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07-23-2003, 07:23 PM
Lions sign draft picks Charles Rogers, Boss Bailey and Brandon Drumm
Detroit Lions Press Release
July 23, 2003
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions announced today that they have signed first-round draft pick WR Charles Rogers to a six-year deal, second-round draft pick LB Boss Bailey to a five-year deal and seventh-round draft pick FB Brandon Drumm to a three-year deal. No other terms of their contracts were disclosed. The team also placed rookie RB Artose Pinner on the Active/Non Football Injury list and released OT Tywoin Breaux, WR Jermaine Lewis and LB Josh Thornhill.
Rogers, 6-2, 202, was drafted by the Lions with the second overall selection of the 2003 NFL Draft. He finished his two-year career at Michigan State with 135 receptions for 2,821 yards (20.9 avg.) and 27 touchdowns in only 24 games. Rogers holds the Spartans’ career record with 27 touchdowns after breaking the previous mark of 24 set by Detroit Tigers legend Kirk Gibson, is second in school history in career receiving yards and career receiving yards average and is third on the all-time receptions list. Also, he and current Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress are the only two players in school history to record two 1,000-yard receiving seasons and to catch at least 60 passes in a season.
As a junior in 2002, Rogers received the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s premier receiver and was a consensus All-American and first-team All-Big Ten selection. He broke his own school season-records with 68 receptions for 1,351 yards (19.9 avg.) and 13 touchdowns. Against Northwestern, Rogers caught a touchdown pass for the 14th consecutive game, breaking the NCAA record previously held by former Lion and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard.
During his sophomore year, his first year of game action with the Spartans, he earned first-team All-American honors by the NFL Draft Report as well as second-team All-Big Ten accolades. He put up a school-record 1,470 yards and 14 touchdowns, highlighted by a MSU-record 270 yards in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic vs. Fresno State. In that 44-35 bowl win over Fresno State, he had 69 and 72-yard touchdown receptions.
Rogers was named a consensus All-American and unanimous all-state three times during his high school career at Saginaw (Mich.) High. Prep Football Report rated him as the best high school player in the country and PrepStar named him the Midwest Region Offensive MVP. As a senior, Rogers caught 40 passes for 760 yards (19.0 avg.) and 14 touchdowns. He added 15 carries for 125 yards and two touchdowns and returned two punts for touchdowns as he led the team to the state Division II title that year. Rogers also won state track titles in the 100, 200 and 400 meters.
Bailey, 6-3, 233, was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft with the 34th overall pick. A three-year starter for the Bulldogs, Bailey emerged as one of the premier defenders in the Southeastern Conference. In 2002, he started every game at strongside linebacker, leading the team with a career-high 114 tackles (63 solos), including six sacks for minus-55 yards and 10 stops for losses of 66 yards. He also had nine quarterback pressures, forced a fumble and blocked three field goals.
An All-SEC first-team selection in 2002, Bailey was named a semifinalist for the Butkus and Lombardi Awards, which honor college football’s best linebacker. Bailey’s effort helped lead Georgia to the SEC Championship and a Sugar Bowl win over Florida State. He finished his career with 266 tackles (151 solos), with 7.5 sacks, 22 stops behind the line of scrimmage, 29 quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles, two interceptions, 11 passes defensed and three blocked kicks while starting 35 of 48 games.
Bailey attended Charlton County (Ga.) High where was he an All-USA honorable mention pick by USA Today and chosen as one of the Super Eleven, Super Southern 100 and Top 50 in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Drumm, 6-1, 233, was selected by the Lions with their third choice in the seventh round in the 2003 NFL Draft. During his senior season as a fullback at Colorado, he earned All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention after career highs in carries (11), rushing yards (128), receptions (20), receiving yards (161) and touchdowns (four) all while blocking for Buffalo tailback Chris Brown’s record-setting season. Drumm had a career-long 44-yard run in the 2002 Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma.
His first career touchdown came on January 1, 2002 in the Fiesta Bowl against Lions’ QB Joey Harrington and the Oregon Ducks. He started 27 games in his career, including two as a freshman in 1999. Drumm earned Prep Star All-American honors as a senior at Service (Anchorage, Alaska) High and was the state player-of-the-year. During that season, he rushed 226 times for 2,273 yards and 36 touchdowns, setting state records for yards and touchdowns. In the state championship game he rushed for 273 yards and four touchdowns to lead Service to a 47-14 win. Sports Illustrated included him on its list of the top 50 greatest sports figures of the 20th century from Alaska, having him listed at No. 17.
