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What does the real world offer?

By Dan Rosen
Arizona Daily Wildcat
April 21, 1999
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Dan Rosen


Well, the draft is over. Thank God. Anybody else think it is way too long and pointless?

Anyway, what does the future hold for the former Wildcats who are now NFL bound?

Let's start out with everybody's favorite leader, Kelvin Eafon. He wasn't drafted, but he was recently signed to a free agent contract by the Raiders.

No Limit Sports and Master P may have reached their limit by signing Eafon. Maybe Master P should change the name of the song from "Make 'em say ungggggggggggh" to "Make 'em say HUH."

Eafon has no future in the NFL, maybe Canada or Europe, but not here. We wish him the best, but expect the worst. Being a senior leader does not mean that you are NFL-quality.

Chris McAlister's situation in Baltimore is pretty obvious. They drafted him thinking he can start now. I agree. McAlister has star potential written all over him. He should have won the Jim Thorpe Award for best cornerback in the nation and I think he will probably be better than Champ Bailey, who was the only defensive back selected before him.

Give him one year to mature, and you will see him in Hawaii a week after the Super Bowl. Football card collectors should start their McAlister collection now. He will be a great one.

Everyone is saying Yusuf Scott should have stayed for his senior year so he could potentially be a first round pick. But, when he saw his name flash on the screen Sunday morning as the newest member of the Arizona Cardinals family, he knew he had made the right decision.

It will take a lot of hard work and determination for Scott to grow as an NFL player, but this quick-witted, hilarious giant is ready for the challenge.

Scott is ready to play, maybe not now, but give him two years and he will be starting for the Cards. Remember Big U, he will have a long productive career and will definitely find someone on the Cardinals to buy him his chicken wings that he loves so much. Maybe Adrian Murrell or ex-Sun Devil Jake Plummer.

One more thing, Zachary's Pizza may go out of business now that he's out of town.

Edwin Mulitalo should make the Ravens' roster, but will progress slowly. He has an NFL career ahead of him, but don't be surprised if he gets bounced around from team to team before he finds his niche.

Mike Lucky is a big blocking tight end and that's it. His hands are better than some people think, but I question if he can catch a pass from the fire-arm that Troy Aikman possesses. You gotta hope the guy can handle the NFL, but that is a question that he won't answer in the near future. Maybe a couple years down the road he will make a difference, but maybe not.

Jeremy McDaniel and Paul Shields weren't drafted and it was not a surprise to anyone. Buffalo and Indianapolis made the right moves in picking up McDaniel and Shields immediately following the draft.

McDaniel should make the Bills and has a chance for some action this year, and Shields has a great opportunity to be the guy that does a lot of blocking for Edgerinn James.

Dan Rosen is a junior majoring in journalism and can be reached at Dan.Rosen@wildcat.arizona.edu.