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Cowboys draft for 2001

From the archives:

April 22: The next-best Vick: Jones gets his man

April 23: Cowboys' draft gets defensive

April 21-22: Cowboys drafted alternately 7th, 6th and 8th
No.	Player	Pos.	School
1	No selection: Traded to Seattle along with 1st-round choice in 2000 for Joey Galloway
2a	Quincy Carter	QB	Georgia
2b	Tony Dixon	DB	Alabama
3a	No selection: Traded to New Orleans along with 3rd-round choice obtained from Indianapolis for 2nd-round choice
3b	Willie Blade	DT	Mississippi State
4a	No selection: Traded to Atlanta along with 7th-round pick in 2002 for O.J. Santiago
4b	Markus Steele	LB	Southern California
5	Matt Lehr	C	Virginia Tech
6	Daleroy Stewart	DT	Southern Mississippi
7a	Colston Weatherington	DT	Central Missouri State
7b	John Nix	DT	Southern Mississippi
7c	Char-ron Dorsey	OT	Florida State
	Made active roster \| Click on names in boldface for career statistics
Rick Gosselin: Someone please place a moratorium on trading down at Valley Ranch. Jones twice traded out of choice defensive slots in the second and became obsessed with Carter. He went a round too early, and Blade might have done two rounds too early. Grade: D

Today in History

1999: A final autopsy reveals that former Cowboys offensive lineman Mark Tuinei died of a lethal combination of heroin and a form of the drug ecstasy. The death was ruled an accident.

Picture of the Day

Green Bay Packer Jim Taylor runs with a Bart Starr pass as Mel Renfro (20) leaps high in air too late to break up the pass during the NFL Championship game, Jan. 1, 1967, in Dallas. At left is Cowboys Chuck Howley (54).