Making three trades during the first round of the NFL draft evidently wasn't enough action for Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie
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After going through the second round Friday night without a pick, Newsome moved back twice during the third round before finally settling on offensive
tackle Orlando Brown Jr. of Oklahoma with the 83rd overall selection and
Oklahoma tight end Mark Andrews at No. 86.
"Another long day," Newsome said after his work was done.
Brown is the son of the late Orlando "Zeus' Brown, who spent part of his 11-year NFL career as a tackle with the Ravens. The younger Brown fills a
pressing need, because the Ravens failed to exercise the option of right tackle
Austin Howard.
"Orlando is one of the first players I looked at this year," assistant general manager Eric DeCosta said. "Just a very, very good player. Physical,
tough, nasty, didn't get beat. Just the type of guy we've had success with in
the past."
The 6-foot-8, 345-pound Brown fared poorly at the scouting combine, but DeCosta dismissed that because the tackle fared so well in game competition.
Baltimore took tight end Hayden Hurst with its first pick
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Newsome, a Hall of Fame tight end, was asked if he got a thrill out of picking tight ends so early during his final draft with the Ravens.
"I hope Joe enjoys these tight ends as much as I enjoy these tight ends," Newsome replied.
The pick used on Brown was one Baltimore had entering the draft. The one for Andrews ??Oklahoma's career leader in receiving yards by a tight end ??came in a
trade with Kansas City.
As a result of his dealings, Newsome has set himself up for a very busy day Saturday.
The Ravens have three picks in the fourth round, one in the fifth, two in the sixth round and one seventh-round selection.
"Our board really looks good, and think we will still be able to add some quality football players to our roster," Newsome said.
Newsome's first trade of the night was No. 65 to Oakland for Nos. 75 (third round), 152 (fifth) and 212 (sixth).
He then dished off that No. 75 to Kansas City for 86 and 122. The reason the Ravens entered the night with a second-round pick is because Newsome traded it
to Philadelphia in the deal that enabled the Ravens to snag Louisville
quarterback Lamar Jackson with the 32nd overall pick.
Jackson was joined by Hurst for a session with the local media Friday.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh emphatically reminded everyone Thursday night that Flacco is the team's starting quarterback, and offensive coordinator Marty
Mornhinweg echoed that assertion on Friday.
"Joe's the quarterback of this football team. Lamar is going to develop," Mornhinweg said.
Though Jackson won a Heisman Trophy in 2016
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"If you win the Super Bowl, you're the G.O.A.T. to me," Jackson said. "So I'm going to try to learn as much as I can from Joe Flacco."
Experience counts in the NFL, but versatility in the pocket counts for something, too. Flacco has run for 17 touchdowns in his 10-year career
(including playoffs). Jackson ran for 50 in his three years with the
Cardinals.
"I can make any throw on the field," Jackson said, "but I can bring something else to the table, and that's dynamic running ability."
Hurst, the 25th overall pick, was taken after Newsome twice traded back in the first round.
Given that Hurst was taken in the 17th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012, he had no complaints about watching 24 picks go before him.
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extremely humbling."
Newsome will be stepping down after this season. DeCosta will take over in 2019.
Forward Otto Porter Jr. missed a must-win Game 6 for the Washington Wizards in their playoff series against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night
because of an injured left leg.
”It’s hard on him,” Washington coach Scott Brooks said. ”It’s hard on all of us.”
The No. 8 seed Wizards entered Friday trailing 3-2 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series. They announced a few hours before the
scheduled tipoff that Porter is sidelined indefinitely after having a medical
procedure earlier Friday to prevent permanent damage to muscles in the leg
because of compartment syndrome.
Porter has averaged only 10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists while making just five 3-pointers during the playoffs.
He was Washington’s third-leading scorer during the regular season, behind John Wall and Bradley Beal, averaging a career-high 14.7 points, along with 6.4
rebounds and 2.0 assists. He was third in the NBA in 3-point field-goal
percentage at 44.1, another personal best.
”He hasn’t got a lot of things going offensively,” Brooks said. ”But I always felt that, any day now, he was going to have a bust-out game. It’s not going to
happen.”
Top reserve Kelly Oubre Jr. moved into Washington’s starting lineup to take Porter’s spot.
Brooks said he also expected Tomas Satoransky and Ty Lawson to see increased minutes off the bench.
”You hate to hear that about a young man, to go down like that,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said about Porter
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Porter received a max contract last offseason, when he was a restricted free agent and the Wizards ended up matching the Brooklyn Nets’ $106 million,
four-year offer sheet for the forward.
That came after Porter set career bests of 13.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 steals and a 3-point shooting percentage of 43.4.
The Wizards drafted Porter third overall in 2013 out of Georgetown.
Oubre has been averaging 10.6 points and 4.0 rebounds in the series, along with playing active defense.
He was going to draw the tough assignment of guarding DeMar DeRozan in Game 6; Toronto’s All-Star guard came into Friday putting up 28.8 points per
game.
But the Wizards also could use some better shooting from Oubre, who has been making only 41.5 percent of his field-goal attempts, including 3 for 16 – 19
percent – on 3-pointers.
”He’s going to get opportunities. Hopefully he can knock some shots down to get some confidence. He hasn’t shot the ball well for a while,” Brooks said.
”But he does a lot of other things. He’s aggressive. He’s an emotional player.
He gives us a spark that way, and now he’s going to have to start the game with
that same intensity he gives us off the bench.”
NOTE: Casey said backup PG Fred VanVleet would be available. VanVleet has been dealing with an injured right shoulder and appeared in only one game in the
series.
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