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The moment the words left commissioner Paul Tagliabue's mouth, the guffaws began.
With the 10th overall pick in the NFL draft, the Cincinnati Bengals had selected tackle Levi Jones from Arizona State.
Tenth pick? The analysts chortled.
One after another suggested the Bengals could have traded down and still gotten Jones later in the first round. The consensus was that Jones wasn't worth the 10th overall pick.
The soft-spoken lineman heard it all. On Sunday, he gets his first chance to have his say.
With the 10th overall pick in the NFL draft, the Cincinnati Bengals had selected tackle Levi Jones from Arizona State.
Tenth pick? The analysts chortled.
One after another suggested the Bengals could have traded down and still gotten Jones later in the first round. The consensus was that Jones wasn't worth the 10th overall pick.
The soft-spoken lineman heard it all. On Sunday, he gets his first chance to have his say.
