2025 Mock Draft from Athlon Sports NFL Draft Preview...
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Carrying on my tradition of old school blow hard fan - I bought the very 1st NFL Draft Magazine I could find this year. I usually prefer Lindy's Draft Guide when I compare and contrast each year. I do it mostly to familiarize myself with a lot of guys out there I may not get to watch very often. Anyway, I think we need a QB at #2 and my preference at #2 is Sanders if available so I disagree here with the TWO Round Mock Draft I will share from them and in other spots. If he is already gone, the run on QBs has already begun so it would have to be whatever QB the Browns rate highest between Ward and the rest. Travis Hunter is VERY tempting though... Here's that draft from the mag:
ROUND ONE:
1. TITANS - ABDUL CARTER EDGE PENN STATE
2. BROWNS - TRAVIS HUNTER WR/CB COLORADO
3. GIANTS - CAM WARD QB MIAMI
4. PATRIOTS - WILL CAMPBELL OT LSU
5. JAGUARS - MASON GRAHAM DT MICHIGAN
6. RAIDERS - SHADEUER SANDERS QB COLORADO
7. JETS - WILL JOHNSON CB MICHIGAN
8. PANTHERS - TETAIROA MCMILLEN WR ARIZONA
9. SAINTS - SHEMAR STEWART EDGE TEXAS A&M
10. BEARS - JOSH SIMMONS OT OHIO STATE
11. 49ERS - DERRICK HARMON DL OREGON
12. COWBOYS - LUTHER BURDEN III WR MISSOURI
13. DOLPHINS - MALAKI STARKS S GEORGIA
14. COLTS - TYLER WARREN TE PENN STATE
15. FALCONS - MYKEL WILLIAMS EDGE GEORGIA
16. CARDINALS - KENNETH GRANT DL MICHIGAN
17. BENGALS - JAMES PEARCE JR. EDGE TENNESSEE
18. SEAHAWKS - KELVIN BANKS JR. OT TEXAS
19. BUCCANEERS - JALON WALKER LB GEORGIA
20. BRONCOS - ASHTON JEANTY RB BOISE STATE
21. STEELERS - EMEKA EGBUKA WR OHIO STATE
22. CHARGERS - COLSTON LOVELAND TE MICHIGAN
23. PACKERS - SHAVON REVEL JR. CB EAST CAROLINA
24. VIKINGS - WALTER NOLEN DL OLE MISS
25. TEXANS - TYLER BOOKER OG/C ALABAMA
26. RAMS - JOSH CONERLY JR. OT OREGON
27. RAVENS - ARMAND MEMBOU OG MISSOURI
28. LIONS - NICK SCOURTON EDGE TEXAS A&M
29. COMMANDERS - MIKE GREEN EDGE MARSHALL
30. BILLS - TYLEIK WILLIAMS IDL OHIO STATE
31. EAGLES - JIHAAD CAMPBELL LB ALABAMA
32. CHIEFS - AIREONTAE ERSERY OT MINNESOTA
ROUND 2:
33. BROWNS - JACK SAWYER DE OHIO STATE
34. GIANTS - BENJAMIN MORRISON CB NOTRE DAME
35. TITANS - JALEN ROYALS WR UTAH STATE
36. JAGUARS - DONOVAN JACKSON OG OHIO STATE
37. RAIDERS - KALEB JOHNSON RB IOWA
38. PATRIOTS - MAXWELL HAIRSTON CB KENTUCKY
39. BEARS - JONAH SAVAIINAEA OG/OT ARIZONA
40. SAINTS - JAHDAE BARRON CB TEXAS
41. BEARS - JT TUIMOLOAU EDGE OHIO STATE
42. JETS - CAMERON WILLIAMS OT TEXAS
43. NICK EMMANWORI S SOUTH CAROLINA
44. COWBOYS - OMARION HAMPTON RB NORTH CAROLINA
45. COLTS - TREY AMOS CB OLE MISS
46. FALCONS - DEONE WALKER DL KENTUCKY
47. CARDINALS - MATTHEW GOLDEN WR TEXAS
48. DOLPHINS - CARSON SCHWESINGER LB UCLA
49. BENGALS - ISAIAH BOND WR TEXAS
50. SEAHAWKS - CHRIS PAUL JR. LB OLE MISS
51. BRONCOS - HAROLD FANNIN JR. TE BOWLING GREEN
52. STEELERS - AZAREYE'H THOMAS CB FLORIDA STATE
53. BUCCANEERS - KYLE KENNARD EDGE SOUTH CAROLINA
54. PACKERS - LANDON JACKSON EDGE ARKANSAS
55. CHARGERS - ALFRED COLLINS IDL TEXAS
56. BILLS - PRINCELY UMANMIELEN EDGE OLE MISS
57. PANTHERS - DONOVAN IZEIRUAKU EDGE BOSTON COLLEGE
58. TEXANS - TRE HARRIS WR OLE MISS
59. RAVENS - JACOB PARRISH CB KANSAS STATE
60. LIONS - QUINCY RILEY CB LOUISVILLE
