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Bell was a seventh-round draft pick and two-year starter at Northwestern State, the same Louisiana school that produced cornerback Terrence McGee. Bell is the son of Malone, but the Mailman had no role in Bells success except passing along athletic genes. The two have had very little contact during Bells life. His mother, Gloria Bell, [...]

The top pick will be catapulted to instant stardom — but the last pick gets something special, too. This weekend, after seven rounds and two days, someone will be the new Mr. Irrelevant is Ramzee Robinson, a cornerback for the Detroit Lions and the last man picked in the 2007 NFL draft. How did you [...]

ESPN listed him as a cornerback, but he appears to be much more versatile and can go out there as a safety as well. While he’s his own guy, this pick reminds me a little of Dashon Goldson last year. The upside to these kinds of picks is the ability to create some versatility with [...]

They had a similar long-distance love affair last year when they picked cornerback Aaron Ross in the first round after giving him the cold shoulder for much of the pre-draft process. Philadelphia, 1 p.m. And so the Giants selected Phillips, the latest safety from the University of Miami to blast onto the NFL scene, with [...]

Green Bay was expected to select a cornerback to bolster depth behind Al Harris and Charles Woodson. Lee played mainly press coverage at Auburn, so he will fit well in Green Bay’s defense, which often places the cornerbacks in one-on-one, bump-and-run coverage. Lee had a terrific Senior Bowl week and parlayed that for a big [...]

It was the second pick for the secondary on the day. As Mike G pointed out, they drafted a safety-type player to play cornerback and a cornerback-type player to play safety. Oh, and thanks to Glauber and all the people who were reading his live blog for allowing me to butt my big bald head [...]