Raiders Take LB Sio Moore In 3rd Round
The Oakland Raiders have selected Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore in the third round of the NFL draft. General manager Reggie McKenzie took Moore 66th overall in the draft on Friday.
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The Oakland Raiders have selected Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore in the third round of the NFL draft. General manager Reggie McKenzie took Moore 66th overall in the draft on Friday.
The San Francisco 49ers have filled another big need, trading up to select Rice tight end Vance McDonald with the 55th selection of the NFL draft. The 6-foot-4, 262-pound McDonald caught 119 passes for 1,504 yards and 15 touchdowns in college.
The San Francisco 49ers selected Tank Carradine, the defensive end from Florida State, with the 40th pick in the second round of the NFL draft Friday, and are expected to use him initially as an outside linebacker in their 3-4 defense.
Manti Te'o is headed to San Diego. The Notre Dame All-America linebacker was chosen sixth in the second round by the Chargers, drawing a loud roar from the fans at Radio City Music Hall.
The Philadelphia Eagles have selected Stanford tight end Zach Ertz in the second round of the NFL draft. Ertz, a 6-foot-5, 249-pound All-American, was chosen Friday night with the 35th overall pick.
Tennessee traded the 40th overall pick, a seventh-round pick and a 2014 third-round selection to San Francisco on Friday in order to move up six picks in the second round of the NFL draft.
Patrick Willis has agreed to restructure his current contract to free up money for the Niners' efforts to sign their 2013 NFL draft picks, a move that will reportedly shave $1.2 million off of the 49ers' salary cap.
Several years back, Eric Reid shunned Jim Harbaugh and Stanford to stick close to home at LSU. Fast forward to NFL draft night 2013, and Reid watched Harbaugh and the San Francisco 49ers make a big move up to make sure they got him this time.
San Francisco selected free safety Eric Reid out of LSU with the 18th pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night after trading up to get the selection from the Dallas Cowboys.
The Oakland Raiders selected Houston cornerback D.J. Hayden with the 12th overall pick after trading down in the NFL draft Thursday night.
Coach Madden reminisces about the days of the NFL Draft as the Oakland Raiders coach long before it was such a hyped event and before cell phones and the internet helped spread the word on all the top picks.
Part of the mock draft process is the subjective process in which the mock drafter tries to weigh who he thinks the drafting team should take, who the drafting team thinks they should take, and everything that happens before that pick. Prediction Machine tried to take all of that stuff out of the process.
When it comes to building this football team, GM Trent Baalke spoke about the benefits of drafting into strengths and selecting the best player available. San Francisco wants to add quality players to its organization, and what may not be a need this year may be one next year.
With 13 draft picks, Trent Baalke has built quite the board of potential players. A board that is well prepped but could change quickly as the draft unfolds.
Like all NFL teams, the Raiders are getting ready for this week's draft. John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew the Silver and Black are better prepared than in the past.
While the first and second rounds of the draft create plenty of buzz and attention, the later rounds could also present proverbial "diamonds in the rough" for the San Francisco 49ers.
The 2013 NFL draft is now just a few days away, and the Oakland Raiders have some significant questions surrounding the team heading in.
The 49ers enter Thursday's draft with several areas of need. The 49ers currently have 13 draft picks, including five in the first three rounds.
The 2013 NFL Draft will take place this week, so let's take a look at which holes each team in the AFC West needs to fill to have a successful draft.
The Oakland Raiders need help at a lot of positions on the roster, but there are plenty of prospects to be had in the 2013 NFL Draft to address many of those needs.
The Warriors clinched a playoff spot with their win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday night, only their second postseason trip in 19 years. It's a first step to respectability, but John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew it's one that should be noted.
The San Francisco 49ers currently have 14 selections heading into the NFL draft. With their all-important first-round selection, the 31st overall, the 49ers cannot afford to whiff.
Cal's Keenan Allen, projected by many NFL Draft analysts as a first-round pick in April's draft, will not work out at this week's combine in Indianapolis, his agent J.T. Johnson confirmed to CBS Sports on Wednesday.
Stanford cornerback Terrence Brown has decided to forego his final year of eligibility at Stanford to enter the NFL draft.
California cornerback Steve Williams will skip his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Williams announced his decision on Tuesday.
