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CAROLINAS CONNECTIONS
Lions surprise former Butler High star
DAVID SCOTT
dscott@charlotteobserver.com
Kenneth Moore apparently wasn't too high on the Detroit Lions' priority list before the NFL draft. The Lions didn't have Moore's phone number Sunday afternoon after they made him their fifth-round pick. After tracking down a number for him, they were able to let Moore, a former Butler High star, know they had chosen him as the 136th overall pick.
Moore, who also played at Wake Forest, said the Lions want him to be their kick returner and compete for a receiver position. They're already deep at that spot with Calvin Johnson and Roy Williams. "I never talked to (the Lions)," said Moore, whose 98 receptions last season for the Deacons were an ACC record. "So this was pretty much of a surprise."
More Carolina connections
Other players with Carolina ties selected Sunday: DaJuan Morgan, FS, Kansas City (third round, 82nd pick, N.C. State); Jeremy Thompson, DE, Green Bay (4th, 102, Wake Forest, Charlotte Christian); William Hayes, DE, Tennessee (4th, 104, Winston Salem State); Dre Moore, DT, Tampa Bay (4th, 115, Independence High); Jerome Felton, RB, Detroit (5th, 142, Furman); DeMario Pressley, DE, New Orleans (5th, 144, N.C. State); Barry Richardson, OT, Kansas City (6th, 170, Clemson); Corey Lynch, S, Cincinnati (6th, 177, Appalachian State); Steve Justice, C, Indianapolis (6, 201, Wake Forest; Brian Johnston, DE, Kansas City (7th, 210, Gardner-Webb); Justin Harper, Baltimore (7th, 215, Bandys High); Cory Boyd, Tampa Bay (7th, 238, South Carolina).
