NY (AP) a Manti Te'o and Geno Smith presented the sizzle previously missing from the NFL draft. Te'o is headed to North Park, Smith is a Jet, and Radio City Music Hall shook with the sort of sound frequently heard in arenas once they were chosen. The theater rocked with two picks within seconds of each and every other Friday night. Te'o, the Notre Dame All-America linebacker, was opted for sixth in the next round by the Chargers, drawing a roar from the lovers. One place later, the Jets got the West Virginia quarterback, pulling a mad reaction of boos and cheers. The big names had bought out from the majority and meat of opening night, when 18 linemen went in the initial round. Te'o, who light emitting diode the Fighting Irish to the national title game, was predicted as a first-rounder last year. But his poor performance in a at the hands of Alabama, some gradual 40-yard dash situations, and a tabloid-ready hoax involving a fake lover that became a national soap opera slipped his stock. "I did be prepared to get in the very first round," Te'o said. "But things happened and all it did was give me more motivation." When former Chargers defensive straight back Jim Hill was handed the card to make the news by Commissioner Roger Goodell, he was told, "You will get yourself a big cheer when you mention this pick." It had been more a mixture of shock and recognition of the very talked-about person in the draft eventually getting a landing place at No. 38 over all. The Chargers traded up with Arizona to grab Te'o, the Heisman Trophy runner-up. Te'o ran a 40-yard dash at the NFL combine, sluggish for a linebacker. He did better at Notre Dame's expert morning, but NFL teams already had a lot of baseball reasons to doubt his worthiness as a first-round pick. Hillcrest was ready to play on him. "We did plenty of work on Te'o and I've seen him for numerous years," first-year general supervisor Tom Telesco said. Football is loved by "he. He is excited about any of it. He likes to practice. He loves to play." Two authorities, each with an alternative group, said their groups offered Te'o in the very first round partly because of his off-field problems. The males, speaking on condition of anonymity because staff draft method is discreet, said the decision was not just because of a disappointing combine performance or the linebacker's poor performance in the national title game. Te'o was the next linebacker selected in this draft. "It is a perfect scenario. My parents can come and watch, I can go home, it's San Diego," explained Te'o, a native of Hawaii. "We are excited. I am unable to be any happier." With ab muscles next pick, the Jets sent their QB situation spiraling in to further turmoil. They already have Mark Sanchez, who struggled last period but was brought back in great part because of a prohibitive agreement. They nevertheless have Tim Tebow, who almost certainly soon is likely to be cut. They closed David Garrard, who hasn't performed in the NFL since 2010. And now there is Smith, who waited futilely through the first round, came ultimately back to the movie Friday and was paid. "It is incredibly relieving. I undergone the test of time," he said. "It felt like forever in there." If Smith thought that has been hard, wait until the cauldron is entered by him overseen by Jets coach Rex Ryan, where every transfer by every QB on the list is tabloid-Internet fodder for days. "I am a competitor and I'm going to accept my position on the staff, whatever is handed to me," Smith said, "but my job is always to participate day in and day out." Protection Johnathan Cyprien of Florida International was the very first selection of the second round. Cyprien was a in the Sun Belt Conference and really solidified his investment by having an excellent performance in the Senior Bowl. "He is got a passion for the game," instructor Gus Bradley said. "He is very animated. It is just enjoyed by him. He loves to play the game. I think he is going to increase what we have the perspective and here that we're looking for." Illinois added some spice to the next round by selecting former LSU cornerback-kick returner Tyrann Mathieu. The Honey Badger was a Heisman Trophy finalist that LSU dismissed from the group last August for a failure a drug test. He was arrested in late October after police said they found marijuana at Mathieu's apartment. I was impressed by "he so much within my office private, knowing at this point in time what he has to do in his life," Cardinals first-year instructor Bruce Arians said. "I was astonished a little bit. He knows what his problems are, he knows what he's done to himself, but he also knows that some body gives the opportunity to him, that he knows what he must make sure he succeeds." Different significant second-round picks Friday were Tennessee broad recipient Justin Hunter by the Titans, who traded up with San Francisco; Stanford All-America tight conclusion Zach Ertz by Philadelphia; and North Carolina's Gio Bernard, the first running straight back picked, by Cincinnati. Five were drawn in the next, after no running backs were chosen in the first round. The amount of linemen fallen to five. The presumed top-rated working back, Eddie Lacy of Alabama, went with the next-to-last choice of the round, to Green Bay. NCAA record-setting RB Montee Ball of Wisconsin was opted for by Denver. Tampa Bay's first pick in 2013 was defensive back Johnthan Banks of Mississippi State at No. 43 over all. California, which traded it first-rounder this past year to draft Robert Griffin III, went for defensive back David Amerson of New York State at No. 51. New England, recognized for trading early picks for a bunch of later selections, chose linebacker Jamie Collins of Southern Mississippi at No. 52. Dallas, after trading down six locations with Baltimore, closed out the 2nd round by taking managing back Christine Michael of Texas A&M. Cleveland applied its second-rounder, which would have already been 39th overall, in last year's supplemental draft to take vast recipient Josh Gordon of Baylor, who made 50 catches for the Browns in 2012. New Orleans was stripped of its second-round pick in the bounty scandal. The final pick of Day 2 was the Titans' choice of Missouri linebacker Zaviar Gooden. Those types of who did not get were quarterbacks Matt Barkley of Southern California, Landry Jones of Oklahoma and Ryan Nassib of Syracuse; Sc RB Marcus Lattimore, who is recovering from a severe leg injury; and two beginners from national success Alabama, OL Barrett Jones and DT Jesse Williams. And AP Sports Authors Bernie Wilson, Ron Maaddi and Rachel Cohen led for this history. Online: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL
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