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 Zach Kruse on 4/26/2016
The short-term and long-term health of Myles Jack’s right knee could reportedly cause the UCLA linebacker to “tumble” out of the first 10 picks of the 2016 NFL draft. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, teams have serious questions about both the immediate status of the knee and what any resulting procedure could do […]
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One of the biggest busts in draft history has been writing teams in hopes of getting another chance to play in the NFL. According to Sports Illustrated, quarterback JaMarcus Russell—the first overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft—is now willing to play “for free for a year” in exchange for one final opportunity. He wrote […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 4/25/2016
There doesn’t figure to be much drama when the Los Angeles Rams officially come on the clock to start Thursday night’s first round of the 2016 NFL draft. More and more, Cal’s Jared Goff looks like a lock to be the first overall pick. Peter King of MMQB thinks it would now be a “big upset” if Goff […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 4/21/2016
Bob McGinn’s annual assessment of the 2016 NFL draft’s quarterback class is a treasure cove of blazing hot takes. A long-time football reporter with connections rooted around the league, McGinn utilizes a bevy of information and quotes from anonymous scouts and executives inside the NFL to compile his yearly quarterback rankings for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Unnamed scouts are […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 4/19/2016
The first overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft has already been dealt away, and there’s a growing possibility that both the second and third overall picks will follow suit. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, The Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Rams started the shakeup at the top of the draft last week, […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 4/11/2016
With less than three weeks to go before the start of the 2016 NFL draft, a clearer picture is starting to develop about where the top quarterbacks in the class will come off the board. According to Peter King of MMQB, four quarterbacks look like strong bets to be first-round picks. “Even this far out, […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 4/7/2016
The NFL is committed to having a regular-season game in China by 2018, but not all teams are on board for making the trip around the world to play a meaningful game. According to Ashley Fox of ESPN, the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants are among the teams that would be unwilling to play […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 4/6/2016
Late-night hoops with comedians is apparently part of the weight loss program for Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy. Dane Cook, a popular standup comedian, posted this photo of himself, Lacy and a group of guys after a basketball session in California late Tuesday night: Night ball with team cobra kai. Now home to […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 4/5/2016
Take a thinly veiled shot at Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and you can expect return fire, even if you’re a state governor running for President of the United States. While campaigning in Wisconsin ahead of Tuesday’s primary, Ohio governor John Kasish threw some unexpected shade at Rodgers when asked who would be his […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 3/29/2016
NFL free agency is now three weeks old, meaning almost all the big names have long since signed new deals. Teams are now sorting through what’s left, hoping to find a quality player at a discount price among the second and third waves of free agency. Here are the best players left on the open […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 3/28/2016
After years of playing in some of the worst passing offenses in the NFL, tight end Jared Cook has understandably picked a chance to catch passes from two-time MVP Aaron Rodgers over other potential landing spots in free agency. According to Rand Getlin of NFL Network, Cook is signing with the Green Bay Packers after […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 3/22/2016
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is happy with the progress Eddie Lacy has made in getting in shape this offseason, even if he’s only seen his running back in a few photos. “I saw a picture or two,” McCarthy said, via ESPN. “He looked good. What’d you think?” McCarthy is probably talking about this […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 3/21/2016
A savior for the Packers in 2015, receiver James Jones is not expected to return to Green Bay for the 2016 season. Agent Frank Bauer told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the Packers are “going to go with the young guys” at receiver, leaving no room for Jones, who turns 32 at the end of the […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 3/14/2016
An NFL general manager who recently moved his team into the first 10 picks of the 2016 NFL draft believes there’s a steep dropoff after the top 10 players in this year’s class. “In the past few drafts, often we’d be picking lower in the first round, and we’d just miss out on a guy we had […]
