Associated Press
LOUISVILLE
Sat, May 17 2008
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Four Kentucky Wildcats and four Louisville Cardinals were taken in the NFL draft Sunday and an Eastern Kentucky Colonel also crashed the party.
Kentucky tight end Jacob Tamme went to the Indianapolis Colts in the 4th round, with the 127th overall pick. His Wildcats teammate, wide receiver Keenan Burton, went next to the St. Louis Rams with the 128th overall pick. Wildcats quarterback Andre Woodson went to the Super Bowl champion New York Giants in the 6th round, with the 198th overall pick.
Wildcats wide receiver Steve Johnson went to the Buffalo Bills with the 224th overall pick.
Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm started things off Saturday, becoming the 56th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers. Three of his teammates had to wait until Sunday to find out where they were headed.
The Atlanta Falcons tabbed Louisville wide receiver Harry Douglas in the 3rd round with the 84th overall pick.
Louisville tight end Gary Barnidge went to the Carolina Panthers in the 5th round, with the 141st overall pick. Nine picks later, the Green Bay Packers picked their second Louisville Cardinal of the draft in Breno Giacomini, an offensive tackle, with the 150th overall pick. The Cincinnati Bengals took wide receiver Mario Urrutia in the 7th round with the 246th pick.
The Houston Texans selected Eastern Kentucky University defensive back Antwaun Molden in the third round, with the 79th overall pick.
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