NFL draft is April 28 and 29

The dates for the draft were listed incorrectly by me in a story in this morning's Enquirer. It's my mistake. We're correcting the Online version of the story and will run a correction in the print edition for Monday morning.

I was looking at the 2006 NFL calendar accidentally when I checked those dates.

Also ...

-- Nobody asked me, but if I'm the Bengals, I draft defensive players in the first two rounds and do everything possible to develop Ahmad Brooks into a starting NFL middle linebacker. The team has no third-round pick this year because it took Brooks in the third round of the supplemental draft in July.

-- Nearing the end of my seventh full year on the Bengals/NFL beat for the Enquirer, I am still amazed by the industry and how it manages to dominate the sporting landscape.

The Super Bowl was two weeks ago tonight, and already to clock has spun immediately forward and without hesitation to next season. The combine is a valuable exercise for media, too, because you get a chance to meet players in person.