#1 signs … Former Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, whom Jacksonville selected with the 1st pick overall at the 2021 draft, has reportedly come to terms with the Jaguars. Lawrence reportedly signed a 4-year deal worth $36.8M, $24.1M of which is guaranteed. That leaves just 7 first round picks from this year’s draft left to be signed with NFL… Read More »

No supp draft this summer … The NFL has confirmed that for the second year in a row there will not be a supplemental draft this summer.

Falcons sign top pick … Atlanta has reportedly come to terms with former Florida TE Kyle Pitts, the 4th player selected overall at the 2021 draft. Pitts signed a standard 4-year deal worth an estimated $32.9M with a club option for a 5th year. Pitts is the earliest pick selected this past April to have come to terms… Read More »

Pigskin reviews AFC West draft … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette wraps up his review of the 2021 draft with a report on the AFC West. His previous reports include those for the NFC East, AFC East, NFC South, AFC South, NFC North, AFC North, and the NFC West

Bucs ink top pick … The defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay has signed former Washington DE Joe Tryon, the Buccaneers first round pick at the 2021 draft. Tryon, who was the final player selected in this year’s opening round, signed a 4-year deal worth a reported $11.1M with a club option for a 5th year. Tryon is… Read More »

Vikes pick wounded in DC shooting … Minnesota rookie DT Jaylen Twyman, a 6th round pick at the 2021 draft, was one of several victims wounded during a shooting in Washington. Twyman, the 199th player selected at this year’s draft, was in a vehicle when he was shot four times, although he actually only sustained superficial wounds and… Read More »

Pigskin reviews AFC North draft … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his review of the 2021 draft with a report on the NFC North. His previous reports include those for the NFC East, AFC East, NFC South, AFC South, and the NFC North.

Bombers, Cats to kick off CFL schedule … The day after confirming that the league will play in 2021, the CFL released its modified 14-game schedule. Hamilton will open the season in Winnipeg on August 5th in a replay of last year’s Grey Cup championship weekend. Saskatchewan will then host the B.C. Lions the following evening with Toronto… Read More »

Panthers sign top pick; ten #1s left unsigned … Carolina has become the latest team to sign its first-round pick from the 2021 draft as the Panthers have reportedly come to terms with former South Carolina CB Jaycee Horn. Horn was the 8th player selected this past April and gets a 4-year deal worth $21.1 million with a… Read More »

CFL season gets green light … There are still some hurdles out there, but the CFL Board of Governors voted unanimously earlier today to go ahead with the 2021 schedule beginning August 5th. Teams will play a 14-game schedule – its usually 18 – culminating in the Grey Cup game in Hamilton on December 12th. The actual schedule… Read More »

Ravens sign second first rounder … Baltimore has signed former Penn State DE Odafe Oweh, the 31st player selected in this year’s opening round. Oweh signed a 4-year deal worth a reported $11.3 million. The Ravens had previously signed WR Rashod Bateman, taken 4 picks earlier.

Ravens tweak scout staff … With the 2021 draft in the books Baltimore has tweaked its scouting staff promoting four scouts. Andrew Raphael is now a national scout after serving as the team’s Southeast area scout. Joey Cleary, previously the team’s West area scout, is now operating as the Southeast area scout. Corey Frazier has been elevated from… Read More »

Pigskin reviews NFC North draft … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his review of the 2021 draft with a report on the NFC North. His previous reports include those for the NFC East, AFC East, NFC South, and AFC South.

College playoff expansion recommended … Over the years, glaciers have tended to move faster than any change coming to the world of college football. However, that may change as an NCAA working group has reportedly recommended expanding the current four-team CFP playoff field to 12 teams. The 12 teams would include the 6 top-ranked conference champions and the… Read More »

First rounders Fields, Parsons and Phillips come to terms … Three more players selected in this year’s opening round signed with their respective team in the past day or so including former Ohio State QB Justin Fields whom Chicago selected with the 11th pick overall after trading up with the NY Giants. Fields signed the obligatory 4-year deal… Read More »

Eagles release pair of top-rated undrafted rookies … Philadelphia has released former Wake Forest/Georgia QB Jamie Newman and former Florida WR Trevon Grimes, two of the highest rated prospects for the 2021 draft who were not selected this past April. Newman, for example, was the 12th rated played on the GBN’s list of top-rated undrafted players, while Grimes… Read More »

Saints sign top pick … New Orleans became the latest team to sign its opening round pick coming to terms with DE Payton Turner, the 28th player selected at this year’s draft. Turner agreed to a contract that is being reported as a 4-year deal worth just over $12.5 million. In fact, the Saints signed all their 2021… Read More »

Cards sign top pick LB Collins … Arizona has reportedly signed former Tulsa LB Zaven Collins, the Cardinals’ first round pick at the 2021 draft, to a 4-year deal worth $14.7 million. Collins was the 16th player selected at this year’s draft; ironically he’s also the 16th player taken in this year’s opening round to come to terms… Read More »

Pigskin reviews AFC South draft … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his review of the 2021 draft with a report on the AFC South. His previous reports include those for the NFC East, AFC East and NFC South

Irish OL adds ‘dump truck’ … Marshall RG Cain Madden announced late last week that he is transferring to Notre Dame where he’ll help to plug an offensive front that was severely depleted at the 2021 draft. At Marshall, the 6-3, 315-pound Madden, who is known affectionately as ‘Dump Truck’, went from walk-on to 2020 All-American. In his… Read More »

Falcons send vet WR Jones to Titans for picks … Atlanta finally pulled the trigger on a trade for veteran WR Julio Jones, the Falcons all-time leading receiver, shipping him to Tennessee in exchange for a second round pick in 2022 and a 4th rounder in 2023. To complete the deal, the Titans will get the Falcons’ 6th… Read More »

Pigskin reviews NFC South draft … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his review of the 2021 draft with a report on the NFC South. His previous reports include those for the NFC East and AFC East.

Bills sign top pick … Buffalo has signed DE Greg Rousseau, the 30th player selected at the 2021 draft, to a 4Y, $11.6M deal.