Two Missouri football players drafted into action

Will Franklin and Martin Rucker were taken in the fourth round, and five Tigers signed as free agents.
Sunday, April 27, 2008 | 11:34 p.m. CDT; updated 11:38 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

COLUMBIA — Will Franklin wasn’t waiting by the phone when the fourth round of the NFL Draft got under way. With the second day of the draft starting at 9 a.m. central time Sunday, he had other things on his mind.

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