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per Greder:
While Martin has fallen off the radar compared to Winfield and Tyler Johnson, Gophers teammates who are expected to be picked earlier in the draft, Fleck said NFL teams haven’t misplaced Martin.
“I know this: There is not a head coach or a GM or scout that has forget about Kamal Martin whatsoever, at all,” Fleck said. “He is one of the best players in college football; nobody forgets about them. People are probably being quiet because they are keeping their cards close to their vest.”
Now the question is, do teams think they need to swoop in during early rounds to take him or can wait until later rounds?
“One thing that I’ve learned about the NFL is you don’t want to get your secrets out,” Fleck said. “It’s an information-gathering league, not an information-giving league, when you are talking inside the walls of those NFL teams.”
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While Martin has fallen off the radar compared to Winfield and Tyler Johnson, Gophers teammates who are expected to be picked earlier in the draft, Fleck said NFL teams haven’t misplaced Martin.
“I know this: There is not a head coach or a GM or scout that has forget about Kamal Martin whatsoever, at all,” Fleck said. “He is one of the best players in college football; nobody forgets about them. People are probably being quiet because they are keeping their cards close to their vest.”
Now the question is, do teams think they need to swoop in during early rounds to take him or can wait until later rounds?
“One thing that I’ve learned about the NFL is you don’t want to get your secrets out,” Fleck said. “It’s an information-gathering league, not an information-giving league, when you are talking inside the walls of those NFL teams.”
Gopher linebacker Kamal Martin’s emotional ride continues into NFL Draft
Kamal Martin cried twice during one of the happiest days in Gopher football history. The U’s senior linebacker from Burnsville said his right knee, which he injured two weeks earlier against Rutger…
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