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Chiefs first team on clock when NFL draft dominated by linemen gets under way Thursday night
• KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- This year's NFL draft is heavy on size and light on glamour.
• There's no high-profile quarterback destined to go No. 1 and instantly become the face of a downtrodden franchise. There's not even a running back or wide receiver worthy of the top overall pick, someone with the kind of swagger that wins over fans weary of losing.
• Nope, there's just beef. And lots of it.
• There's 6-foot-6, 306-pound Luke Joeckel, the offensive tackle from Texas A&M whom the Kansas City Chiefs are expected to select first overall. There's also Eric Fisher of Central Michigan and Lane Johnson of Oklahoma, two more 300-pounders who could be snapped up in the first 10 picks.
• Even the defensive side of the ball is big on bigness: Florida's Sharrif Floyd, Utah's Star Lotulelei and Sylvester Williams of North Carolina are considered premium space eaters.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Thursday, April 25, the 115th day of 2013. There are 250 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On April 25, 1983, 10-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, received a reply from Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov to a letter she'd written expressing concern about possible nuclear war; Andropov reassured Samantha that the Soviet Union did not want war, and he invited her to visit his country, a trip Samantha made the following July.
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• On this date:
• In 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller (Continued on page 41)
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