By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
The 28-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game Sunday night left the Patriots without a Super Bowl title for the eighth straight year and sent them into an offseason when they could lose two key players.
Good as Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III have been, look beyond the first-year quarterbacks making a strong first impression and check out the other NFL rookies delivering dynamic performances.
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The New England Patriots signed first-round draft choice Dont'a Hightower on Thursday to a four-year contract.
With dreadlocks covering part of his face, Robert Griffin III couldn't keep his Redskins' cap on straight. Trent Richardson's Browns' hat sat all the way back on his head, tilting precariously over hair dangling below his shoulders.
With dreadlocks covering part of his face, Robert Griffin III couldn't keep his Redskins' cap on straight. Trent Richardson's Browns' hat sat all the way back on his head, tilting precariously over hair dangling below his shoulders.
The NFL draft begins Thursday night with the first round, continues Friday night with the second and third rounds, and runs through Saturday, when the final four rounds will be held at Radio City Music Hall. The Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams both went 2-14 last season and had the top two picks, but the Rams traded the second spot to Washington.
Alabama is becoming the kind of NFL draft factory that the Miami Hurricanes were a decade ago.
Six players from the BCS national title game _ including Alabama tailback Trent Richardson and LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne _ are among college football's underclassmen declaring for the NFL draft.
Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, runner-up Andrew Luck and three players from Alabama's national championship team are among a record 65 players who have been declared eligible for the NFL draft in April.
Courtney Upshaw was standing on the field of the Superdome, basking in the glow of a national championship, when someone handed him the defensive MVP award.
Nick Saban rolled out of bed without time even for his daily dose of The Weather Channel with wife Terry.
Alabama delivered what everyone expected from the first play of the BCS title game, when a host of red jerseys stuffed LSU running back Michael Ford at the line of scrimmage: a rock `em, sock `em affair dominated by defense.
The Rematch of the Century, it wasn't. For Alabama, it was good enough for No. 1, if not a lot of style points.
The red-hot Iron Bowl didn't need any more fuel.
"Wherever he's at, he's always had success," he said. "If you go back and look some of the players he's put out at LSU and Michigan State, that shows a lot. They look at that. And they know that I have the athletic ability and know that I can come in in a week and get the game plan and be ready to go by Sunday. It's definitely something that helped me out."
"I feel like the players are a little bit more versatile and athletic," said Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower, who is one of those players. "We don't find too many guys that weigh 260 pounds that can run a 4.6 or 4.5 in any other conference or a guy that weighs 200 pounds that can bench press 500."
