For the 2nd year in a row the CFL drafts a dead player..
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"The Montreal Alouettes selected defensive end James Eggink of Northern Illinois in the fifth round of the league’s Canadian college draft on Thursday, only to learn a few hours later that the player had died of cancer last December."
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Alouettes owner Jim Speros said he had called the Eggink family to apologize.
``I’m a little upset and embarrassed as an owner, no doubt,″ Speros said from Montreal. ``I’m not making excuses, but the difference between this and the Las Vegas draft is that there are 560 names on this list.
``The research process can be very difficult. It’s not as easy as people think. I think we as a league have to hire more people because Ed (CFL vice-president of football operations Ed Chalupka) is overworked and underpaid.
``What happened last year with the Las Vegas situation, that’s inexcusable. If that happens again, then yes the media should rip us. But there were a lot more names on this list.″
``I’m a little upset and embarrassed as an owner, no doubt,″ Speros said from Montreal. ``I’m not making excuses, but the difference between this and the Las Vegas draft is that there are 560 names on this list.
``The research process can be very difficult. It’s not as easy as people think. I think we as a league have to hire more people because Ed (CFL vice-president of football operations Ed Chalupka) is overworked and underpaid.
``What happened last year with the Las Vegas situation, that’s inexcusable. If that happens again, then yes the media should rip us. But there were a lot more names on this list.″
Are you posting this in support of the Jazz drafting Exum? Do you want this moved to the Jazz forum?