Mock draft madness


This is a shameless plug for yet another wonderful thing we're doing at the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.

We're holding a mock NFL Draft on Friday, the day before the league begins its real two-part event.

I can't take credit for brainstorming this thing. Our sports editor, Kevin Price, put this deal together, but he's looking for more participants. Here's how it works:

If you're the fan of a particular NFL team and want to act as its ''general manager'' for the mock draft, then shoot Kevin an e-mail at kprice@ledger-enquirer.com as soon as possible. All you'll need on Friday is access to a computer and the willingness to log on to our web site -- www.ledger-enquirer.com -- for a short period of time. The draft starts at 9 a.m. and continues with picks every 10 minutes.

If multiple folks want to draft for the same team, the Ledger-Enquirer will choose one lucky person at random.

Here are the teams that are still available:

Arizona Cardinals
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Cincinnati Bengals
Denver Broncos
Houston Texans
Detroit Lions
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Bucs
Tennessee Titans
Washington Redskins