FIRE UP CHIPS!!
CMU TACKLE ERIC FISHER GOES NO. 1
OVERALL TO THE CHIEFS
April 25
By ADAM TEICHER, The Kansas City Star
Four years ago, Eric Fisher was a lightly regarded high school recruit whose best offer to play college football came from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
But Fisher was the toast of the football world on Thursday night when the Chiefs selected him with the first overall pick of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York. He became only the fourth offensive lineman chosen No. 1 overall since the AFL and NFL drafts merged in 1967, joining Southern California’s Ron Yary in 1968, Ohio State’s Orlando Pace in 1997 and Michigan’s Jake Long in 2008.
Fisher, a left tackle, transformed himself into one of the draft’s top prospects during his four seasons at Central Michigan. He played against lower competition in many of his games with the Chippewas, who are in the Mid-American Conference, but showed he could more than hold his own against better players while playing as a senior against Michigan State and then in the Senior Bowl.
Fisher, 6 feet 7 and 306 pounds, will become an immediate starter for the Chiefs, though it’s unclear exactly what position he will play as a rookie. By drafting him with the No. 1 overall pick, the Chiefs obviously trust him to handle the important responsibility of the left tackle, to protect the blind side of quarterback Alex Smith.
Branden Albert has been the starter at left tackle for the past five seasons but is unhappy with being the Chiefs’ franchise player. He recently signed his one-year contract with the Chiefs, but has been absent from the team’s offseason workouts and did not participate in last week’s mini-camp.
The Chiefs and Miami Dolphins have discussed a trade involving Albert, but the sides have yet to reach an agreement.
Fisher, a left tackle, transformed himself into one of the draft’s top prospects during his four seasons at Central Michigan. He played against lower competition in many of his games with the Chippewas, who are in the Mid-American Conference, but showed he could more than hold his own against better players while playing as a senior against Michigan State and then in the Senior Bowl.
Fisher, 6 feet 7 and 306 pounds, will become an immediate starter for the Chiefs, though it’s unclear exactly what position he will play as a rookie. By drafting him with the No. 1 overall pick, the Chiefs obviously trust him to handle the important responsibility of the left tackle, to protect the blind side of quarterback Alex Smith.
Branden Albert has been the starter at left tackle for the past five seasons but is unhappy with being the Chiefs’ franchise player. He recently signed his one-year contract with the Chiefs, but has been absent from the team’s offseason workouts and did not participate in last week’s mini-camp.
The Chiefs and Miami Dolphins have discussed a trade involving Albert, but the sides have yet to reach an agreement.
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