61. COMMANDERS - EMERY JONES JR. OT LSU
62. BILLS - XAVIER WATTS S NOTRE DAME
63. EAGLES - GREY ZABEL OG NORTH DAKOTA STATE
64. CHIEFS - MASON TAYLOR TE LSU
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
I'd probably take Donovan Jackson at #33 over Jack Sawyer if I was sticking with Ohio State players at #33.
Man, I can't wait!
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I'd probably take Donovan Jackson at #33 over Jack Sawyer if I was sticking with Ohio State players at #33.
Man, I can't wait!
I'd probably take Donovan Jackson at #33 over Jack Sawyer if I was sticking with Ohio State players at #33.
Man, I can't wait!
He'd be tempting big time but I think he's probably going to play OG somewhere that needs 1 today. We still have Ohio State's Luke Wypler returning from injury to back up Center/OG so we can stay focus on LT at #33 overall. After Bitonio retires, Zitner and Wypler will have cozy volumes of experience to compete for his vacancy in 2026 or via injury before that.
It's conceivable that either of these LTs - Oregon's Josh Conerly Jr or Minnesota's Aireontae Ersery will be available at #33... If they're both gone and Jackson is still there - Jackson gets real tempting as a LT consideration again.
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Not surprised by the Hunter pick. Premium position and an underrated need given Wards health issues and Emmersons struggles of late. He can double as a WR threat and you give him maybe 10 snaps on that side of the ball too.
I’ll be surprised if we pick at 33. If A team has a first round grade on someone they may mount a move up especially if they anticipate the player going early second. End of first round a player makes 12M plus vs 9.5M plus at the start of 2nd. Sure you get the team option (5th year) but less of a financial commitment. Having said that I think we pass on QB and may look to add draft capital specifically for 2026. Phones are open for almost an entire day on that pick too.
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I'd probably take Donovan Jackson at #33 over Jack Sawyer if I was sticking with Ohio State players at #33.
Man, I can't wait!
I'd probably take Donovan Jackson at #33 over Jack Sawyer if I was sticking with Ohio State players at #33.
Man, I can't wait!
I don't get the Jack Sawyer love other than he played at OSU. In that draft I don't think Dart was drafted. I'd take him in the 2nd. There are also a lot of Oline and RB's I would rather have over Jack Sawyer.
Also, I don't think the Browns are looking to draft many defensive players at the top of the draft. We have been hitting the defensive side pretty hard in FA. I see the first 4 players being on the offensive side of the ball...QB, WR,OL, RB in some order.
If we do take a defensive player at DE, it would be Carter with our 1st rounder. At least that pick would make some sense.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn. -
I'd probably take Donovan Jackson at #33 over Jack Sawyer if I was sticking with Ohio State players at #33.
Man, I can't wait!
I don't get the Jack Sawyer love other than he played at OSU. In that draft I don't think Dart was drafted. I'd take him in the 2nd. There are also a lot of Oline and RB's I would rather have over Jack Sawyer.
