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Vince Young will not get the chance to play for his hometown team.
\Houston Texans general manager Charley Casserly announced that the Texans would select either Reggie Bush of Southern California or Mario Williams of North Carolina State.
 We came to the conclusion that to draft a quarterback, whether it be Vince Young, Matt Leinart or Jay Cutler, was not the best thing for this football team," Casserly said. "The best thing for this football team was to use the first pick in this draft to add a premiere player at another position."
Casserly also confirmed other teams has been contacted about the possibility of trading the top pick in Saturday's draft but had no interest.
"Right now we have nobody interested in that first pick, so we have gone ahead and begun negotiations with two players," Casserly said.
In recent months there has been unprecendented pressure from Texans fans to select Young, a Houston native, with the top pick. There was even a full-page ad in Sunday's Houston Chronicle asking Texans owner Bob McNair to select Young.
When Casserly was asked if he was prepared for the backlash of not getting either Young or Heisman trophy winner Bush he said:
"If that happens, then I'll be the first one to defend Mario Williams. What people should understand is that if we take Mario Williams and if somebody doesn't like it, then I'm right here and I'm the guy to yell at. Nobody else. Boo me. Don't boo Mario Williams." |
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