Pro day updates

Other pro day updates … While most of the football world was focused on the LSU pro day where top 5 prospects Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers were working out among others there were other pro day today. At Tennessee, QB Joe Milton ran what’s been reported as a sub-4.6 40 and then went out and reportedly threw… Read More »

Daniels passes pro day test

Daniels passes pro day test … The preliminary reviews are in on Jayden Daniels pro day workout earlier today and while it didn’t seem to be a ‘wow’ workout with a few too many misses, the consensus also appears to be that Daniels checked off all the boxes. And while we’ll leave it to those with a higher… Read More »

To QB or not to QB

To QB or not to QB … There appears to be a growing sense around the NFL that QBs could very well go 1-2-3-4 at next month’s draft for the first time ever. There have also been multiple – and sometimes contradictory – rumors as to which team will actually pick which player at which spot. There have… Read More »

LSU pro day updates; Part Deux

LSU pro day updates; Part Deux … Interesting that neither of LSU top ten prospects Jayden Daniels nor Malik Nabers opted to get measured at the combine. Today, Nabers measured in at 6-3.5, 210, which is a little on the light side, but hardly a deal breaker. Nabers, meanwhile, came in at 6-0, 200. Nabers then went on… Read More »

LSU pro day updates

LSU pro day update … Still waiting for some actual results from today’s LSU pro day. Needless to say, all 32 teams are represented at the Tigers’ workout including 6 NFL head coaches. That includes the head coaches of the three teams with the first three picks: Chicago’s Matt Eberflus, Dan Quinn of Washington and New England’s Jerod… Read More »

LSU pro day today with QB Daniels to throw

LSU pro day today with QB Daniels to throw … Over 100 NFL personnel people are expected to be at LSU later today for the Tigers’ pro day which will feature the passing session of star QB Jayden Daniels, this year’s Heisman Trophy winner who is considered to be a likely top 2-3 pick at next month’s draft.… Read More »

NFL trade deadline pushed back

NFL trade deadline pushed back … The NFL has announced that henceforth the league’s trading deadline will be after the 9th week of the schedule. That’s one week later than it had been. That means that this this year’s trade deadline will fall on November 5th.

WR Corley runs well; RB Gore doesn’t in pro day update

WR Corley runs well; RB Gore doesn’t in pro day update … While we wait for the much-anticipated throwing sessions of QBs jayden Daniels and Darke Maye later this week, there a couple of noteworthy updates from today’s pro day schedule. On the one hand, all but one NFL team was at the Western Kentucky pro day where… Read More »

QB workouts hilite final full week on ro day sched

QB workouts hilite final full week on pro day sched … Just following up on the last story below on the public comments by head coaches Dan Quinn of  Washington and New England’s Jerod Mayo on their respective team’s interest in taking a QB with the their first pick at next month’s draft. We kind of know where… Read More »

Washcoms, Pats confirm leaning QB, other options still on table

Washcoms, Pats confirm leaning QB, other options still on table … Maybe one of the worst kept secrets toward the 2024 draft – which for the record is a month Monday – is that Washington and New England, which have the 2nd and 3rd picks respectively in this year’s opening round, have QB as a priority. And the… Read More »

New UGA RB charged with DUI

New UGA RB charged with DUI … Sometimes one wonders whether getting charged with a driving offence is becoming a requirement to play at Georgia. All joking aside, RB Travis Etienne, one of the top backs in the 2025 draft class, was arrested early Sunday on charges of driving under the influence, reckless driving and two other misdemeanors. … Read More »

Chiefs to send CB Snead to Titans for future #3

Chiefs to send CB Sneed to Titans for future #3 … Kansas City has reportedly agreed in principle to send franchised CB L’Jarius Sneed to Tennessee in exchange for a 3rd round pick in 2025, while the teams will swap 7th rounders this year. The trade has apparently been in place for awhile, but was held up while… Read More »

Bolts, Titans

Bolts, Titans hint at willingness to move at 2024 draft … With the draft now just 33 days away, the LA Chargers have become the 2nd team with a top 5 pick to suggest that they would be open to trading down from the area on or before April 25th. Earlier, it was reported that Arizona proclaimed themselves… Read More »

