It had been a long run. Since elementary school. Jarius Wright and Greg Childs have always been teammates. They played the same position too, receiver. One is big and fairly fast, Childs. The other is fairly small and very fast, Wright. They play the same position but bring different skills. They've played together since elementary school. Through high school and the University of Arkansas. The teammate thing had to end when they hit the separation process called the NFL Draft. So they thought.
On Saturday, the Minnesota Vikings selected Jarius Wright and Greg Childs in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Still teammates. The odds are remarkable. Warren, Arkansas is a town of 6,000. The odds of one their own making it all the way to the NFL are long. Friends and teammates? Teammates that play the same position? Teammates that play the same position that get drafted by the same NFL team? Inconceivable! The Vikings have a real need at receiver. Jarius Wright and Greg Childs, each with unique skills, can fill that need. They can make it a strength. Together they can. It's all they've ever known.
The Vikings found a couple more sets of teammates in this draft. First round tackle Matt Kalil was followed by his USC teammate, fullback/tight Rhett Ellison. Great friends too. First round safety Harrison Smith will have Notre Dame company with fellow safety Robert Blanton. It's a strong possibility that the two Golden Domers will start together at safety for the Vikings this fall. There's a bunch of Notre Dame players on the Vikings. Center John Sullivan, tight ends Kyle Rudolph and John Carlson and now the two rookie safeties. They were once all together in South Bend. Still teammates.
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