Also, I don't think the Browns are looking to draft many defensive players at the top of the draft. We have been hitting the defensive side pretty hard in FA. I see the first 4 players being on the offensive side of the ball...QB, WR,OL, RB in some order.
If we do take a defensive player at DE, it would be Carter with our 1st rounder. At least that pick would make some sense.
I don't get the Jack Sawyer love other than he played at OSU. In that draft I don't think Dart was drafted. I'd take him in the 2nd. There are also a lot of Oline and RB's I would rather have over Jack Sawyer.
Also, I don't think the Browns are looking to draft many defensive players at the top of the draft. We have been hitting the defensive side pretty hard in FA. I see the first 4 players being on the offensive side of the ball...QB, WR,OL, RB in some order.
If we do take a defensive player at DE, it would be Carter with our 1st rounder. At least that pick would make some sense.
Jack Sawyer had a long, good but not great Ohio State career, and he shined on the national stage for four games. His sack, scoop and score vs Texas will be shown for years during the college playoffs.
But athletically there's a reason he was playing vs the RT, and he's probably tapped out. What you see now is pretty much what I think you'll see from now on, I don't see him progressing a ton. Still, he'd be a decent DE opposite Myles, but at #33 there's going to be players I'd want more too, including a few Buckeyes possibly.
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I'd probably take Donovan Jackson at #33 over Jack Sawyer if I was sticking with Ohio State players at #33.
Man, I can't wait!
I don't get the Jack Sawyer love other than he played at OSU. In that draft I don't think Dart was drafted. I'd take him in the 2nd. There are also a lot of Oline and RB's I would rather have over Jack Sawyer.
Also, I don't think the Browns are looking to draft many defensive players at the top of the draft. We have been hitting the defensive side pretty hard in FA. I see the first 4 players being on the offensive side of the ball...QB, WR,OL, RB in some order.
If we do take a defensive player at DE, it would be Carter with our 1st rounder. At least that pick would make some sense.
I don't get the Jack Sawyer love other than he played at OSU. In that draft I don't think Dart was drafted. I'd take him in the 2nd. There are also a lot of Oline and RB's I would rather have over Jack Sawyer.
Also, I don't think the Browns are looking to draft many defensive players at the top of the draft. We have been hitting the defensive side pretty hard in FA. I see the first 4 players being on the offensive side of the ball...QB, WR,OL, RB in some order.
If we do take a defensive player at DE, it would be Carter with our 1st rounder. At least that pick would make some sense.
My guess is they wrote this Mock Draft while it was uncertain what was going to happen with Myles here in Cleveland. Believe it or not, there are some Ohio State fans that agree with you about Jack Sawyer. I'm not one of them; because I think he's going to be a very good 2nd round pick for somebody. As you see Dutch and I posted at the same time so I'm deleting any redundancy I wrote. All that said, with Myles still here - I'd rather see us get a LT at #33 overall after we draft whatever QB we're gonna take at #2.
I join your being surprised they didn't have 1 taker for Jaxson Dart within their 1st 64 picks. Meanwhile nobody is going to take the most accurate QB in this draft until #6 overall? I'm sure we'll see mock drafts that make more sense than this one did. I wish the author waited til he was done before he started sniffing glue. Anyway, it's still good to see examples of these to see how fast any run on a position group can deplete those groups with a limited supply for the demand. This is when/where the BPA vrs REACH tug of wars can start to come into play sometimes.
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I don't get the Jack Sawyer love other than he played at OSU. In that draft I don't think Dart was drafted. I'd take him in the 2nd. There are also a lot of Oline and RB's I would rather have over Jack Sawyer.
Also, I don't think the Browns are looking to draft many defensive players at the top of the draft. We have been hitting the defensive side pretty hard in FA. I see the first 4 players being on the offensive side of the ball...QB, WR,OL, RB in some order.
If we do take a defensive player at DE, it would be Carter with our 1st rounder. At least that pick would make some sense.
