0 comments by Zach Kruse on 6/6/2016
Over the past week, Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Allen Hurns and Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith cashed in with huge contract extensions. Hurns, a former undrafted free agent, signed a four-year, $40 million deal, while Smith became the league’s highest paid safety with a five-year, $51.2 million extension. The pair won’t be the last to sign […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 5/27/2016
The 2016 NFL season is fast approaching and organized team activities are in full swing. Thirty-one teams held OTA sessions this week. The Rams begin theirs on May 31. These practices aren’t in pads, so there’s only so much that can be taken from them. But it’s the first time the rookies and veterans are […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 5/25/2016
The ankle injury that Tyler Eifert suffered in the Pro Bowl has gone from a slight concern for the Bengals to a growing concern. The tight end was scheduled to have surgery Wednesday and could miss as many as two regular-season games, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. Eifert hurt his left ankle in the […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 5/23/2016
Organized team activities, commonly known as OTAs, begin in earnest this week in the NFL. Each team is allowed 10 OTA sessions. The Cardinals, Browns, Colts, Eagles and 49ers began their OTAs last week and 26 teams begin theirs this week. The Rams start their OTAs on May 31. Rookies have had their orientation at rookie […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 5/12/2016
Andrew Billings is on the Atkins diet. No, the Bengals aren’t trying to make the 311-pound rookie defensive tackle lose weight. In this case Billings is being fed a steady diet of Geno Atkins film to study, according to ESPN.com. “I’ve seen pretty much everything I need to start doing,” Billings said. The parallels between […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 5/11/2016
William Jackson III would be a Steeler now if the Bengals hadn’t drafted him one spot ahead of the Steelers. At least it seems that way according to a little nugget in Ed Bouchette’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steelers chat. The Steelers chose cornerback Artie Burns with the No. 25 pick. According to Bouchette, they had Burns ranked […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 5/3/2016
The 2016 NFL draft has been over for less than 72 hours, but a clear favorite has already emerged for the top pick in the 2017 draft. That player is Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson. A quick search for 2017 mock drafts has Watson dominating the top spot, often going to the Cleveland Browns at No. […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse
The deadline for NFL teams to use the fifth-year option on 2013 first-round picks was late on Monday night. Here is a look at the 32 players from the first round who had their option picked up or declined: 1. OT Eric Fisher, Kansas City Chiefs: Option picked up 2. OT Luke Joeckel, Jacksonville Jaguars: […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse
Every team theoretically improves during the NFL draft. The league’s present and future is built on all 32 teams using the draft to build up rosters and find the next generation of stars. But not all improvement is made equal. Here are six teams that improved the most during the 2016 NFL draft: Jacksonville Jaguars […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 5/2/2016
The 2016 NFL draft saw 253 players selected over a three-day span, providing the league with an influx of new talent and the next generation of stars. At various points in next year’s regular season, the best of these first-year players will run into another high pick from the draft class—providing intriguing clashes of young […]
0 comments by Mike Batista
The 2016 NFL draft is in the books. All those mock drafts are a thing of the past. The names of the 253 players drafted are set in stone. Now all that’s left is years and years of Monday morning quarterbacking, starting with this breakdown of the best and worst developments of the draft. Best Robert […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/29/2016
Laremy Tunsil’s free fall Thursday in the first round of the NFL draft certainly had some suspense to it. According to Bleacher Report, commissioner Roger Goodell went as far as to say “I think it’s all part of what makes the draft so exciting,” on ESPN’s “Mike and Mike.” Is that really the right way to […]
0 comments by Mike Batista
Just as sure as Roger Goodell will hear some boos when he takes the podium, there will be reaches in the first round of the NFL draft. The following five players were drafted too early. They’re listed in the order in which they were taken. Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia The Bears traded from No. 11 […]
0 comments by Matt Birch on 4/28/2016
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell probably expected to be booed before announcing the first pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. It’s become a tradition for Goodell to be booed by fans, whether he’s in New York or Chicago. And sure enough, the boo birds were out in full force at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago. Goodell […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa
The top two quarterback prospects are a lock to go one and two in the first round of the draft Thursday. But as Fox Sports’ Peter Schrager suggests, there’s potential for more quarterbacks to be taken late in the first round. Hearing 25-30 is the “trade into the first round to get a QB” sweet […]
