Wash. DBs popular in 2nd round, Mixon to Bengals

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 year. He came back and had — cornerbacks two strong seasons. In 2016, he was an All-Big 12 performer Kevin King who set the school record and Sidney for all-purpose yardage in a Jones, safety season. Budda Baker — Fans in the draft theater were taken in the first 11 booed lustily when Bengals picks Friday night. Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz

None of those choices announced the choice. drew the attention that Cincinnati has a history of Cincinnati’s pick at No. 48 bringing players with offfield overall did: Mixon, who was problems to the roster. uninvited to the scouting “For some of our fans, combine because he was videotaped probably (they’ll) pause for punching a woman a second,” Bengals coach in the face, breaking bones. Marvin Lewis said. “But this

He punched Amelia Molitor thing’s got to move forward, during an altercation at and he’s got to move on. He’s a restaurant, and was suspended lived with this since the day from the team for a it’s occurred.”

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

“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.