0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/29/2016
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 Mike Batista on 4/28/2016
Joey Harrington, who the Lions chose with the No. 3 pick in the 2002 NFL draft, has had to bear the “bust” label pretty much since early in his career. But Harrington is more than just a name on the many lists of all-time draft busts that surface at this time of year, and he has […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/25/2016
By now, you probably have a pretty good idea who you want your team to take Thursday night during the first round of the 2016 NFL draft. Don’t forget, though, that there are two more days and six more rounds of the draft. Chances are your team will draft someone on Friday or Saturday who you haven’t […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/21/2016
The closer we get to the 2016 NFL draft, the less Laremy Tunsil’s friends and family can expect to find under the Christmas tree. Not too long ago, the Ole Miss left tackle sat atop just about every mock draft with his name next to “Tennessee Titans.” Then all hell broke loose. The Rams traded […]
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Iconic musician Prince died Thursday morning at the age of 57, according to CNN.com, and his shocking death is being felt in the NFL. Prince performed his signature song “Purple Rain” in the rain at halftime of Super Bowl XLI in Miami. During that show came one of the biggest wow-moment visuals in the history of Super Bowl halftime […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/20/2016
Now the 2016 NFL draft is ready for prime time. The Eagles traded up from No. 8 to No. 2 in the first round Wednesday, according to Pro Football Talk, and it’s a virtual certainty that quarterbacks will be taken with the top two picks. The Rams, who traded from No. 15 to No. 1 […]
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When the NFL moved the kickoff from the 30 to the 35-yard line in 2012, there was talk that the kickoff could be eliminated completely at some point in an attempt to make the game safer. That discussion had been dormant since then, until Giants co-owner and NFL Competition Committee member John Mara told Giants.com Tuesday that while the […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/18/2016
The 2016 NFL draft begins April 28 with the first round on prime time television. Twenty-five prospects will attend the event in Chicago hoping to hear their named called by commissioner Roger Goodell. NFL franchises that are successful year-in and year-out, however, don’t just draft well in the first round. They have to find a […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/11/2016
The names of every player who could possibly be taken in the 2016 NFL draft are on the walls at 32 team headquarters around the league. The order of those names is different depending on each team’s assessment of the player. Some of those names might even have stars next to them. The fact of […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/8/2016
In typical Terrell Owens fashion, Terrell Owens still has plenty to say about not getting into the Hall of Fame. Weeks after newly-elected Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison said that Owens should stop complaining, Owens said on SiriusXM radio, via Pro Football Talk, that Hall of Fame induction “should be purely based on stats.” Owens’ […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/7/2016
The Titans have the top pick in the 2016 NFL draft, which makes them like a kid who gets more and more friends because he has a pretty sister. Titans general manager Jon Robinson told The Tennessean that he’s fielding more inquiries from teams about trading up for the No. 1 pick. “I would say […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/6/2016
Would Roger Goodell just listen to himself? The NFL commissioner talked about how well the league’s current 12-team playoff format works, then said that it probably will change. “(It) likely will happen at some point,” Goodell told a group of Jaguars season ticket holders via NFL.com. “But we want to be really cautious because we […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 4/1/2016
On a day when NFL players are putting people on about retiring or being released, Chip Kelly sounds an awful lot like he’s telling an April Fool’s joke. The 49ers coach told CSN Bay Area that the talent on his offense doesn’t need to be upgraded. “There’s good depth there, without seeing them all run […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/28/2016
The 2016 NFL draft is exactly a month away. The roster shuffling of the free-agent signing period has mostly subsided, and the big boards in draft headquarters around the NFL have shifted based on what happened in free agency. The Eagles and Dolphins made a trade involving the eighth and 13th picks, and even though […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/25/2016
Perhaps Chip Kelly has learned diplomacy as he embarks on his second stint as an NFL head coach. After weeks of trying to smooth over the team’s relationship with Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers head coach has thrown a little love Blaine Gabbert’s way. “Intriguing” is among the words Kelly used to describe Gabbert this week at the […]
