Michael Jordan Fishes in Ocean City
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It’s become a regular occurrence to see the basketball great on his boat. So its just another day when Michael Jordan fishes in Ocean City. Or is it? The basketball legend once again fished the Eastern Shore and this time walked away with a spot on the leaderboard!
The Huk Big Fish Classic once again saw some dramatics as anglers reeled in their fish. The fisherman competed for over $1 million dollars in prizes.
It’s no mystery that Michael Jordan loves his fishing. And spotting him on his boat has almost become commonplace. So it was very cool to see the Hall of Famer sit atop the leaderboard even for a short time.
MJ was spotted in Salisbury last week and proceeded to fish day 2 of the 3-day competition. His boat, aptly named Catch 23, had an impressive haul of fish. His crew reeled in one swordfish, a yellowfin and two big eye tuna. The swordfish landed MJ atop of the leaderboard, weighing in at a nice 91.5 pounds. WOW!
Michael would sit on the top spot for a good chunk of the day until a 170.5 pound swordfish would swoop in. Michael and team would eventually drop to 2nd in the swordfish competition according to Delmarva Now.
If you missed Michael Jordan and his Catch 23 boat, don’t worry. The entire crew is slated to fish the annual White Marlin Open. This will be MJ’s fourth year competing in the open.
The open will run from August 6-11th.
So if you want to see one of the greatest basketball players ever, head down to the beach as once again Michael Jordan fishes in Ocean City.
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Highest NFL Draft Picks From Delaware
Since the first draft was held in 1936, the National Football League (NFL) has used its annual culling of the top college talent in the country to grow its ranks, renew the popularity of the sport, and to increase competitive parity among all football teams. Though the draft process has undergone several iterations since that first draft took place, it remains true to its original design as an equalizer. In its current arrangement, the draft consists of seven rounds, whereby each of the 32 NFL teams receives one pick per round. The order of selection takes place in reverse order of how each team finished the previous season—in other words, barring any trades between teams, each round starts with the team that had the worst overall record and ends with the Super Bowl champions.
There is a long and storied history of teams coming out of the dustbin of failure to resurrect themselves through strategic drafting of top college players. In 1989, for example, the Dallas Cowboys finished 1-15, the worst record in their franchise history. But after drafting Emmitt Smith, who would go on to become the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, first-round No. 1 pick Russell Maryland, and No. 1 pick and future Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, “America’s team” transformed itself into a powerhouse that won three Super Bowls throughout the 1990s.And while for every top draft pick that went on to gridiron glory—such as 7-time All-Pro quarterback Peyton Manning—there are equally storied accounts of star players who almost didn’t make it out of the draft at all, let alone make a team’s top pick, the NFL’s annual strategic raffle has retained, for teams and colleges alike, its power to change the face of the game with a single draft pick. To this, one need look no further than the 2017 draft, when nine teams passed over Patrick Mahomes, who has gone on to take the once-flailing Kansas City Chiefs to three Super Bowl appearances.
With the 2022 draft slated to be held April 28-30 in Las Vegas, Stacker compiled a list of the highest NFL draft picks born in Delaware since 1970 using data from Pro Football Reference. Ties were broken by the most recent year drafted.