For now, Clarett and Williams barred

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft04/news/story?id=1785560

NEW YORK -- A stay was granted Monday by a federal appeals court until it rules on the NFL's appeal of an earlier decision that allowed Maurice Clarett and eventually Mike Williams to be part of the draft, ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports.


A stay in the proceedings technically will keep Clarett and Williams out of the draft Saturday at least temporarily, but a ruling could come down in their favor beforehand, which would make both eligible to be selected. If Clarett and Williams are declared eligible for the draft after it takes place, the NFL already has said the two would be part of a supplemental draft.

The draft is still really deep at receiver. It shouldnt affet thigns to much. It lessons our chance of trading down to get a dline because not the Falcons and Jags will look DLine if hes not there. I still beleive WIlfork will be the surprise pick and move up the most. Either way the Skins should just pick at five.

Dispite the fact that it wont really effect us, or people looking for a reciver in the draft, I think this is a travisty to Mike Williams. If he cant be in the draft and cant go back to school, its ludacris. He only enterted the draft after they said he was eligable, so if he cant get in, he gets screwed over bigtime.

http://sports.iwon.com/news/04192004/v2680.html?PG=home&SEC=news

This may affect us, if one of the top four changes their minds now. WR's are more scarce, so a team that may have decided to wait will now pull the trigger.

Any word on what Clarett's lawyers are planning to do now?

How about Williams' representatives? Any indication they might sue the NCAA for reinstatement?

This could get really really ugly guys. Because Clarett, Mike Williams, and I believe Fitzgerald also all really need this to go through, otherwise they are screwed. We might see the NFL draft knocked back, who knows. Maybe they'll ditch the draft and we can sign free agents instead... wait.. I like that way better!

Fitz should not be affected by the ruling. He was ruled elgible by the NFL standards before the first Clarett ruling.

--Phin

Ah ok, I wasn't sure I heard that he was questionable.

They might get in the draft after all. I heard ther lawyers should be able to overturn the ruling before Sat.

At worst they would be in a supplemental draft, they wont get screwed out of getting into the NFL. The draft isnt going to get pushed back, I promise that. Im sure they will work it out before Saturday. That seems so much easier then having an extra draft.