Friday Sports 4/26/19
26 April 2019 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
The Green Bay Packers selected Michigan defensive end Rashan Gary with the number 12 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Gary is a 6-foot-4, 277 pound defensive end who had 44 tackles, seven for loss and 3.5 sacks in 12 games as a junior.
Packers college scout Joe Hueber told the media following the pick that Gary will start with the outside linebacker group but expects his versatility to allow him to move around on the defensive line.
“He impacted the game with more than just tackles and sacks,” Hueber said.
Gary decided to forego his senior season to enter into the draft. He was named to the All-Big Ten defensive first-team by coaches and second team by the media.
Gary appeared emotional as he got the call from Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst.
The Packers traded the no. 30 pick and two 4th round picks (no. 114 and no. 118) to the Seattle Seahawks to move up to the no. 21 pick.
With the 21st pick, the Packers selected Maryland safety Darnell Savage.
Savage ran a blazing 4.36 forty-yard dash at the NFL Combine. As a senior at Maryland, Savage was a second-team all-conference selection with four interceptions and 52 tackles.
Rounds 2 and 3 continue tonight. Rounds 4-7 are Saturday. The Packers scheduled picks are as follows.
Second Round
#12 (#44 overall)
Third Round
#11 (#75 overall)
Fifth Round
#12 (#150 overall)
Sixth Round
#12 (#185 overall)
#21 (#194 overall — acquired from Seahawks for QB Brett Hundley)
Seventh Round
#12 (#226 overall)
The Arizona Cardinals made quarterback Kyler Murray of Oklahoma the first overall pick. Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa was selected number two by the San Francisco 49ers, followed by Alabama’s Quinnen Williams, a defensive tackle, who went to the New York Jets. The fourth overall pick was defensive end Clelin Farrel who was chosen by the Oakland Raiders and rounding out the top five picks was linebacker Devin White of LSU, who was taken by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Afte being off Thursday, the Brewers continue their road trip tonight in New York against the Mets in the opener of a three-game series. Chase Anderson, who’s 2-0, goes against Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom, who’s 2-2. First pitch is at 6:10 and the game can be heard on AM1100/98.3FM, WISS.
In the N.L. Central Thursday, Arizona shut out Pittsburgh 5-0, the Dodgers nipped the Cubs 2-1 and the Reds over the Braves 4-2.
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