PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL draft opened last night with the Cleveland Browns taking Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett with the No. 1 pick. Chicago and San Francisco swapped picks before the Bears landed quarterback Mitchell Tribisky with the second pick before the 49ers got defensive end Solomon Thomas. Running back Leonard Fournette went to the Jaguars with the fourth pick, and the Titangs granned wideout Corey Davis with the No. 5 selection.

 

DRAFT-VIKINGS

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman is preparing for a busy second day of the NFL draft after staying quiet in the first round.

The Vikings did not have a first-round choice on Thursday night after trading it to the Eagles last August to acquire quarterback Sam Bradford. Even though Spielman has a history of trading up aggressively, he held tight this time around.

It turns out that he wasn’t blowing smoke when he said on Tuesday that a trade up into the first round was unlikely. The Vikings have three picks in the second and third rounds on Friday night, including No. 48 overall in the second round and Nos. 79 and 86 in the third round.

Spielman didn’t make any moves despite several players in positions of need falling down the draft board Thursday night. Entering the draft the team’s biggest need was on the offensive line to bolster a unit that was among the worst in the league last season.

 

DRAFT-PACKERS

 

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ted Thompson wanted to make one thing clear to the NFL’s other 31 general managers Thursday night: Having already traded the Green Bay Packers’ first-round pick to the Cleveland Browns to move back, he’s willing to do so again on Day 2 of the draft.

The Packers sent the 29th overall pick to the Browns to move back four spots to the first pick of Friday’s second round (No. 33). They also got a fourth-round pick (No. 108).

It marked the second time in Thompson’s 13 drafts as the Packers’ general manager that the team did not make a first-round selection. In 2008, Thompson traded back from No. 30 in a deal with the New York Jets and selected Kansas State wide receiver Jordy Nelson with the 36th overall pick.