Friday, Golday
- Purple Bizon Sports
- Apr 24
- 1 min read
It wouldn't be draft weekend without trading and when Minnesota got on the clock with the 49th selection they joined that party, dropping back to 51 while also moving up to 159.
With the fifty-first pick they added another piece to the defensive front seven:
Golday checked-in at 6'4, 239 in Indy while still putting together some of the top individual work-out numbers for linebackers. He pops in the highlights, as he's supposed to, but then validated it when the interview pressure was at it's most extreme. The vast majority of drafted players have to overcome that but since he's going to have to earn whatever playing time he gets beyond special teams, it's important to know that he's got the fortitude.
If he's nothing more than an Anthony Barr facsimile, as Ben Leber asserted, then he'll be an asset for Flores while not carrying the burden of the selection that A.B. did.
The clearest takeaway from the first two picks is that the organization is looking for the best athletes they can get at positions which are thin on talent. With the breaking news that Jonathon Greenard is headed to Philly, that trend seems likely to continue!
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