Friday pro days notes … It appears that Michigan may be another one of those places that had a pro day but nobody came! As noted earlier Wolverines’ star CB Will Johnson opted not to participate in the school’s pro day because of a tweaked hamstring, but it turned out he was also joined on the sidelines by… Read More »
Rodgers is in the building!! … Aaron Rodgers is reportedly in Pittsburgh visiting with the Steelers as we speak. Other reports have suggested that nothing is necessarily imminent but multiple teams along with the Steelers have been waiting for Rodgers to decide where he’s going to play next fall. He has had an offer on the table from… Read More »
Pro day weeks wraps with key UM work out … An interesting week on the pro day schedule wraps with an interesting day highlighted by a work out at Michigan. The Wolverines never came close to defending their 2023 national championship last fall, but still lead the league in top 10 prospects this year in DT Mason Graham,… Read More »
Pigskin mocks the AFC North … Former long-time GBN Associate Editor and now Contributing Editor Pigskin Paul Guillmette continues his annual series of team/division 3-round mock drafts with a projection for the AFC North.
Sanders, Hunter don’t run at Big XII pro day … It was kind of like they held a pro day and nobody showed! Not quite, obviously, but this year’s joint Big XII pro day was billed as kind of a coming out party for Colorado stars Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. However, with today’s workout for the skill… Read More »
Giants Report: As the QB doesn’t turn; Reality Bites … Not surprisingly, we have been getting numerous queries from our Giant fans friends the past few weeks asking when we’ll get some clarity regarding the team’s very chaotic QB situation these days. Unfortunately, we can’t say anything for sure, but there are certain realities that appear to be… Read More »
Not surprisingly, we have been getting numerous queries from our Giant fans friends the past few weeks asking when we’ll get some clarity regarding the team’s very chaotic QB situation these days. Unfortunately, we can’t say anything for sure, but there are certain realities that appear to be coming into focus. Reality #1 The primary reality is that… Read More »
Time change for Bic XII pro day … Folks who tried to watch the NFL Network’s coverage of Wednesday’s session of the Big XII joint pro day will know that the original scheduled start time was changed from 11 AM ET to 1 PM 1 PM ET. It will be the same tomorrow when the network covers the… Read More »
Update on QB Milroe and the Tide pro day … We made the comment in an earlier report today that Pittsburgh was well represented by a full house of Steelers execs including GM Omar Khan and head coach Mike Tomlin at the Alabama pro day where the featured player was QB Jalen Milroe. We also wondered out loud… Read More »
Tide LB Campbell had shoulder surgery … While most of the focus at the Alabama pro day today was on QB Jalen Milroe, perhaps the more significant development today was the revelation that projected LB Jihaad Campbell, a potential top 15 prospect, was wearing a heavy brace and stabilizing support device on his shoulder as he recently had… Read More »
Buffs set separate pro day … We have been wondering how Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders would fit a personal scripted throwing session into the Big XII’s joint pro day tomorrow in Frisco. Now we know. Buffs’ head coach – and of course Shedeur’s father – Deion Sanders announced earlier in the week that Colorado will hold a separate… Read More »
Tide QB Milroe 40 times vary; all fast … We can confirm that Alabama QB Jalen Milroe did run the 40 at the Tide pro day earlier today after skipping the on-field physical testing at the combine last month. However, we may never know what his exact time was as they were reported everywhere from 4.37 to 4.55.… Read More »
Guess who’s coming to dinner! Steelers host Bama QB … Prior to today’s Alabama pro day, officials from Pittsburgh including general manager Omar Khan, head coach Mike Tomlin, and QB coach Tom Arth, took QB Jalen Milroe out to dinner last evening. The Steelers are expected to eventually sign veteran Aaron Rodgers – someday whenever he finally gets… Read More »
Big XII, Tide hilite pro day sched … Interesting day on the pro day schedule as it will be the first day of on-field workouts at the now annual Big XII joint workout in Frisco. And the NFL Network will be there with live coverage from 11 AM to 2 PM ET later today. However, the ‘really’ big… Read More »
New 3-round projection posted … With just 37 days to go until the picks start coming off the board at the 2025 draft, we have updated our 3-round projection for the 2025 draft, although as we have noted in the past the goal here isn’t so much to try and predict which team will select which player, but to… Read More »
Pigskin mocks the AFC South … Former long-time GBN Associate Editor and now Contributing Editor Pigskin Paul Guillmette continues his annual series of team/division 3-round mock drafts with a projection for the AFC South.
Arizona WR McMillan ‘not fast’ at pro day run … Star Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the upcoming draft, didn’t run all that well at a pro day event at the school earlier today. Unfortunately, no official times were announced, but reports out of the workout indicated that NFL… Read More »
Big XII combine hilites weekly pro day sched … For the second year in a row, the Big XII conference will hold a joint pro day/combine in Frisco, Texas starting on Tuesday and running thru Friday. In fact, there will be over 200 prospects working out for what is expected to be a packed house of pro scouts.… Read More »
Cowboys still head 2025 draft with most picks; ‘Hawks lead in early selections … When the NFL revised the selection order for the 2025 draft late last week Dallas lost a pick; however, by our unofficial count, the Cowboys still lead the league with 12 picks in the upcoming draft selection order, followed by Baltimore with 11 and… Read More »
GBN Big Board updated … With now less than 40 days to go until the picks start coming off the board at the 2025 draft, the GBN Big Board has been updated and expanded to the top 250 or so prospects for the upcoming draft. As we have noted in the past, our ranking is not based so… Read More »
Vikes get reserve back from Niners for picks … Minnesota has reportedly acquired veteran reserve RB Jordan Mason from San Francisco in exchange for a 6th round pic in 2026. The teams will also flip 5th and 6th round picks this year with the 49ers getting #160 from the Vikings who get #187 in return.
NFL revises selection order … What’s the famous line by that indomitable spook of very little brain Maxwell Smart: “Oops! Sorry about that chief!” The NFL announced earlier today that someone in the league office had a mistake when calculating which teams were to receive compensatory picks this year. In particular, the league erred in assigning Miami the… Read More »
LB Dolac opens eyes at Bulls pro day … One could legitimately ask why the leading tackler in FBS football last fall, who also chipped in 6 sacks and 5 interceptions, wouldn’t get an invite to either the Senior Bowl or Combine. However, one wouldn’t get much in the way of a good answer. The player in question… Read More »
LB Carter runs just OK at Clemson pro day … Clemson LB Barrett Carter, once one of the top-rated backers in the 2025 draft class, had a somewhat sluggish 4.65 clocking with a 1.59 split when running the 40 at the Tigers’ pro day earlier today. That would have put him at the lower end of those LBs… Read More »
Texans get vet Vikes vet OG for future late pick … A minor trade of sorts today as Houston has acquired veteran back-up OG Ed Ingram from Minnesota in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2026.
