Kenjon Barner patiently waited behind his predecessors for the chance to be Oregon’s lead back, and the team that just drafted him, the Carolina Panthers, may have just put him in the same situation. As The Charlotte Observer notes, he will be stuck behind DeAngelo Williams, Oregon alum Jonathan Stewart and Mike Tolbert.
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Like it or not, the Los Angeles Lakers are always in the news. Even as their disappointing season ended against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night, focus will turn to the offseason and figuring out how a team with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Steve Nash, Metta World Peace, Dwight Howard and Antawn Jamison could fail so miserably.
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Five Oregon players heard their names called during the NFL Draft and will look to make impacts on their teams. For a review of how every team fared across the seven rounds, check out CBS Sports analysis of the winners and losers.