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The_Philster
04-26-2003, 05:04 AM
NEW YORK (April 25, 2003 5:38 p.m. EDT) - Matt Millen insists he has five or six players in mind when Detroit makes the second pick in Saturday's NFL draft.

The Lions' president acknowledges, however, that he might not be telling the whole truth when he suggests wide receiver Charles Rogers, who has breathtaking talent and local roots, will not be his pick.

"There's probably a little bit of that in everybody's speech these days," Millen said, referring to the deception that goes with draft talk.

Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Carson Palmer of Southern California is signed by Cincinnati, which holds the first pick. If the Lions take anyone but Rogers, who starred at Michigan State and is likened by some scouts to Randy Moss, it will be a surprise....more (http://www.sportserver.com/football/nfl/story/868014p-6060025c.html)