Trio of second-round picks full welcome treatment

[BnGhog]

This is in today's paper here. I can't find a link for you so I will type what the paper says.




Redskins Welcome three WRs From Draft.

By Joseph White

Ashburn_ The receiver known as "Showtime" was given jersey No. 85. He's the kid who grew up in the shadow of the University od Michigan, yet attended Michigan State.

The tight end whose nicknames range from "Bone Crusher" to Freddie Franchise" to "Problem Solver" to "Fast Freddie" got No.86. He's the Toledo Guy who's never been forgiven by Ohio State fans for spurning the Buckeyes to attend Southern California.

Then cam another receiver, this one without a nickname, posing for pictures with No. 84. He grew up in Texas, yet played for Oklahoma. And he was a lifelong Dallas fan until "about two days ago".

"Its not as hard as everyone thinks it is", said Malcolm Kelly, the Longview Texas native who's had to abandon loyalties to both his state's biggest college and pro teams. "You have to play for who you play for."

Monday was the annual day When all seemed right and good at Redskins Park, the day when the top draft picks and their families are flown into town to meet with the coaches and the media.

"It's maroon and gold, right?" said Devin Thomas, the Ann Arbor, Mich., native who wound up at Michigan State, when asked to name the Redskins colors.
Nope. Burgandy and Gold.
"Sorry," he said. "I'm getting there."

The color scheme has been a running joke ever since new coach Zorn mistakenly made the redskins a "maroon and black" team at his introductory news conference in February.
So, when tight end Fred Davis got it right _ "I'm really excited to be a part of the burgandy and gold"_ the auditorium broke out in laughter and applause.

[HardDawg]

Great piece! Thanks

[Fios]

Thanks man, good piece

[CanesSkins26]

It looks like Kelly and Thomas have switched numbers (or 84 and 85 were just for the press conference). Thomas is #11 and Kelly is #12. Davis stayed with #86.

http://www.redskins.com/team/