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After Uncertainty, Neal Gets Hogs on NFL Draft Board
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After Uncertainty, Neal Gets Hogs on NFL Draft Board

Arkansas Razorbacks On SI·Kent Smith·about 1 month ago
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A few weeks ago, Arkansas defensive back Julian Neal was living the dream. The Jacksonville Jaguars' upper management was pondering whether it should cough up what was expected to be a large amount of money to retain former Razorbacks defensive back five-year veteran Montaric Brown or use a pick late in the second round to replace him with Neal. For a long time, it looked like Neal was going to be the choice when, unexpectedly, the Jaguars put out a release saying Brown had agreed to a reported three-year, $33 million contract to stick around. What was great for one Razorback sent the future career of another into absolute uncertainty. The one thing that became obvious was that Neal would fall out of the second round. The question immediately evolved into how far the fall would be. The answer is over a full round as Neal went from expecting to go at No. 56 in the second to Jacksonville, to, instead, the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks at the next to last pick of the third.…

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