Pro day notes

Pro day notes … By all accounts, Michigan QB JJ McCarthy had a very solid pro day day earlier today in Ann Arbor. For those that haven’t seen it here is video of some of his throws. For the record, McCarthy reportedly threw for about 25 minutes with only a couple of passes hitting the ground. Interesting in… Read More »

Who’s who at UM pro day

Who’s who at UM pro day … Jim Nagy of the Senior Bowl is reporting that there are 9 GMs on hand at Michigan’s pro day, along with 7 head coaches, and 7 offensive line coaches. Not surprising, though for a national champion college team with a rising top 5 QB and a record 18 players that had… Read More »

McCarthy to throw at UM pro day

McCarthy to throw at UM pro day … One of the more anticipated pro days of the year goes today when national champion Michigan holds its work out for pro teams. Of course, QB JJ McCarthy, who is now being talked about as a very possible top 5 pick next month will be the headliner as he will… Read More »

Intrresting turnout at Irish pro day

Interesting turnout at Irish pro day … In many ways, there was almost more to chew as to who came to the Notre Dame pro day earlier today as to what they saw on the field. For the record, both Dallas and Washington sent fairly large contingents to South Bend with head coach Mike McCarthy and VP of… Read More »

‘What if’ mock posted

‘What if’ mock posted … We noted earlier in the week that we were reluctant to post an updated mock because of the uncertainty surrounding likely trades. However, while we still don’t know who is trading where, but certainly at this point the most likely big trade to shake up the early going of the draft would be… Read More »

Cards put up ‘open for business’ sign

Cards put up ‘open for business’ sign … There had been some speculation earlier in the draft process that if, as expected, QBs went 1-2-3 with the first three picks in the opening round of next month’s draft, then Arizona would be very unlikely to move off the 4th pick with Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison, the consensus… Read More »

Big crowd at Horns pr day

Big crowd at Horns pro day … Despite competing pro days at Alabama, Ohio State and Southern California, yesterday’s pro day at Texas drew a record crowd of over 90 NFL people including head coaches Mike McDaniel of Miami, Cincinnati’s Zac Taylor and Shane Steichen of Indianapolis. The three coaches were probably there to check out the UT… Read More »

Williams pro day workout low key

Williams pro day workout ‘low key’ … We’ve come to expect these big QB pro day scripted throwing sessions to be as much entertainment as actual football information. However, that did not appear to be the case at today’s workout by USC’s Caleb Williams. There was no music blaring in the arena, there were no cheerleaders, there wasn’t… Read More »

Tide CB Kool-Aid runs OK on bad foot; OT Latham ‘loses it!’

Tide CB Kool-Aid runs OK on bad foot; OT Latham ‘loses it!’ … Needless to say there was a full house at the Alabama pro day earlier with every team represented including head coaches Mike McCarthy of Dallas, Antonio Pierce of Las Vegas, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin and Brian Callahan of Tennessee. And they likely left town with plenty… Read More »

USC QB Williams checks off pro day on road to top pick

USC QB Williams checks off pro day on road to top pick … All 32 teams were represented at the Southern California pro day earlier today, although the only team that mattered was probably Chicago which was there for one final look at USC QB Caleb Williams their presumptive choice with the #1 pick overall at next month’s… Read More »

Monster day on pro day circuit

Monster day on pro day circuit … Tomorrow may be the biggest day ever on the annual pro schedule with workouts scheduled at Alabama, Ohio State, Texas and Southern California. An it appears that USC QB Caleb Williams will throw in some fashion at the Trojans pro day tomorrow after he passed on participating at the combine. Reportedly… Read More »

Rumor de jour: Vikes, Pats close to swapping picks

Rumor du jour: Vikes, Pats close to swapping picks … Just a quick follow-up to yesterday’s story on the growing buzz surrounding Minnesota’s attempt to move up in the draft from the 11th pick overall to a position where they could get one of this year’s top QBs after acquiring an extra 1st from Houston, but there was… Read More »