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Linemen top in first round of NFL draft
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April 27, 2013, Saturday
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THE Kansas City Chiefs took tackle Eric Fisher with the first pick in the 2013 National Football League draft, making him just the fourth offensive lineman to be selected first overall.
Fisher will be called on to protect the blind side of recently acquired quarterback Alex Smith, obtained by the Chiefs from the San Francisco 49ers after the 2012 season.
For the first time in the Super Bowl era, two offensive linemen were taken with the top two picks, as the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Texas A&M tackle Luke Joeckel second overall.
Joeckel was the 2012 Outland Trophy winner as the top interior lineman in college football during his junior season, when he was tasked with protecting the blind side of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel.
The Oakland Raiders traded their No. 3 selection to the Miami Dolphins, who traded up nine places to claim defensive end Dion Jordan.
Oakland received Miami's first-round selection, the No. 12 overall, along with a second-round selection.
Philadelphia selected athletic left tackle Lane Johnson from Oklahoma, and the Detroit Lions picked Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah of Ghana, who never played American Football until 2010.
Ansah amassed 60 tackles and 4.5 sacks for Brigham Young University in 2012. But before finding a home on the gridiron, he had tried his hand at both basketball and athletics at BYU.
Fisher will be called on to protect the blind side of recently acquired quarterback Alex Smith, obtained by the Chiefs from the San Francisco 49ers after the 2012 season.
For the first time in the Super Bowl era, two offensive linemen were taken with the top two picks, as the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Texas A&M tackle Luke Joeckel second overall.
Joeckel was the 2012 Outland Trophy winner as the top interior lineman in college football during his junior season, when he was tasked with protecting the blind side of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel.
The Oakland Raiders traded their No. 3 selection to the Miami Dolphins, who traded up nine places to claim defensive end Dion Jordan.
Oakland received Miami's first-round selection, the No. 12 overall, along with a second-round selection.
Philadelphia selected athletic left tackle Lane Johnson from Oklahoma, and the Detroit Lions picked Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah of Ghana, who never played American Football until 2010.
Ansah amassed 60 tackles and 4.5 sacks for Brigham Young University in 2012. But before finding a home on the gridiron, he had tried his hand at both basketball and athletics at BYU.
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