Arrival Party honors Hoag

After being selected No. 262 by the Raiders as the absolute dead-last

pick in the 2003 NFL draft, former Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.)

receiver Ryan Hoag will officially be honored as Mr. Irrelevant

XXVIII, beginning today at the Arrival Party at the Newport Dunes.

The Arrival Party, including the customary showering of gifts and

cheerleader escort, kicks off many of the Irrelevant Week traditions.

Mickey Mouse is also scheduled to join the festivities today, which

begin at 5:30 p.m.

Hoag will receive the Lowsman Trophy at a banquet Thursday that

will also feature Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer, picked No. 1

overall by the Bengals out of USC.