My guess is they wrote this Mock Draft while it was uncertain what was going to happen with Myles here in Cleveland. Believe it or not, there are some Ohio State fans that agree with you about Jack Sawyer. I'm not one of them; because I think he's going to be a very good 2nd round pick for somebody. As you see Dutch and I posted at the same time so I'm deleting any redundancy I wrote. All that said, with Myles still here - I'd rather see us get a LT at #33 overall after we draft whatever QB we're gonna take at #2.
I join your being surprised they didn't have 1 taker for Jaxson Dart within their 1st 64 picks. Meanwhile nobody is going to take the most accurate QB in this draft until #6 overall? I'm sure we'll see mock drafts that make more sense than this one did. I wish the author waited til he was done before he started sniffing glue. Anyway, it's still good to see examples of these to see how fast any run on a position group can deplete those groups with a limited supply for the demand. This is when/where the BPA vrs REACH tug of wars can start to come into play sometimes.
My guess is they wrote this Mock Draft while it was uncertain what was going to happen with Myles here in Cleveland. Believe it or not, there are some Ohio State fans that agree with you about Jack Sawyer. I'm not one of them; because I think he's going to be a very good 2nd round pick for somebody. As you see Dutch and I posted at the same time so I'm deleting any redundancy I wrote. All that said, with Myles still here - I'd rather see us get a LT at #33 overall after we draft whatever QB we're gonna take at #2.
I join your being surprised they didn't have 1 taker for Jaxson Dart within their 1st 64 picks. Meanwhile nobody is going to take the most accurate QB in this draft until #6 overall? I'm sure we'll see mock drafts that make more sense than this one did. I wish the author waited til he was done before he started sniffing glue. Anyway, it's still good to see examples of these to see how fast any run on a position group can deplete those groups with a limited supply for the demand. This is when/where the BPA vrs REACH tug of wars can start to come into play sometimes.
Not sure what side of the Line Cornelius is playing on. I haven't checked his reps yet per position, but he might be the (temporary) answer to LT.
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My guess is they wrote this Mock Draft while it was uncertain what was going to happen with Myles here in Cleveland. Believe it or not, there are some Ohio State fans that agree with you about Jack Sawyer. I'm not one of them; because I think he's going to be a very good 2nd round pick for somebody. As you see Dutch and I posted at the same time so I'm deleting any redundancy I wrote. All that said, with Myles still here - I'd rather see us get a LT at #33 overall after we draft whatever QB we're gonna take at #2.
I join your being surprised they didn't have 1 taker for Jaxson Dart within their 1st 64 picks. Meanwhile nobody is going to take the most accurate QB in this draft until #6 overall? I'm sure we'll see mock drafts that make more sense than this one did. I wish the author waited til he was done before he started sniffing glue. Anyway, it's still good to see examples of these to see how fast any run on a position group can deplete those groups with a limited supply for the demand. This is when/where the BPA vrs REACH tug of wars can start to come into play sometimes.
Not sure what side of the Line Cornelius is playing on. I haven't checked his reps yet per position, but he might be the (temporary) answer to LT.
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this is where i spent the weekend, Aice and the Metal God,A little worse for wear but can still bring it
this is where i spent the weekend, Alice and the Metal God,A little worse for wear but can still bring it
Alice Cooper is a good person! And he enjoys playing golf. I believe he was friends with Glen Campbell.
BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE -
Carrying on my tradition of old school blow hard fan - I bought the very 1st NFL Draft Magazine I could find this year. I usually prefer Lindy's Draft Guide when I compare and contrast each year. I do it mostly to familiarize myself with a lot of guys out there I may not get to watch very often. Anyway, I think we need a QB at #2 and my preference at #2 is Sanders if available so I disagree here with the TWO Round Mock Draft I will share from them and in other spots. If he is already gone, the run on QBs has already begun so it would have to be whatever QB the Browns rate highest between Ward and the rest. Travis Hunter is VERY tempting though... Here's that draft from the mag:
ROUND ONE:
1. TITANS - ABDUL CARTER EDGE PENN STATE
2. BROWNS - TRAVIS HUNTER WR/CB COLORADO
3. GIANTS - CAM WARD QB MIAMI
4. PATRIOTS - WILL CAMPBELL OT LSU
5. JAGUARS - MASON GRAHAM DT MICHIGAN
6. RAIDERS - SHADEUER SANDERS QB COLORADO
7. JETS - WILL JOHNSON CB MICHIGAN
8. PANTHERS - TETAIROA MCMILLEN WR ARIZONA
9. SAINTS - SHEMAR STEWART EDGE TEXAS A&M
10. BEARS - JOSH SIMMONS OT OHIO STATE
11. 49ERS - DERRICK HARMON DL OREGON
12. COWBOYS - LUTHER BURDEN III WR MISSOURI
13. DOLPHINS - MALAKI STARKS S GEORGIA
14. COLTS - TYLER WARREN TE PENN STATE
15. FALCONS - MYKEL WILLIAMS EDGE GEORGIA
16. CARDINALS - KENNETH GRANT DL MICHIGAN
17. BENGALS - JAMES PEARCE JR. EDGE TENNESSEE
18. SEAHAWKS - KELVIN BANKS JR. OT TEXAS
19. BUCCANEERS - JALON WALKER LB GEORGIA
20. BRONCOS - ASHTON JEANTY RB BOISE STATE
21. STEELERS - EMEKA EGBUKA WR OHIO STATE
22. CHARGERS - COLSTON LOVELAND TE MICHIGAN
23. PACKERS - SHAVON REVEL JR. CB EAST CAROLINA
24. VIKINGS - WALTER NOLEN DL OLE MISS
25. TEXANS - TYLER BOOKER OG/C ALABAMA
26. RAMS - JOSH CONERLY JR. OT OREGON
27. RAVENS - ARMAND MEMBOU OG MISSOURI
28. LIONS - NICK SCOURTON EDGE TEXAS A&M
29. COMMANDERS - MIKE GREEN EDGE MARSHALL
30. BILLS - TYLEIK WILLIAMS IDL OHIO STATE
31. EAGLES - JIHAAD CAMPBELL LB ALABAMA
32. CHIEFS - AIREONTAE ERSERY OT MINNESOTA
ROUND 2:
33. BROWNS - JACK SAWYER DE OHIO STATE
34. GIANTS - BENJAMIN MORRISON CB NOTRE DAME
35. TITANS - JALEN ROYALS WR UTAH STATE
36. JAGUARS - DONOVAN JACKSON OG OHIO STATE
37. RAIDERS - KALEB JOHNSON RB IOWA
38. PATRIOTS - MAXWELL HAIRSTON CB KENTUCKY
39. BEARS - JONAH SAVAIINAEA OG/OT ARIZONA
40. SAINTS - JAHDAE BARRON CB TEXAS
41. BEARS - JT TUIMOLOAU EDGE OHIO STATE
42. JETS - CAMERON WILLIAMS OT TEXAS
43. NICK EMMANWORI S SOUTH CAROLINA
44. COWBOYS - OMARION HAMPTON RB NORTH CAROLINA
45. COLTS - TREY AMOS CB OLE MISS
46. FALCONS - DEONE WALKER DL KENTUCKY
47. CARDINALS - MATTHEW GOLDEN WR TEXAS
48. DOLPHINS - CARSON SCHWESINGER LB UCLA
49. BENGALS - ISAIAH BOND WR TEXAS
50. SEAHAWKS - CHRIS PAUL JR. LB OLE MISS
51. BRONCOS - HAROLD FANNIN JR. TE BOWLING GREEN
52. STEELERS - AZAREYE'H THOMAS CB FLORIDA STATE
53. BUCCANEERS - KYLE KENNARD EDGE SOUTH CAROLINA
54. PACKERS - LANDON JACKSON EDGE ARKANSAS
55. CHARGERS - ALFRED COLLINS IDL TEXAS
56. BILLS - PRINCELY UMANMIELEN EDGE OLE MISS
57. PANTHERS - DONOVAN IZEIRUAKU EDGE BOSTON COLLEGE
58. TEXANS - TRE HARRIS WR OLE MISS
59. RAVENS - JACOB PARRISH CB KANSAS STATE
60. LIONS - QUINCY RILEY CB LOUISVILLE
61. COMMANDERS - EMERY JONES JR. OT LSU
62. BILLS - XAVIER WATTS S NOTRE DAME
63. EAGLES - GREY ZABEL OG NORTH DAKOTA STATE
64. CHIEFS - MASON TAYLOR TE LSU
and my preference at #2 is Sanders
you should like this read then
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and my preference at #2 is Sanders
you should like this read then
you should like this read then
I DID like that Syd - it made a lot of sense. It seems a lot easier for him to coach a pocket passer given those examples of success he had had with them so I can see why Stefanski would prefer one. Thanks for sharing that Syd!
