Tag: 2009 NFL Draft

27 Days, 27 Picks: QB Josh Freeman

The next player in our 27 Days, 27 Picks series is another quarterback the Bucs took in the first round — one whose career started out promising, but quickly fizzled.

In 27 Days, 27 Picks, Bucs Wire will analyze the last 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft picks, one for each day leading up to the 2023 NFL draft. We’ll take a look at the player’s college stats, their pre-draft numbers (either via the NFL Combine or their Pro Day), their NFL stats, some player footage and analysis at the end on whether the pick itself was a good one.

Our next player is another first-round quarterback by the Buccaneers. [autotag]Josh Freeman[/autotag]’s career started out promising in Tampa Bay after a good 2010 campaign, but the following years weren’t nearly as kind and forced the Bucs to keep looking for their QB of the future.

Check out the draft rundown on Freeman below:

2023 NFL draft: Seahawks haven’t picked this high since 2009

The Seahawks drafted linebacker Aaron Curry, who many argue became the biggest draft bust Seattle ever had. 

The 12th Man needs to appreciate this next sentence: the Seattle Seahawks are in near-uncharted territory with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Seattle drafting this high is, thankfully, not a common occurrence. Even taking out the three Super Bowl years (2005, 2013, 2014) the Seahawks have been among one of the most consistently winning teams in the 21st Century.

Even their No. 5 position this year was not due to their play, but rather the abysmal season the Denver Broncos suffered.

The last time Seattle had a draft pick this high, or higher, was in the 2009 NFL Draft. The Seahawks had one of the worst seasons in franchise history, finishing 4-12 in Mike Holmgren’s final year in the Pacific Northwest. For this draft, Seattle had “earned” the No. 4 overall pick.

The Seahawks drafted linebacker Aaron Curry, who many argue became the biggest draft bust Seattle ever had.

Curry was widely expected to be a franchise altering, “can’t-miss” prospect. However, Curry did not live up to the lofty expectations that came with being a 4th overall draft selection. By his third year, Curry had lost his starting spot to K.J. Wright, who obviously became one of the best linebackers to ever wear a Seahawks uniform.

In truth, Curry was not an abysmal player, he simply wasn’t a difference maker at an important position. Here’s hoping whomever Seattle drafts this spring makes more of an immediate impact for the fall.

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Giants stick with Hakeem Nicks in 2009 NFL re-draft

The New York Giants stuck with WR Hakeem Nicks, who helped them to a Super Bowl XLVI title, in a 2009 NFL re-draft.

Looking back to 2009, the New York Giants were one of the NFL’s more prominent teams. They were two seasons removed from their shocking Super Bowl upset of the undefeated New England Patriots and still two years away from their next takedown of Bill Belichick’s team.

2008 was a rollercoaster of a ride for the Giants. They were coming off a 12-4 season, one of their best ever, and were the NFC’s top seed in the 2008 playoffs. But the Plaxico Burress debacle killed their mojo and momentum, and they were easily bounced by the Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional Round.

By virtue of their 12-4 record, they held the 29th overall selection in the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft. They didn’t need a whole lot. They placed seven players in the 2009 Pro Bowl and quarterback Eli Manning was in the middle of his long career with the club.

They could use more firepower on offense however, and North Carolina star wideout Hakeem Nicks was the type of player they felt could give that to them. In this re-draft, Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report doesn’t move Nicks up in the order and has the Giants taking him at 29.

The New York Giants might be tempted to try to bolster their roster and hope Hakeem Nicks wouldn’t be re-drafted in the final three spots here, but it wouldn’t be worth the risk. After all, the North Carolina product played a significant role when the team won the Super Bowl in 2011.

Don’t overthink this, Giants. You haven’t lost anybody from that team thus far in the exercise, and Nicks caught 10 passes for 109 yards in that Super Bowl victory over New England.

Nicks went on to have a short, but illustrious career with the Giants, reeling in 318 receptions for 4.676 yards and 27 touchdowns in his six seasons.

In the 2011 postseason, which culminated in the Giants’ 21-17 history over New England in Super Bowl XLVI, Nicks caught 28 passes for 442 yards and four touchdowns, including a “hail mary” grab against Green Bay in the Divisional Playoffs.

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Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford puts Michigan home up for sale

Former Georgia football star and current Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford recently listed his Michigan home for sale worth $6.5m.

Detroit Lions veteran QB Matthew Stafford recently listed his $6.5 million Michigan home for sale. The home was rumored to be on the market this off-season, but it seems it has only been listed for the last day or so.

Stafford was drafted by the Lions in the 2009 NFL Draft with the No. 1 pick. Now in his 12th season, the former Georgia star is the most prolific passer in Detroit Lions history with over 41,000 yards through the air.

Trade speculation is usually high on the list when a tenured quarterback puts his home up for sale, but this isn’t exactly the case with the Stafford family. Matthew and his wife, Kelly Stafford, have three daughters and are expecting a fourth child soon. So it’s fair to guess that the reason they are selling their current home is so they can move into a more kid-friendly one. They moved into this house in 2013, before they had any children.

Kelly confirmed that when she said on her Instagram that the reason for the move is to find a home that is more suitable for their young girls rather than a house with a pool and a lake.