Liberty QB Willis won’t run today … When the QBs and receivers hit the field later today for their physical testing one player who won’t be making many headlines is Liberty QB Malik Willis who said yesterday at his media interview that he might throw ‘some’ today during positional drills, but won’t be taking part in the physical… Read More »
Combine finally hits the field … The scouting combine in Indianapolis will really start to heat up tomorrow when the first group, including the QBs, WRs and TEs will be on the field for their physical testing and on-field drills which get underway around 4 PM ET and will be covered by the NFL Network. However, before they… Read More »
Cards extend GM, head coach … Arizona has confirmed that both G.M. Steve Keim and head coach Kliff Kingsbury have had their contracts extended thru the 2027 season. This comes in the midst of a somewhat messy contract squabble with star QB Kyler Murray. However, the fact that both Kingsbury and Murray have the same agent suggests that… Read More »
Vet QB situation gets murkier … Its not secret around the NFL that at least a half dozen teams – Carolina, Denver, Washington, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay, for example, come rather quickly to mind – have a primary need at QB heading into the new NFL year which starts in two weeks. It also appears that… Read More »
Day one combine buzz … One of the fascinating aspects of the scouting combine is that in addition to the draft stuff, it functions pretty much as the NFL’s annual convention as just about every senior person associated with the league including G.M.s, coaches and even agents are rubbing elbows in Indianapolis. And with the start of the… Read More »
The buzz around Indianapolis, and it seems to be getting louder each day, is that, at least in terms of top end talent, the 2022 isn’t all that strong compared to most recent drafts. However, the corollary is that while the top-end talent is relatively weak, there is a ton of depth in this year’s draft class. Indeed,… Read More »
Three more added to Prospect Profiles … Note that we have three more profiles to the Prospect Profiles File including those for Kentucky G/T Darian Kinnard, Southern California DE/OLB Drake Jackson and Houston DE/DT Logan Hall. Interesting to note that all three guys are listed with multiple positions. All three are generally considered to be second day prospects,… Read More »
Pre-combine musings … The scouting combine is technically underway in Indianapolis as we speak as the first group, including the QBs and receivers, are undergoing their medical tests which, truth be told, are the real heart and soul of the combine. While we wait for that first group to hit the field for their physical testing and positional… Read More »
Less than two months to go!!! … It’s March meaning we can start to talk about ‘next month’s draft!’ In fact, the opening round is now just 57 days away. And its going to go fast with the combine this week, the pro days and the start of the new NFL year later this month, and then the… Read More »
Pro day schedule in the works … Speaking of pro days, NFL scouts aren’t going to get much of a break between the end of this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis and the start of the annual pro day schedule which gets underway next week. Indeed, there are at least two pro days set for next Wednesday, March… Read More »
QBs, receivers arrive in Indy … The 2022 scouting combine is underway in Indianapolis with the arrival today of the QBs and receivers. They went thru orientation and have started the interview process this evening. However, the heavy lifting really doesn’t get underway until tomorrow when the QBs and receivers undergo full medicals. Of course, there are still… Read More »
After a year off in which there was no formal scouting combine because of Covid concerns, we are back on this year. And players will start arriving in Indianapolis tomorrow for what is arguably the most important single week on the pre-draft schedule. Indeed, over the next week a total of 324 players will be poked and prodded,… Read More »
Combine set to kick-off … After a year off in which there was no formal scouting combine because of Covid concerns, we are back on this year. And players will start arriving in Indianapolis tomorrow for what is arguably the most important single week on the pre-draft schedule. Indeed, over the next week a total of 324 players… Read More »
Safety profiles added … Unfortunately, the safety position, much like OGs, RBs, and ILBs, doesn’t often get much love from NFL teams on draft day. That could change a little bit this year, as Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton is generally considered to be a top 5-10 prospect for this year’s draft. And while Hamilton is probably the only… Read More »
Path to the draft runs thru Indy … Every year we make that statement referring to the fact that the scouting combine in Indianapolis is an indisputably a key element of the pre-draft process. Only this year, we really mean it! Last year, of course, the combine was cancelled because of concerns about Covid. Instead the NFL got… Read More »
Daxton Hill, SAF, Michigan, 6-0, 192, 4.35, JR … Third-year junior with exceptional athletic ability has reportedly run in the low 4.3s with a 43-inch vertical. He’s also a very versatile player who can work as both a nickel safety as well as a straight-up corner in a pinch. He’s also a physical player who is very aggressive… Read More »
USFL draft continues today; former Michigan QB Patterson first pick overall … The fledgling USFL will return this spring with its own version of spring football. And to get there the league is conducting its first player draft literally as we speak. The Michigan Panthers had the first pick in yesterday’s opening round and selected former Michigan QB… Read More »
Two more OL added to prospect profiles … Note that we have added a couple more offensive linemen to the Prospect Profiles file with the addition of Boston College C/G Zion Johnson and Minnesota OT Daniel Faalele. Both are generally considered to be early second day candidates for the 2022 draft, now just 62 days away, although they… Read More »
Post star game; pre-combine draft thoughts … Its kind of quiet week, or at least as quiet as the NFL gets at this time of year, so our Pigskin Paul Guillemette, GBN Associate Editor, has weighed in with some some post-all star game, pre-combine draft thoughts.
Tag days underway … The official start of the new football year is still several weeks away, but things are already starting to percolate as today’s is the first day that teams can tag any impending free agents as either franchise or transition players prior to the start of free agency. Players who gets a non-exclusive franchise designation… Read More »
Badger PK late draft entry … Wisconsin PK Collin Larsh announced yesterday that he has decided against staying in college for an extra year and has entered the upcoming draft. Larsh was a 5th year senior this past fall, but originally decided to stick around for a 6th year when the NCAA granted everyone who played in 2020… Read More »
LB profiles added … Inside linebacker tends to be one of those positions that gets overlooked early in the draft. That could change this year, though, with at least a couple of guys at the position – Nakobe Dean of Georgia and Utah’s Devin Lloyd – getting their share of top 10-15 whispers. However, teams that miss out… Read More »
QB carousel starts to roll … So far, its an unconfirmed report, but a local podcaster in Minnesota is reporting that Carolina gave the Vikings a call asking about the availability of QB Kirk Cousins. According to the report, the Vikings said they weren’t interested, although it is believed that they would like Cousins to take a pay… Read More »
Bubble burst; combine saved!! … Faced with an open revolt by as many as 157 players, the NFL and the Scouting Combine, has announced that the controversial bubble concept for this year’s in Indianapolis has been abandoned. The league and combine officials had informed participants to this year’s event, which gets underway next week, that they would only… Read More »
Indy, we have a problem; multiple players threaten to boycott combine … The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting this evening that as many as 155 players are threatening to limit their participation in next week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis if some of the league’s “bubble” restrictions for this year’s event aren’t changed. The restrictions include players being… Read More »
