Better Late Than Never; Lions Trade Up to Take Orlovsky in Fifth Round
New Haven Register › November 30, 2011
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Dan Orlovsky may not have gone as high in the NFL draft as he would have liked, but Sunday's fifth-round selection by the Detroit Lions is certainly one that seems to be a good fit for the former University of Connecticut and Shelton High quarterback. The Lions selected Orlovsky with the 145th overall pick and he was the ninth quarterback taken in the draft.
The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Orlovsky joined UConn teammate and roommate Alfred Fincher - selected in the third round by New Orleans Saturday night - as the Huskies' first multiple draft selections since 1962.See the full content of this document
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Better Late Than Never; Lions Trade Up to Take Orlovsky in Fifth Round
What makes Detroit's selection so appealing for Orlovsky is that the Lions are coached by Steve Mariucci, who played a large role in the development of Brett Favre as a quarterbacks coach with the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1995 and with ...
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