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HOUSTON (April 27, 2003 4:25 p.m. EDT) - Texans general manager Charley Casserly says an NFL team can't have too many quarterbacks. What about third basemen?
Despite former Michigan star Drew Henson's assertion last week he's sticking with his baseball career and didn't want to be drafted, Houston selected the New York Yankees prospect in the sixth round Sunday.
"I think with Drew Henson it's simple," Casserly said. "If Drew Henson came out when he was scheduled to, he certainly would have been a first-round pick."
Casserly said Henson might have been in the top 10 or top five in 2001 had he not signed a $17 million, six-year contract with the New York Yankees. And, Casserly added, an unidentified team told him moments after the pick that it would have taken Henson if Houston hadn't. ...
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Despite former Michigan star Drew Henson's assertion last week he's sticking with his baseball career and didn't want to be drafted, Houston selected the New York Yankees prospect in the sixth round Sunday.
"I think with Drew Henson it's simple," Casserly said. "If Drew Henson came out when he was scheduled to, he certainly would have been a first-round pick."
Casserly said Henson might have been in the top 10 or top five in 2001 had he not signed a $17 million, six-year contract with the New York Yankees. And, Casserly added, an unidentified team told him moments after the pick that it would have taken Henson if Houston hadn't. ...
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