Rypien, Howard On Nfl Draft List

The list includes a Super Bowl MVP, a Heisman Trophy winner, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and more than 600 pounds of Perry brothers.

Mark Rypien, Desmond Howard, Chris Doleman, and William and Michael Dean Perry are among the players who will be available in the NFL expansion draft.

On Thursday, the league released the list of players who can be picked in the Feb. 15 draft by the expansion Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars, who will both begin play next season.

Each of the 28 established teams must make six players available in the draft. All those teams submitted their lists except Super Bowl opponents San Francisco and San Diego, which don’t have to send in their names until Jan. 31.

Rypien, who quarterbacked the Washington Redskins to victory in the 1992 Super Bowl, was Vinny Testaverde’s backup at Cleveland last season.

“He knows the Browns are committed to Vinny Testaverde,” said the former Shadle Park High School and WSU star’s agent, Ken Stanninger. “He was a bit frustrated he didn’t get to contribute more. Carolina or Jacksonville are certainly attractive to him.”

Howard won the 1991 Heisman Trophy at Michigan, but the wide receiver has been a disappointment during his three seasons with the Redskins.

Doleman was 1992 NFC defensive player of the year with Minnesota, which traded him to Atlanta last season. Although he’s on the expansion list, his $2.7 million salary may scare off the Panthers and Jaguars.