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you should like this read then
I DID like that Syd - it made a lot of sense. It seems a lot easier for him to coach a pocket passer given those examples of success he had had with them so I can see why Stefanski would prefer one. Thanks for sharing that Syd!
I DID like that Syd - it made a lot of sense. It seems a lot easier for him to coach a pocket passer given those examples of success he had had with them so I can see why Stefanski would prefer one. Thanks for sharing that Syd!
he also is a tough sob, he takes a hit like a man and gets back up
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He was a LT in college right?
I'd have to double check. I got a new job and got WAY behind on my evals, play charting and articles. Going to start playing catchup tomorrow night.
edit: Also, nice to see everyone finally coming around on Sanders. Told you guys quite a long time ago that the Brownies would see it.
Now if I could just get him to cut out the WWE style self promotion and bullshit....
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and my preference at #2 is Sanders
you should like this read then
you should like this read then
From the article:
the organization are up against because of the Deshaun Watson contract mess.....
From an organizational standpoint, Cleveland’s only way out of salary cap purgatory is to land their guy at QB on a rookie contract. They can’t expect to be drafting again this high for a while, and because of Watson’s deal also don’t have the cap space to make a big-ticket signing at QB, which is why they were never in the Matthew Stafford or Sam Darnold sweepstakes....
also know that they won’t have the money to sign a top-tier starter at QB next year, so the situation isn’t changing during the 2026 offseason.
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I really haven't brought up the rookie contract financial aspect of our situation because the more important issue is whether the rookie is worth being picked in the top 5 of the draft. But the reality is, drafting a QB who can get in there and play better than DTR or Winston is about the only way we could have a pretty good QB. And the same would hold for next year...but in theory we will not be this high in the draft order...unless we don't draft a starting QB, and don't sign one better than Pickett. In which case Myles will punch Berry in the face.
I'm beginning to think that Myles was told that they like BOTH Sanders & Ward and that they'll be able to win with either one.
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you should like this read then
From the article:
the organization are up against because of the Deshaun Watson contract mess.....
From an organizational standpoint, Cleveland’s only way out of salary cap purgatory is to land their guy at QB on a rookie contract. They can’t expect to be drafting again this high for a while, and because of Watson’s deal also don’t have the cap space to make a big-ticket signing at QB, which is why they were never in the Matthew Stafford or Sam Darnold sweepstakes....
also know that they won’t have the money to sign a top-tier starter at QB next year, so the situation isn’t changing during the 2026 offseason.
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I really haven't brought up the rookie contract financial aspect of our situation because the more important issue is whether the rookie is worth being picked in the top 5 of the draft. But the reality is, drafting a QB who can get in there and play better than DTR or Winston is about the only way we could have a pretty good QB. And the same would hold for next year...but in theory we will not be this high in the draft order...unless we don't draft a starting QB, and don't sign one better than Pickett. In which case Myles will punch Berry in the face.
I'm beginning to think that Myles was told that they like BOTH Sanders & Ward and that they'll be able to win with either one.
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Alice Cooper is a good person! And he enjoys playing golf. I believe he was friends with Glen Campbell.
He does. Maybe 35 or more years ago I played in golf tournament with a friend in Phoenix AZ. He lived out there and I was visiting and hooked up with him to play in his club tournament at the Pima golf and country club. Alice Cooper was in the group right in front of us. At a couple of back-ups we had a chance to chat.
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