Giants select Evan Neal with the 7th pick in the NFL Draft
The Cincinnati cornerback, a major reason the Bearcats broke through into the College Football Playoff last season, has been selected fourth overall by the New York Jets. He wore a brash bejeweled necklace proclaiming his nickname, and even an accessorized chain with a bejeweled sauce bottle.
Thibodeaux, whose burst off the ball is spectacular, is the fifth straight defensive player taken at the top of these selections. The 6-foot-5, 258-pound mainstay of the Ducks regressed a bit since a terrific freshman season, and dealt with injuries. "Probably come in, get a workout in, make some phone calls, call around the league, call other general managers, see if you can get any information on what's going on in front of you," Schoen said."Again, probably take some calls if people are calling or looking to move up."
"Having two top-10 picks, it's definitely a good way to set the foundation, get two really good players early on," Schoen said."Again, you're not sitting at 15 or 20, trying to figure out who is going to be there. The fact that we can list seven players, know that we're going to get two of them, makes it a little bit easier."Schoen is open to moving either up or down in the draft, but he insists any first-round deal would have to blow his doors off.
GM Joe Douglas will get a chance to add two potential long-term starters for a team that hasn't made the playoffs in 11 seasons. "I think obviously it depends on who we're talking about," Douglas said last month at the league meetings in Palm Beach, Florida."If it's the right opportunity, we'll consider any packages. But ultimately, we want to talk about a package that makes sense for us and gives us the ability to maintain our flexibility."And that's how it should be for a team that has the league's longest active playoff drought.
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