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<blockquote data-quote="Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals" data-source="post: 129275956" data-attributes="member: 1759980">For the first time in perhaps 40 years, three Akron natives and college starsare expected to be selected in the NFL Draft this week.Ohio State wide receiver Devin Smith, Buckeyes cornerback Doran Grant and WestVirginia defensive end Shaquille Riddick know their impending dream-come-truemoments will only be strengthened by their friendship and intertwined stories.“It’s definitely a blessing to be in this draft with real close friends,”said Riddick, who graduated from Akron Early College High School and played sportsfor Buchtel. “It’s not that normal to see that manypeople from Akron get drafted the same year.”“We talk about it all the time,” said Grant, a St. Vincent-St. Mary High Schoolgraduate.Forty years after Brown (Garfield High School, Michigan, drafted by PittsburghSteelers in first round), Poole (Garfield, Kent State, Browns in ninth round)and Merrow (Firestone, West Virginia, Atlanta Falcons in 11th round) weredrafted by the NFL, Smith, Grant and Riddick are eager to represent Akron at thenext level.To read the entire article, go to<a href="http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/2015-nfl-draft-devin-smith-doran-grant-shaquille-riddick-three-friends-from-akron-expect-to-be-picked-1.587310">http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/2015-nfl-draft-devin-smith-doran-grant-shaquille-riddick-three-friends-from-akron-expect-to-be-picked-1.587310</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals, post: 129275956, member: 1759980"] For the first time in perhaps 40 years, three Akron natives and college stars are expected to be selected in the NFL Draft this week. Ohio State wide receiver Devin Smith, Buckeyes cornerback Doran Grant and West Virginia defensive end Shaquille Riddick know their impending dream-come-true moments will only be strengthened by their friendship and intertwined stories. “It’s definitely a blessing to be in this draft with real close friends,” said Riddick, who graduated from Akron Early College High School and played sports for Buchtel. “It’s not that normal to see that many people from Akron get drafted the same year.” “We talk about it all the time,” said Grant, a St. Vincent-St. Mary High School graduate. Forty years after Brown (Garfield High School, Michigan, drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers in first round), Poole (Garfield, Kent State, Browns in ninth round) and Merrow (Firestone, West Virginia, Atlanta Falcons in 11th round) were drafted by the NFL, Smith, Grant and Riddick are eager to represent Akron at the next level. To read the entire article, go to [URL]http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/2015-nfl-draft-devin-smith-doran-grant-shaquille-riddick-three-friends-from-akron-expect-to-be-picked-1.587310[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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