DRAFT

“You’ve got to accept things as a man, and I just was waiting my turn,” Cook said.

The Steelers took a local standout, running back James Conner of Pitt. Conner overcame cancer to return to the Panthers, and now he gets to stay home in the pros.

Earlier, King’s extralong stay at the draft turned out to be a short stint.

The Washington cornerback was taken by Green Bay as the first selection in the second round. One of five players who were on hand and were not taken in the opening round, the 6-foot-3 former safety isn’t particularly speedy, but has the size and aggressiveness pro teams seek.

Plus, the Packers, who acquired the spot from Cleveland in a deal Thursday night through which the Browns got Miami tight end David Njoku, were ravaged by injuries in the secondary last season.

“I am a playmaker, somebody who will go get the ball,” King said. “I think everyone wants somebody like that in the secondary.

“Last night, it had nothing to do with me. When my name was called, that’s when it had something to do with me.”

King was joined by secondary mate Baker on Friday night when Arizona took the Washington safety.

Then the Eagles added yet another Huskies defensive back, selecting Jones. Jones tore his Achilles tendon at his pro day and might not be healthy for the 2017 season.

Through 64 selections, 18 defensive backs had gone, the most for two rounds of any draft.

Cleveland was expected to add a quarterback at some point and did so at No. 52 with Notre Dame’s Deshone Kizer. The Browns have started 26 quarterbacks since 1999, when they returned as an expansion team.

Two more QBS went Friday: Davis Webb of Cal to the Giants and C.J. Beathard of Iowa to San Francisco, both in the third round.

Accompanied by former Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski, an icon in Philadelphia, Goodell thanked the city and the fans — folks in the theater still booed him, but not when “Jaws” repeated the tribute.