NFL DRAFT: Steelers draft QB Dixon in fifth round
April 27th, 2008 by Neal CoolongThe Steelers drafted Oregon QB Dennis Dixon in the fifth round (No. 156) overall.
Why? No clue. Roy Schuening, a guard from Oregon State and someone the Steelers could use, went to St. Louis with the next pick.
ESPN’s Ron Jaworski was gushing about all the things the Steelers can do with Dixon. Since NFL Europa was shut down, I’m not seeing anything at all that the Steelers could do with him.
He certainly is not an NFL quarterback, and it seems they have plenty of weapons on the offensive side of the ball. They could use a grunt.
They won’t get it via the seemingly pointless trade they just made with the Giants, either. According to the running draft board, the Steelers do not have the Giants’ fifth or either one of their two sixth round picks. So basically the Steelers and Giants swapped spots in the fourth for nothing at all this season.
I haven’t found details yet, they may have one of those picks.
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