| The University of Maryland (UM) Terrapins (Terps) | | | | position that lends itself to a smoother transition. |
| college football program had two players taken in | | | | Campbell is slated to wear number 74 next year |
| the 2010 NFL Draft that was held in April. The | | | | for the NFL team in Oakland and Raiders head |
| school based in College Park, Maryland had two | | | | coach Tom Cable is excited about the upside of |
| athletes selected by National Football League (NFL) | | | | his fourth round draft selection. Coach Cable |
| franchises in the annual draft and those two men | | | | hopes to get Bruce on the field early and often |
| are: | | | | as the Raiders for years now have been trying to |
| - Bruce Campbell (offensive lineman) - selected in | | | | fill a void on their offensive line. Many football |
| the fourth round with the 106th overall pick by | | | | analysts agree that the root cause of the recent |
| the Oakland Raiders | | | | offensive woes of the Oakland franchise can be |
| - Nolan Carroll (cornerback) - picked in the fifth | | | | traced back to a porous front five. |
| round by the Miami Dolphins as the 145th overall | | | | It can be argued that Nolan Carroll, the other |
| player selected The Maryland Terrapins compete | | | | University of Maryland 2010 NFL Draft selection, is |
| in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and are | | | | in many ways an opposite type of player from |
| proud to send disciplined young men on to play | | | | his former teammate Bruce Campbell. Carroll |
| football at the next level. For athletes like Bruce | | | | plays defense whereas Campbell plays offense |
| and Nolan hearing their names called during the | | | | and furthermore while Bruce has a large 6'6" 314 |
| NFL Draft is a dream come true and the | | | | pound frame Nolan is a much more pedestrian |
| University of Maryland prides itself in playing a role | | | | size at 5'11" and 204 pounds. |
| in turning those dreams into reality. | | | | Before being picked up by the Miami Dolphins to |
| Bruce Campbell, born in 1988, is a 6'6" 314 pound | | | | add youth and speed to their secondary Nolan |
| offensive lineman that played tackle in high school | | | | grew up in the state of Florida. Nolan Carroll was |
| and college but is expected to at least start out | | | | born and raised in Green Cove Springs, Florida |
| as an interior offensive lineman at the guard | | | | which is in the northeastern part of the state. |
| position with the Oakland Raiders. Despite having | | | | After spending five years in Maryland during his |
| the height to play offensive tackle the initial | | | | stint in college Nolan and his parents (who still live |
| reports from the Raiders are that they would | | | | in Florida) are surely excited about having him |
| prefer to ease Bruce into their offense at a | | | | back in the Sunshine State. |
