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Mike's avatar

There were 17 rounds in the draft back in those days, so teams could probably afford to use a late pick on guys that would only serve as specialists. I don't think it was the Rams that selected Preece though. Pretty sure he did eventually play for them.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1969_draft.htm

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Bob Lowe's avatar

I was incorrect. It appears that Preece went undrafted. I believe the story should be the Rams acquired him just to hold for kicks, but he ended up being a starter.

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