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MAC players part of NFL free agent scramble

4/30/2017

 
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​National Football League teams slected a record 12 former Mid-American Conference players in the 2017 draft. That is one better than the previous mark of 11 in 2005. 
(Note: Other UDFA players may be signed as the week progresses)
Another 14 MAC players (including one basketball player) were signed as free agents during the flurry that immediately follows each draft. The list of free agents follows.
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Lions add EMU’s O’Connor to draft haul

4/30/2017

 
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Former Eastern Michigan University defensive end Pat O'Connor was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft Saturday in Philadelphia.  O'Connor was the 250th overall pick in the three-day selection process.

O'Connor is the 28th EMU player to be picked in the draft. He is just the third Eastern Michigan player to be selected by the Lions, joining Al Clark (1971) and Charlie Batch (1998).
 
Additionally, it marked . . . 

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Pittsburg picks WMU lineman Adams

4/30/2017

 
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Western Michigan defensive lineman Keion Adams was drafted in the seventh round with the 248th overall selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.
​Adams gives the Broncos three players drafted this year, the most since having four players taken in 1972. It is the most in a single year from a MAC school since Temple also had three players drafted in 2012.

Adams was named .  .  . 

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Bulls TE Shreck picked by Bengals

4/30/2017

 
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University at Buffalo tight end Mason Schreck was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. The Medina, OH native was taken with the 251st pick.

Schreck had by far his best season as a Bull in 2016. The senior tight end finished the year with 59 catches for 651 yards and four touchdowns en route to earning All-MAC Second Team honors. He had 10 more catches than his first three seasons combined and his 651 receiving yards were the most ever by a tight end in school history. He finished his career with 108 receptions for 1,120 yards and six touchdowns.

Schreck is the . . . 

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Ohio LB Brown gets nod from Jaguars

4/29/2017

 
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Ohio Bobcat linebacker Blair Brown was chosen by the Jacksonville Jaguars as the No. 148th overall pick in the 2017 National Football League Draft Saturday. He was the fourth pick of the fifth round and was the seventh Mid-American Conference Player drafted.  
 
Brown was the second . . . 

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Rockets’ Roberts happy with Detroit

4/29/2017

 
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University of Toledo tight end Michael Roberts was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft on Saturday. Roberts is the 127th pick of the draft.
"It's a moment I'll never forget," said Roberts, who watched the draft with friends and family. "I think my mom is still crying. It's amazing. I'm just very happy right now."
 "I thought I would go . . . 

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Ohio’s Basham headed to Indianapolis

4/29/2017

 
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Ohio Bobcat defensive end Tarell Basham was chosen by the Indianapolis Colts as the No. 80 overall pick in the 2017 National Football League Draft Friday. Basham was the 16th pick of the third round and the third Mid-American Conference player drafted.

Basham is the . . . 

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WMU’s Moton will join Panthers

4/29/2017

 
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Western Michigan offensive lineman Taylor Moton became the second Bronco selected in the 2017 NFL Draft, being taken by the Carolina Panthers 64th overall in the second round. This is the second straight year the Broncos have had two players selected in the NFL draft, joining Corey Davis who went No. 5 overall Thursday night.
Moton set the . . . 

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Chiefs claim Toledo’s Hunt

4/29/2017

 
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University of Toledo senior running back Kareem Hunt was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft on Friday night. Hunt, the 86th overall pick of the draft, is the first Rocket to be drafted since John Greco and Jalen Parmele were selected in 2008.
 
He is the fourth-highest . . . 

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NIU’s Golladay goes to Lions

4/29/2017

 
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DEKALB, Ill. – Northern Illinois University wide receiver Kenny Golladay was selected in the third round of the 2017 National Football League Draft by the Detroit Lions Friday.
 
The 96th overall selection in the 2017 NFL Draft, Golladay became the 37th NIU player all-time chosen in the NFL Draft.
 
A native of Chicago, he is . . . 

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