NFL Draft 2011: If the Redskins Draft Jake Locker at 10, It Won’t Be in Person

April 5, 2011   ·   Kelso Carpenter   ·   Jump to comments

According to the folks at Pro Football Talk, Jake Locker has declined his invitation to the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 28.
Locker is one of two players (Nate Solder) who has opted not to attend this month's draft even though he has a chance to go in the top 20 picks.
Many mock drafts have projected Locker going anywhere from Washington at 10, Minnesota at 12 and Jacksonville at 15.  Of course, many NFL scouts and experts have also said they could see him dropping out of the first round altogether. 
At this point, it is unclear if his decision to skip the draft is along the same line of thinking as Jimmy Clausen in 2010—fearing an embarrassingly public slide—or if it has something to do with the current labor situation between the players and owners.
Then again, he could be doing what Browns left tackle Joe Thomas did in 2007—choosing fishing with his dad over shaking the commissioners hand.
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