The Green Bay Packers take DT Mike Neal in the second round

Blogged under Big Packer News,Bloglockers,Front Page,The Draft Report by admin on Saturday 24 April 2010 at 12:30 pm

The Packers have selected DT Mike Neal out of Purdue with the 56th pick overall (2nd round) of the NFL Draft.  Neal is a solid player when he’s not getting tired and he stays motivated.  He seems like someone that the Packers are going to have to keep an eye on getting him rest during a game.  Neal played in 12 games (all starts) for Purdue last season in which he had 35 tackles, 11.5 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks, he forced 1 fumble and he recovered 2 fumbles.  He played in 46 games (23 starts) in his four years at Purdue and he finished up with 99 tackles, 26 tackles for a loss, 13 sacks, he batted down 2 passes, forced 1 fumble and he recovered 2 fumbles.  Neal has a nice upside but it appears that the Packers might have picked him a round or two too early.

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