2B SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"was like, wow. I just really couldn't believe it. I found out 35 seconds before the nation did."
Former LSUdefensive end Tyson Jackson on getting drafted by Kansas City with the No. 3 pick
FACT OF THE DAY
Seven Big 12 players were selected in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. From 2006-08, a combined eight Big 12 were selected in the first round.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many LSU players do the Chiefs now have on their active roster?
A: Five, which is the most or any school on Kansas City's roster. New drawtee Tyson Jackson joins fellow Tigers Dwayne Bowe, Travis Daniels, Glenn Dorsey and Rudy Niswanger.
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Scott Dixon beats Ryan Briscoe in Kansas City
IRL
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Scott Dixon took advantage of Ryan Briscoes's tough-luck pit stop, then held off Helio Castronews to win the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 on Sunday.
Briscoe led for 54 laps when he decided to go into the pits for tires and fuel. Just as he crossed into the pits, Dario Franchitti slammed into the wall, sending up the caution flag. Track officials didn't allow Briscoe to stop and he lost position, returning to the track in fourth after pitting with the rest of the field.
Tony Kanaan finished third and Briscoe ended up fourth.
Chiefs pick Jackson in first round
NFL
BY DOUG TUCKER
Associated Press
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A defense bad enough to make NFL history got all the attention on Kansas City's first three draft picks under the command of Scott Pioli and Todd Haley.
Then the team's new brain trust turned to offense.
Now, they'll focus on free agents, rookie free agents and any other method that may present an opportunity to take the Chiefs from the miserable 2-14 they suffered through last season to the status of Super Bowl contenders they knew in the 1990s.
"There's a lot of ground to cover," Pioli said at the end of the day on Sunday. "And there's a lot more ground to cover. As this ends today, we're not through improving this football team. There's going to be a lot of things that happen. There will be other opportunities."
It wasn't for lack of trying.
One immediate disappointment to Chiefs fans may be the lack of draft trades. As director of pro personnel at New England, Pioli was famous for wheeling and dealing and working out slick agreements that brought in winning players. But all the way through their first pick in the seventh round, not one deal was reached.
"We talked about a lot of different trades with a lot of different people, spent a lot of time on the phone," Pioli said. "Sometimes we felt like we would have to give up too much to get to certain spots. There were a couple of players we thought about potentially trading up for, but it was getting close enough to our pick and fortunately, they fell to us. So we were able to save our picks. I love to look for trades. But if they're not right, or if the right opportunity isn't there, you don't consummate the trade."
LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson (93) sucks Auburn quarterback Chris Todd (12) during the first half of a September 2008 game in Auburn, Ala. Jackson was drafted third overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2009 NFL Draft.
After taking LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson with the overall All 3 choice on Saturday, the
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS DRAFT PICKS
Round Pick Name Position College
1 3(3) Tyson Jackson DE LSU
3 3(67) Alex Magee DT Purdue
4 2(102) Donald Washington CB Ohio State
5 3(139) Colin Brown OT Missouri
6 2(175) Quinten Lawrence WR McNeeese State
7 3(212) Javarris Williams RB Tennessee State
7 28(237) Jake O'Connell TE Miami (OH)
7 47(256) Ryan Succop PK South Carolina
Chiefs went for Purdue defensive lineman Alex Magee in the third round on Sunday and then selected Ohio State cornerback Donald Washington in the fourth.
The Chiefs did not have a second-round pick because Pioli already had addressed another gaping need by trading the pick to New England for quarterback Matt Cassel.
Clearly, Pioli and head coach Todd Haley went into the draft
with defense on their minds.
"Our philosophy is to take a combination of best available player, plus need." Haley said Sunday. "Obviously, if you've been around here a little bit, they had a little trouble stopping people."
With their fourth pick on Sunday, the Chiefs finally took Missouri tackle Colin Brown. The 6-foot-7, 325-pounder was born and raised in Braymer, Mo., about an hour north of Kansas City, and
grew up a Chiefs fan. With their fifth overall selection, they stayed with offense and drafted wide receiver Quinten Lawrence in the sixth round. He averaged nearly 20 yards per catch for McNeese State coming into his senior year, but played in only five games as a senior because of a leg injury.
With their seventh-round pick, the Chiefs made running back Javarris Williams of Tennessee State the 212th player taken overall.
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Men's golf
Big 12
Championships,
All day
Hutchinson
TUESDAY
FUESDAY
Softball
Wichita State,
5 p.m.
Wichita
Baseball
Chicago State,
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Men's golf
Big 12
Championships,
All Day
Hutchinson
Softball
Wichita State,
7 p.m.
Wichita
WEDNESDAY
CSDAY Baseball Chicago State, 1 p.m. Lawrence
Men's golf
Big 12
Championships,
All Day
Hutchinson
THURSDAY
DAY
Softball
Texas A&M,
11:15 a.m.
Lawrence
Softball
TEXA A&M
1:15 p.m.
Lawrence
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