The National Football League announced today the names of 46 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25-26. Each of the 46 players has met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and each has submitted a written application in which he renounced his remaining college football eligibility. The deadline for receiving applications was January 15. In alphabetical order, those players are:

Asher Allen DB Georgia Kenny; Britt WR Rutgers; Eben Britton OT Arizona; Donald Brown RB Connecticut; Everette Brown DE Florida St.; Carson Butler TE Michigan; Jairus Byrd DB Oregon; James Casey TE Rice; Jeremy Childs WR Boise State; Glen Coffee RB Alabama; Emanuel Cook DB South Carolina; Jared Cook TE South Carolina; Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech; Andrew Davie TE Arkansas; Nate Davis QB Ball State; Vontae Davis DB Illinois; Maurice Evans DE Penn State; Josh Freeman QB Kansas St.; Mike Goodson RB Texas A&M; Shonn Greene RB Iowa; Brian Hartline WR Ohio State; Percy Harvin WR Florida; Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Maryland; P.J. Hill RB Wisconsin; Greg Isdaner G West Virginia; Ricky Jean-Francois DT LSU; Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri; Sen’Derrick Marks DT Auburn; Aaron Maybin DE Penn State; LeSean McCoy RB Pittsburgh; Andrew Means WR Indiana; D.J. Moore DB Vanderbilt; Knowshon Moreno RB Georgia; Cameron Morrah TE California; Captain Munnerlyn DB South Carolina; Hakeem Nicks WR North Carolina; Kevin Ogletree WR Virginia; Jerraud Powers DB Auburn; Richard Quinn TE North Carolina; Mark Sanchez QB Southern California; Andre Smith OT Alabama; Sean Smith DB Utah; Matt Stafford QB Georgia; Donald Washington DB Ohio State; Chris Wells RB Ohio State; Brandon Williams DE Texas Tech.

Source: NFL Media

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The St. Louis Rams agreed to terms on a three-year deal with rookie wide receiver Keenan Burton yesterday. Keenan was a fourth round pick out of Kentucky. He’s expected to make an immediate impact for the Rams after a great college career where after 45 games, he finished fourth in Kentucky history in catches, third in receiving yards, second in touchdowns and third in all purpose yards. Injuries kept him from being drafted higher so durability is a concern. But VP of Player Personnel Billy Devaney is optimistic:

“He fits the mold we have been stressing. Now we have some depth at wide out and it has put us in a position where there is going to be great competition once we get to training camp.”

Keenan will go camping with Torry Holt, Drew Bennett, Dane Looker, Dante Hall, Marques Hagans, Reche Caldwell, Eric Fowler, Derek Stanley and Brandon Williams — not exactly the Greatest Show on Turf on paper. But with Marc Bulger at quarterback, Keenan will be a welcome addition. He’s the the third member of this year’s Rams Draft class to sign, following fifth round guard Roy Schuening and third round tackle John Greco.

Source: StLouisRams.com

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Rams Sign Rookie Receiver Keenan Burton