| The University of Minnesota (UM) Golden Gophers | | | | and 2010). |
| had two football players selected in the 2010 NFL | | | | After trading Brandon Marshall, their best wide |
| Draft that was held in April at Radio City Music | | | | receiver, to the Miami Dolphins the Denver |
| Hall in NYC. The two men from the football | | | | Broncos are in need of a new receiving threat. |
| program at the school selected by National | | | | Young Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels (age |
| Football League franchises are: | | | | 34) hopes that Eric Decker and his first round |
| - Eric Decker (wide receiver) - taken with the | | | | quarterback selection, Tim Tebow, will prove to |
| 87th overall pick in the 3rd round by the Denver | | | | be a formidable offensive tandem for years to |
| Broncos | | | | come in the mile high city. |
| - Nathan Triplett (linebacker) - selected as the | | | | Nathan Triplett is a 6'3" 250 linebacker originally |
| 167th players taken in the draft and going to the | | | | from Maple Plain, Minnesota who plans on wearing |
| Minnesota Vikings with a fifth round pick | | | | number 58 for the Minnesota Vikings next year. |
| Eric Decker was a fan favorite at the wide | | | | Nathan is slated to join a franchise that has strung |
| receiver position for fans in the Minneapolis area | | | | together a recent secession of winning seasons |
| during his college playing days. The 6'3" 217 pound | | | | over the past few years. |
| player was originally born in 1987 in Cold Spring, | | | | Led by quarterback Brett Favre and star running |
| Minnesota and in addition to excelling on the grid | | | | back Adrian Peterson the Vikings came up one |
| iron is also an outstanding baseball player. | | | | game short of advancing to the Super Bowl |
| Eric was chosen in the 39th round of the 2008 | | | | following the 2009 regular season and lost to |
| Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee | | | | eventual Super Bowl XLV champions the New |
| Brewers and as a result of not signing with the | | | | Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game. |
| Brewers he was selected again in the 2009 Major | | | | Vikings head coach Brad Childress hopes that the |
| League Baseball draft (this time by the Twins in | | | | addition of young motivated talent like he sees in |
| the 27th round). Eric Decker has the unique honor | | | | Nathan Triplett will be the boost that the program |
| of having been drafted by three different | | | | needs to get over the hump and take the next |
| professional sports teams (Brewers, Twins, | | | | step by making it all the way to the Super Bowl. |
| Broncos) in three consecutive years (2008,2009, | | | | |