
To get Bell with the 104th selection overall, Savage traded the Browns’ fourth-round (122nd overall) and fifth-round picks (155th overall) to the Cowboys. The Browns also dealt their third-round pick in next year’s draft to Dallas to get Rucker with the 111th pick overall.
“The two players we selected were players we had evaluated in February as potential second and third round type of players,” Savage said. “Once they were there, and the way our board was shaping up, I felt like it was worth the moves to do that.”............................................ .........................
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The Browns selected UNLV linebacker Beau Bell and Missouri tight end Martin Rucker with a pair of fourth round picks acquired in trades with Dallas.
“We’re excited about what we were able to do,” said general manager Phil Savage, whose wheeling and dealing to get quarterback Brady Quinn in last year’s draft was the talk of the league.
To get Bell with the 104th selection overall, Savage traded the Browns’ fourth-round (122nd overall) and fifth-round picks (155th overall) to the Cowboys. The Browns also dealt their third-round pick in next year’s draft to Dallas to get Rucker with the 111th pick overall.
“The two players we selected were players we had evaluated in February as potential second and third round type of players,” Savage said. “Once they were there, and the way our board was shaping up, I felt like it was worth the moves to do that.”............................................ .........................
http://www.indeonline.com/sports/x1632307721