Adam’s Draft Apples Day Two:

• C Antoine Caldwell, Alabama – The best player on the board if you ask me.
• DE Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech – Way too athletic, big and talented to still be available.
• DT Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU – Another Baton Rouge D-line product we have scouted.
• G Duke Robinson, Oklahoma – We could move Brian Waters if we drafted the OU standout.
• OLB Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina – Could be a poor man’s James Harrison…if his knee is finally healthy.
• OT Jamon Meredith, South Carolina – Another Gamecock, and this one could start instantly at RT.
• RB Andre Brown, N.C. State – A big bruiser who could replace Larry Johnson.
• RB Shonn Greene, Iowa – An even bigger, though probably less talented, bruiser.
• WR Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma – Really impressed me in the Senior Bowl.
• WR Louis Murphy, Florida – 4.32 speed is rare, especially on day two.

Of course, as you already know, guys like Brian Orakpo, Connor Barwin, Eben Britton and Michael Crabtree were my day one “Apples.” Day one is easy. Pegging the day two guys is a little more challenging.

Who are your Day Two Draft Apples, Addicts?

By now, you’ve heard the news about Larry Johnson. You’ve heard that he can’t sip bubbly any more. You’ve heard that he can’t go to Blonde or any other bar or club after 9 PM. You’ve heard that he plans to report when the Chiefs kick off their voluntary workouts come Monday. You’ve heard that the Chiefs are filling a breach-of-contract grievance with the NFL to try to free themselves of the $3.75 million they owe wannabe Scarface Andre Rison  Jr.

What you haven’t read is this: Larry Johnson will not be wearing red on Sundays this fall…in Kansas City, anyway.

Say goodbye to the bad guy? No. Say goodbye to the Larry in red.

He might don red as Tiger Wood’s caddy. He might sport the red jersey of the Bucs, Cardinals, Falcons, Niners, Texans or Giants. But he will never rock his red No. 27 Chiefs jersey again. Well, not on Sunday for pay. If he wants to wear it with a pink watch, a trucker hat and camo pants to the club on his own time, hey, that’s his business.

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