Former Lafayette linebacker Maurice Bennett is a candidate to be selected in this weekend's NFL draft based on a monster 2005 season that saw him earn Patriot League defensive player of the year honors after registering 133 tackles, including 19 in one game against Harvard, while helping the Leopards earn a share of a second straight league championship.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears have expressed the most interest and have been in contact with Bennett's agent, Ed Waslewski of ISA Sports.
A Philadelphia native, Bennett readily admits it would be a dream come true to play for an Eagles team he has rooted for ever since ''football was in my brain.''

So, will he be watching ESPN's wall-to-wall draft coverage to see where he might wind up?

''Nope,'' Bennett said. ''I'm going to be playing paintball. You won't see me crying on draft day if my name is not called. I realize my football career has to come to an end some day.''

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Who is going to watch the draft tomorrow?

I for one will be following the draft as close as I can. Unfortunately Time Warner has yet to include the NFL channel in their lineup, so I will be at the whim of ESPN.
This is shaping up to be one of the more interesting drafts in some time. Houston has already started the circus by taking a person who a month ago was not even being thought of in the Number 1 pick conversation. The big question I have is whether or not Minnesota will react fast enough to actually get their pick in on time....lol