Detroit Lions Press Release
July 23, 2003
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions announced today that they have signed first-round draft pick WR Charles Rogers to a six-year deal, second-round draft pick LB Boss Bailey to a five-year deal and seventh-round draft pick FB Brandon Drumm to a three-year deal. No other terms of their contracts were disclosed. The team also placed rookie RB Artose Pinner on the Active/Non Football Injury list and released OT Tywoin Breaux, WR Jermaine Lewis and LB Josh Thornhill.
Rogers, 6-2, 202, was drafted by the Lions with the second overall selection of the 2003 NFL Draft. He finished his two-year career at Michigan State with 135 receptions for 2,821 yards (20.9 avg.) and 27 touchdowns in only 24 games. Rogers holds the Spartans’ career record with 27 touchdowns after breaking the previous mark of 24 set by Detroit Tigers legend Kirk Gibson, is second in school history in career receiving yards and career receiving yards average and is third on the all-time receptions list. Also, he and current Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress are the only two players in school history to record two 1,000-yard receiving seasons and to catch at least 60 passes in a season.
As a junior in 2002, Rogers received the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s premier receiver and was a consensus All-American and first-team All-Big Ten selection. He broke his own school season-records with 68 receptions for 1,351 yards (19.9 avg.) and 13 touchdowns. Against Northwestern, Rogers caught a touchdown pass for the 14th consecutive game, breaking the NCAA record previously held by former Lion and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard.
During his sophomore year, his first year of game action with the Spartans, he earned first-team All-American honors by the NFL Draft Report as well as second-team All-Big Ten accolades. He put up a school-record 1,470 yards and 14 touchdowns, highlighted by a MSU-record 270 yards in the 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic vs. Fresno State. In that 44-35 bowl win over Fresno State, he had 69 and 72-yard touchdown receptions.
Rogers was named a consensus All-American and unanimous all-state three times during his high school career at Saginaw (Mich.) High. Prep Football Report rated him as the best high school player in the country and PrepStar named him the Midwest Region Offensive MVP. As a senior, Rogers caught 40 passes for 760 yards (19.0 avg.) and 14 touchdowns. He added 15 carries for 125 yards and two touchdowns and returned two punts for touchdowns as he led the team to the state Division II title that year. Rogers also won state track titles in the 100, 200 and 400 meters.
Bailey, 6-3, 233, was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft with the 34th overall pick. A three-year starter for the Bulldogs, Bailey emerged as one of the premier defenders in the Southeastern Conference. In 2002, he started every game at strongside linebacker, leading the team with a career-high 114 tackles (63 solos), including six sacks for minus-55 yards and 10 stops for losses of 66 yards. He also had nine quarterback pressures, forced a fumble and blocked three field goals.
An All-SEC first-team selection in 2002, Bailey was named a semifinalist for the Butkus and Lombardi Awards, which honor college football’s best linebacker. Bailey’s effort helped lead Georgia to the SEC Championship and a Sugar Bowl win over Florida State. He finished his career with 266 tackles (151 solos), with 7.5 sacks, 22 stops behind the line of scrimmage, 29 quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles, two interceptions, 11 passes defensed and three blocked kicks while starting 35 of 48 games.
Bailey attended Charlton County (Ga.) High where was he an All-USA honorable mention pick by USA Today and chosen as one of the Super Eleven, Super Southern 100 and Top 50 in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Drumm, 6-1, 233, was selected by the Lions with their third choice in the seventh round in the 2003 NFL Draft. During his senior season as a fullback at Colorado, he earned All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention after career highs in carries (11), rushing yards (128), receptions (20), receiving yards (161) and touchdowns (four) all while blocking for Buffalo tailback Chris Brown’s record-setting season. Drumm had a career-long 44-yard run in the 2002 Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma.
His first career touchdown came on January 1, 2002 in the Fiesta Bowl against Lions’ QB Joey Harrington and the Oregon Ducks. He started 27 games in his career, including two as a freshman in 1999. Drumm earned Prep Star All-American honors as a senior at Service (Anchorage, Alaska) High and was the state player-of-the-year. During that season, he rushed 226 times for 2,273 yards and 36 touchdowns, setting state records for yards and touchdowns. In the state championship game he rushed for 273 yards and four touchdowns to lead Service to a 47-14 win. Sports Illustrated included him on its list of the top 50 greatest sports figures of the 20th century from Alaska, having him listed at No. 17.