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Also, a then-record 34 trades were made during the draft itself. [6] The number of trades was later broken in 2017. As of 2024, there are only 4 remaining active players in the NFL from the 2008 draft class: Duane Brown, Calais Campbell, Joe Flacco, and Josh Johnson, although Johnson was absent from 2014 to 2017, from 2019 to 2020, and again in ...
The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008, at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, including international players from non-North American professional leagues.
On September 9, 2008, Conor Gillaspie, the 37th pick in the 2008 draft, made his Major League debut, becoming the first from his draft class to do so. Buster Posey was the first 2008 draftee to play in post-season and eventually won the 2010 World Series, the 2012 World Series, and the 2014 World Series with the San Francisco Giants.
He was selected third overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2008 NFL draft. [60] [61] He was the second first-round pick of the draft to sign when he agreed to a six-year, $72 million contract on May 20, 2008; the contract contained $34.75 million in guaranteed money. [62]
All of the 2008 draft class was signed by the start of camp and participated. After the first day McCarthy stated that he thought the evening practice was sloppy, as the morning practice was. There again were many penalties before the snap. That is no surprise on Day 1, though. "As a whole, I thought the pad level was high on both sides of the ...
He is the second member of the Patriots' 2008 draft class to become an NFL head coach, after Kevin O'Connell became head coach of the Minnesota Vikings in 2022. [38] Mayo also became the youngest head coach in the NFL until a few weeks later when the Seattle Seahawks hired Mike Macdonald. [39]
This week’s NFL Draft likely will mark the sixth time in the past seven years that Miami won’t have a player chosen in the first round. The Canes had two first-rounders in 2021 (Jaelan ...
The 2008 NHL entry draft was the 46th NHL entry draft.It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, on June 20–21, 2008.The Senators were originally awarded the 2005 NHL entry draft, but because of the lockout, that draft was scaled back significantly from its usual format of being open to the public and having many draft-eligible players in attendance.