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...President Matthew J. Glazer ’06, one of the sponsors of the bill, criticized the General Education report—released in draft form to the Faculty Council in March—calling it “very disappointing...
Fitzpatrick’s longtime teammate, senior wide receiver Brian Edwards, watched the draft from Cambridge and was startled by Fitzpatrick’s late selection...
Fitzpatrick was the 14th and final quarterback selected of the draft, and the ninth of the second day. Though pre-draft predictions had ranked Fitzpatrick as one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the draft, he watched several signal callers go by ahead of him, including similarly-touted Kyle Orton of Purdue and Stefan LeFors of Louisville (both fourth round) as well as lesser-known players such as Tulsa’s James Kilian and USC’s Matt Cassel. Cassel, who saw little action as junior Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart’s backup this season...
Rote said that Fitzpatrick will likely sign a two- to three-year contract, but the deal will likely not be finalized until June. More immediately, Fitzpatrick will attend a mini-camp in St. Louis with the other draft picks this Thursday...
Fitzpatrick, who watched the draft with his family from his home in Gilbert, Ariz., was on a flight back to Cambridge yesterday evening and was unavailable for comment...