Today's NFL Rookies Face Many Obstacles

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    He played for Atlanta when a young Michael Vick began bankrolling a dogfighting ring.

    He watched St. Louis defensive tackle Claude Wroten derail his promising NFL career with a drug suspension.

    Rams linebacker Chris Draft doesn't want these kinds of mistakes repeated by others. So he's doing something about it.

    For the fifth time in his 11-year NFL career, Draft is serving as a panelist at the league's annual Rookie Symposium that begins today in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. All 256 players selected in April's draft are required to attend three days of seminars. The program is designed to help their adjustment into the NFL and stress that players begin early preparation for life after football.
     

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