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TEVAUN SMITH TAKEN IN FIRST ROUND OF CFL DRAFT

The Canadian Missile attracted some big-time interest from the league up north.

Speedy Iowa receiver Tevaun Smith didn't get to hear his name called during the NFL Draft ten days ago, but he didn't have to wait long to be picked in the CFL Draft yesterday -- Smith was selected by the Edmonton Eskimos with the final pick (#8) of the first round.

If you're an Edmonton Eskimo fan who's wandered across the interwebs to find out more about the new receiver that you just drafted -- welcome! And check this out:

The CFL Draft -- and the CFL in general -- is a different animal than the NFL Draft, so we enlisted the aid of Andrew Bucholtz, a Friend of the Pants and freelance writer who contributes to several sites, including Awful Announcing and 55-Yard Line, the CFL blog for Yahoo!