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Lions-Bucs talking trade for Rice?

Sports Radio WDFN AM 1130 in Detroit is reporting the Lions and Buccaneers are discussing a trade involving the team’s first round picks and defensive end Simeon Rice. In the potential trade scenario, Detroit would acquire Rice and the fourth overall pick in the first round and send Tampa the second overall selection.

This trade would tell me the Bucs are damn sure Oakland is going to take quarterback with the first overall pick, because why else would they trade up unless they knew Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson was going to be there? Head coach Jon Gruden is rumored to be infatuated with Johnson and there isn’t another player other than JaMarcus Russell worth trading up for. And unless I’m wrong about Gruden blowing smoke about wanting another quarterback, Russell isn’t an option in Tampa.

Stay tuned for confirmation on the trade.

Green to Dolphins might happen soon

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting Chiefs’ quarterback Trent Green could be acquired by the Dolphins as soon as this week. It’s assumed that Miami would give up a second day draft pick for the 36-year-old signal caller.

It’s amazing how the Dolphins continue to search long and hard for a quarterback post Dan Marino era. Looking back at last year’s offseason, it’s tough to get past how Nick Saban botched trading for Daunte Culpepper instead of signing Drew Brees. No one could ever say for sure that Brees would have had the same impact in Miami as he did for the Saints, but he wanted to be a Dolphin and yet Saban wound up perusing Culpepper Now it appears Culpepper will be released while Green gets one last moment to shine and Cleo Lemon is groomed for the future.

NFL Mock Draft Version 4.0

With only two weeks to go before the NFL Draft, my latest mock draft is loaded with analysis, projections and, of course, plenty of speculation. Will the Raiders settle on JaMarcus Russell with the top pick or will they go with arguably the best player in the entire draft, Calvin Johnson? Who’s trading up or moving down?

Click here to head to Bullz-Eye.com to check out my latest mock draft.

Breathe easy scouts: Ginn runs solid 40

Due to a mid-foot sprain suffered in the National Championship Game back in January, former Ohio State wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. didn’t workout at either the NFL Combine or the Buckeye’s first pro day. Ginn did run Wednesday at OSU’s second pro day, however, and according to the Columbus Dispatch, he ran quite well.

Ginn ran a 4.4 40-yard dash, proving that his foot injury shouldn’t hinder his stock in this month’s draft. Prior to running the 40, many scouts feared that he would probably drop out of the first 15 picks. I’ll admit I had him landing No. 23 to Kansas City in my second mock draft, but that had more to do with how many free agent wide receivers moved in the offseason than Ginn’s talent. He’s explosive with the ball in his hands, a true playmaker not only as a receiver but a returner as well. Just based on how valuable Devin Hester was in the return game last year to the Bears, Ginn will certainly get a look in the top 15, if not the top 10.

Romanowski going Brokeback?

Straight out of the “what the f**k?” category in sports, SPORTSbyBOOKS.com is reporting former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski is appearing in a movie as a gay cowboy. And get this, the movie is called “Weiners”.

The Rocky Mountain News first reported the gossip late last week, but credit SPORTSbyBOOKS for bringing it to light once again. I guess there’s no telling what former athletes will do once they hang the cleats up for the last time, huh?

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