Mizzou quarterback Blaine Gabbert heads to the NFL draft

MU quarterback Blaine Gabbert is giving up his final year of eligibility in Columbia and entering April’s NFL draft. 

Sorry, I would have gussied that up a bit, but if I read one more story lede parodying LeBron James‘ “I’m taking my talents to X place,” I would stop enjoying sports writing altogether. Seriously, I read two of them yesterday alone.

But back to the point. Gabbert, who was the Tigers’ starter for the last two seasons, is largely seen to be near the top of the QBs in the 2011 draft class, and the Ballwin, Mo., native is likely to be one of the first signal callers snapped up.