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O.J. Howard: NFL draft day

O.J. Howard sports Tampa Bay hat as the Buccaneers picked him in the first round of Thursday's NFL draft
O.J. Howard sports Tampa Bay hat as the Buccaneers picked him in the first round of Thursday's NFL draft
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O.J. Howard's parents, Kareem and Lamesa Parker-Howard take pictures on the red carpet at the Marriott in Prattville before the NFL draft.
O.J. Howard's parents, Kareem and Lamesa Parker-Howard take pictures on the red carpet at the Marriott in Prattville before the NFL draft.
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O.J. Howard takes picture with his mom, Lamesa Parker-Howard, before the 2017 NFL draft.
O.J. Howard takes picture with his mom, Lamesa Parker-Howard, before the 2017 NFL draft.
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O.J. Howard shares moment with college teammate/roommate, Derrick Henry, before NFL draft.
O.J. Howard shares moment with college teammate/roommate, Derrick Henry, before NFL draft.
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O.J. Howard sits in a suite in the Marriott's presidential cottage in Prattville with family and friends watching the NFL draft.
O.J. Howard sits in a suite in the Marriott's presidential cottage in Prattville with family and friends watching the NFL draft.
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O.J. Howard watches the 2017 NFL draft from a hotel suite Thursday in Prattville.
O.J. Howard watches the 2017 NFL draft from a hotel suite Thursday in Prattville.
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O.J. Howard shares moment with his parents, Kareem and Lamesa Parker-Howard
O.J. Howard shares moment with his parents, Kareem and Lamesa Parker-Howard
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Lamesa Parker-Howard watches her son, O.J. Howard, as the Tampa Buccaneers drafted him with the 19th overall pick.
Lamesa Parker-Howard watches her son, O.J. Howard, as the Tampa Buccaneers drafted him with the 19th overall pick.
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O.J> Howard's father, Kareem, watches his son during the NFL draft.
O.J> Howard's father, Kareem, watches his son during the NFL draft.
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O.J. Howard sits with his mom, Lamesa Parker-Howard, during the NFL draft
O.J. Howard sits with his mom, Lamesa Parker-Howard, during the NFL draft
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Lamesa Parker-Howard shares a moment with her husband, Kareem, as their son, O.J. Howard was picked in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
Lamesa Parker-Howard shares a moment with her husband, Kareem, as their son, O.J. Howard was picked in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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O.J. Howard is all smiles with his great great grandmother, Ethel Cooks, after he was picked in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
O.J. Howard is all smiles with his great great grandmother, Ethel Cooks, after he was picked in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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O.J. Howard answers questions from the media after being picked in the first round of the NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
O.J. Howard answers questions from the media after being picked in the first round of the NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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