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Patriots acquire TE James O’Shaughnessy for peanuts on Day 3 of 2017 NFL draft
The Patriots dropped 33 spots in the draft order to pick up tight end James O’Shaughnessy from the Chiefs. Minutes before the third day of the 2017 NFL draft was set to begin, the New England Patriots traded with the Kansas City Chiefs and acquired tight end James O’Shaughnessy for a grand total of 33 spots in the draft order. The Patriots sent the No. 183 pick — the second-to-last pick in the fifth round — to the Chiefs for O’Shaughnessy and the No. 216 pick — the third-to-last selection in the sixth round.
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Vettel lauds ‘phenomenal’ Ferrari F1 car after taking Russia pole
Sebastian Vettel was quick to heap praise on the Ferrari Formula 1 team after taking his second pole position for the Italian marque in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday. Vettel edged teammate Kimi Raikkonen by just 0.059 seconds in the final stage of qualifying to grab his first pole position since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix, heading up a Ferrari one-two, the first since France 2008. The result saw Ferrari end Mercedes’ 18-race streak of pole positions and continue its impressive start to the season that has seen Vettel win two of the first three races.
- SportsShutdown Corner•5 hours ago
After Big Ben considered retirement, Steelers draft Tennessee QB Joshua Dobbs
Most people didn’t take Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement consideration this offseason too seriously. Roethlisberger announced he’d play this season, as expected. Dobbs, who a lot of analysts liked heading into the draft, went 135th overall.
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