Jets with #31 pick select Keller - LocalApple

PaullyInNYC · 04-27-2008, 10:32 AM

Tight End Dustin Keller from Purdue was selected #31 overall in the draft. His scouting report assessment is not the greatest blocker but does have good speed and excellent hands. We may have drafted him as a WR

SwimCoach · 04-29-2008, 10:14 AM

Runs 40 in 4.57. Prolific pass catcher, making 68 catches for 881 yards and 7 TDs last season, improving on the 56 catches he had in 2006. Set Indiana state high school record for most catches in a season with 113 for 1,804 yards and 22 TDs his senior year. Looks like a Dallas Clark (from the Colts) type of player in that he's all about catching passes, not blocking.

CityGuy · 04-29-2008, 10:20 AM

April 27, 2008 -- When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the Jets who traded the 36th overall pick (a second-rounder) and the second of their two fourth-round picks (113th overall) to the Packers, were selecting Purdue tight end Dustin Keller at No. 30, there was a collective gasp from the crowd at Radio City Music Hall.

"Un[bleeping]believable," was the rant of one text message to The Post from a fan at the draft.

Somewhere, Chris BakerChris Baker , the Jets' starting tight end who's unhappy with his contract and has left the team's offseason conditioning program in protest, had to have a look of disbelief on his face.

Baker, who has two years remaining on four-year, $6.6 million contract, is scheduled to make $683,000 base salary this season - about $1 million less than Bubba Franks, who was signed as a free agent for $1.65 million to be his backup.

And now, the contract that Keller signs will definitely eclipse Baker's - making Baker the third-highest-paid tight end on the team.

"I assure you they're not going to pay their first-round pick [Keller] like he's a fourth-round pick, and they're paying Chris Baker as if he were a backup and the 53rd man on the roster," Baker's agent, Jonathan Feinsod, told The Post last night.

Last Sunday, Feinsod formally requested that the Jets trade Baker.

"They were unwilling to entertain that," Feinsod said.

Tannenbaum yesterday declined to speak publicly about Baker's contract.

When asked about the trade request, Tannenbaum said firmly, "Chris will be on our team this year."

The selection of Keller, who caught 124 passes the last two years but is not a big blocker at all, was a surprise to many, but the Jets had been targeting Keller all along.

04-27-2008, 10:32 AM	#1
PaullyInNYC Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 1,270	Jets with #31 pick select Keller Tight End Dustin Keller from Purdue was selected #31 overall in the draft. His scouting report assessment is not the greatest blocker but does have good speed and excellent hands. We may have drafted him as a WR

04-29-2008, 10:14 AM	#2
SwimCoach Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 275	Re: Jets with #31 pick select Keller Runs 40 in 4.57. Prolific pass catcher, making 68 catches for 881 yards and 7 TDs last season, improving on the 56 catches he had in 2006. Set Indiana state high school record for most catches in a season with 113 for 1,804 yards and 22 TDs his senior year. Looks like a Dallas Clark (from the Colts) type of player in that he's all about catching passes, not blocking.

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04-29-2008, 10:20 AM	#3
CityGuy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Manhatten Posts: 1,020	Re: Jets with #31 pick select Keller April 27, 2008 -- When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the Jets who traded the 36th overall pick (a second-rounder) and the second of their two fourth-round picks (113th overall) to the Packers, were selecting Purdue tight end Dustin Keller at No. 30, there was a collective gasp from the crowd at Radio City Music Hall. "Un[bleeping]believable," was the rant of one text message to The Post from a fan at the draft. Somewhere, Chris BakerChris Baker , the Jets' starting tight end who's unhappy with his contract and has left the team's offseason conditioning program in protest, had to have a look of disbelief on his face. Baker, who has two years remaining on four-year, $6.6 million contract, is scheduled to make $683,000 base salary this season - about $1 million less than Bubba Franks, who was signed as a free agent for $1.65 million to be his backup. And now, the contract that Keller signs will definitely eclipse Baker's - making Baker the third-highest-paid tight end on the team. "I assure you they're not going to pay their first-round pick [Keller] like he's a fourth-round pick, and they're paying Chris Baker as if he were a backup and the 53rd man on the roster," Baker's agent, Jonathan Feinsod, told The Post last night. Last Sunday, Feinsod formally requested that the Jets trade Baker. "They were unwilling to entertain that," Feinsod said. Tannenbaum yesterday declined to speak publicly about Baker's contract. When asked about the trade request, Tannenbaum said firmly, "Chris will be on our team this year." The selection of Keller, who caught 124 passes the last two years but is not a big blocker at all, was a surprise to many, but the Jets had been targeting Keller all along.