Washington DBs popular in 2nd round

PHILADELPHIA — It’s Philly, so of course they booed.

Roger Goodell heard it. Cincinnati’s selection of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon intensified it.

And Drew Pearson incited the fans at the NFL draft Friday night by lauding — and lauding and lauding — the hated Dallas Cowboys.

Not everything got jeered on the second day of the grab bag.

The most popular group in the second round came from nearly 3,000 miles away from Philadelphia: the Washington Huskies secondary.

Three members — cornerbacks Kevin King and Sidney Jones, safety Budda Baker — were taken in the first 11 picks Friday night.

None of those choices drew the attention that Cincinnati’s pick at No. 48 overall did: Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, who was uninvited to the scouting combine because he was videotaped

Washington’s Kevin King (left) greets former Green Bay Packer Jim Taylor after King was selected by the Packers.

punching a woman in the face, breaking bones.

He punched Amelia Molitor during an altercation at a restaurant, and was suspended from the team for a year.

He came back and had two strong seasons.

In 2016, he was an AllBig 12 performer who set the school record for all-purpose yardage in a season.

Fans in the draft theater booed lustily when Bengals Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz announced the choice. Cincinnati has a history of bringing players with offfield Matt Rourke / The Associated Press

problems to the roster.

“For some of our fans, probably (they’ll) pause for a second,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. “But this thing’s got to move forward, and he’s got to move on. He’s lived with this since the day it’s occurred.”

Another running back who dropped to Round 2 was Florida State AllAmerican Dalvin Cook. He slipped from the first round because of off-field issues and some injury concerns. Cook is a bigplay guy and the Vikings, of course, let go of Adrian Peterson this year.