Is Kony Ealy a Legitimate First-Round Talent?

May 3, 2014   ·   Knox Bardeen   ·   Jump to comments

Spending time in the NFL’s green room and waiting, waiting … waiting, is no way to spend the first round of the NFL draft. No player wants to start his career with that kind of embarrassment in the spotlight.
That’s why making the decision to attend the draft live in New York City is a gut-wrenching call, not to be made unless you feel your name is going to be called on Day 1, and pretty early on at that.
Former Missouri defensive end Kony Ealy must be confident, because he’s one of the 30 players who will spend Thursday, May 8 at Radio City Music Hall. But confidence has never been an issue for Ealy.
On April 22, Ealy compared himself to probable first-overall pick, and fellow defensive end, Jadeveon Clowney. And he told Tom Pelissero of USA Today, he feels pretty good about the comparison:
I feel like I'm the best guy in this draft, period. And that's not a cocky thing — that's just a confidence thing. It's not just talk. It's been p...

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