Giants trade vet LB Goodson to Pack

Giants trade vet LB Goodson to Pack … The NY Giants have reportedly traded veteran ILB B. J. Goodson to Green Bay. The compensation has yet to be announced, but it is only expected to be a late round pick either this year or next.

Very bad weekend for PAC-12 QBs just got a little worse

Very bad weekend for PAC-12 QBs just got a little worse … Some days ya just shoulda stayed in bed. That may be the case for the PAC-12 and its QB’s with news that Southern California sophomore QB J.T. Daniels is out for the year after suffering a torn ACL and MCL during the Trojans lackluster win over… Read More »

Bronco to IR QB Lock

Bronco to IR QB Lock … While he formally made Denver’s initial 53-man roster, don’t expect to see rookie QB Drew Lock playing any time soon. Lock, the Broncos’ second round pick at the 2019 draft, has been told by the team that he will be placed on injured reserve later today. Lock sprained the thumb on his… Read More »

Cardinal QB, LT dinged in win over Wildcats

Cardinal QB, LT dinged in win over Wildcats … Stanford officials are holding their collective breaths this morning waiting for updates on the status of starting QB K.J. Costello and star LT Walker Little. Both were forced out of yesterday’s 17-7 season opening win over Northwestern. Both are juniors, but both are considered to be legit top 20… Read More »

Unofficially 23 draft picks released; 11 on injury list

Unofficially 23 picks released; 11 on injury list as teams get down to roster limit … It took awhile to track down every teams list of players released earlier today as all 32 NFL teams got down to the 53-man roster limit. And unofficially we have 23 2019 draft picks getting released today, while another 11 went on… Read More »

Texans get OT Tunsil, WR Stills in blockbuster deal

Texans get OT Tunsil, WR Stills in blockbuster deal … For the second time today, Houston was involved in a blockbuster trade. Earlier today, of course, they shipped holdout ER Jadeveon Clowney to Seattle for not much more than a 3rd round pick. Just before today’s 53-man roster deadline, the Texans completed a second major deal as they… Read More »

Jets cut 3rd rounder; trade CB for future pick

Jets cut 3rd rounder; trade CB for future pick … The NY Jets shocked some people around the league when they released former Florida OLB Jachai Polite earlier today as part of their moves to get down to the 53-man-opening day roster. Polite was an early 3rd round pick at the 2019 draft, the 68th player chosen, and… Read More »

Texans trade 6th for Patriots CB

Texans trade 6th for Patriots CB … Houston has reportedly traded a 6th round pick in 2020 to New England for CB Keion Crossen.

Browns cut 7th round CB; add two via trade

Browns cut 7th round CB; add two via trade … Cleveland got down to its 53-man opening roster by releasing 39 players including CB Donnie Lewis, a 7th round 2019 pick. The Browns also acquired two players via undisclosed trades. The Browns got WR Taywan Taylor from Tennessee for a 2020 pick which is being reported as a… Read More »

Eagles cut 5th round QB Thorson

Eagles cut 5th round QB … Philadelphia got down to the opening roster by placing CB Jalen Mills on the PUP list and releasing 11 players including QB Clayton Thorson, the Eagles’ 5th round pick this past April.

Bengals place top pick on PUP; IR another cut 2 picks

Bengals place top pick on PUP; IR another cut 2 picks … The deadline for NFL teams to be down to their 53-man opening day rosters just passed, although as far as we can tell no team had actually announced their cuts before the deadline passed. However, Cincinnati has become the first to make their moves known and… Read More »

Vikes get rook CB for future pick

Vikes get rook CB Fields from Chiefs for future pick … Minnesota has reportedly acquired rookie CB Mark Fields from Kansas City for what is being reported as a conditional 7th round pick in 2021. Fields was an undrafted free agent from national champion Clemson.

Seahawks get Clowney, Texans not much in big deal

Seahawks get Clowney; Texans not so much in big deal … There were rumblings around the NFL that Houston and Seattle were deep in talks about a trade involving star Texans’ DE Jadeveon Clowney who was holding out after being franchised. And those rumblings proved to be true as the Seattle have indeed acquired Clowney, the #1 player… Read More »

UCF, Cincy lose rising junior DBs to leg injuries

UCF, Cincy lose rising junior DBs to leg injuries … A couple of promising junior defensive backs suffered season-ending leg injuries this week. Central Florida CB Brandon Moore, for example, suffered what is being described as a ‘gruesome’ leg injury when he landed awkwardly after being tackled from behind while returning an intercepted pass in the Knights’ 62-0… Read More »

More trades as teams move toward 53

More trades as teams move toward 53 … There have been three more trades today as teams work to get down to Saturday’s 4 PM ET 53-man roster deadline. Miami acquired a couple of backup offensive lineman by sending a 7th round pick to Minnesota for OG Danny Isidora, while they swapped undisclosed conditional picks with Indianapolis for… Read More »

Bengals lose 6th pick to ACL; cut 11

Bengals lose 6th pick to ACL; cut 11 … Cincinnati became the first team to formally announce some of their cuts prior to tomorrow’s deadline to get down to the opening day 53-man roster as the Bengals released 11 players. That still leaves the Bengals with 26 players to move, although one appears to be RB Rodney Anderson,… Read More »

Bills move pair of vet OL for picks

Bills move pair of vet OL for picks … With the clock ticking for teams to get down to their 53-man opening days rosters by tomorrow’s 4 PM ET deadline, Buffalo has traded away a couple of veteran offensive linemen for a trio of picks. Late yesterday, the Bills sent OG Wyatt Teller, a 5th round pick from… Read More »

Oregon-Auburn preview

Ducks-Tigers highlight opening week of college football … Unlike the recent past, though, when college football’s opening weekend was dotted with some intriguing games with national implications, there is in fact only one contest this weekend involving two top 25 teams. That comes up Saturday evening when #11 Oregon plays at #16 Auburn in what figures to be… Read More »

Turk is on the prowl

The Turk is on the prowl … With the NFL pre-season slate having wrapped up last night the hard work begins for teams around the league as they now have until 4 PM ET Saturday afternoon to get down to the 53-man opening day limit. And because there is no longer a preliminary round of cuts, most teams… Read More »

#11 OREGON (9-4) at #16 AUBURN (8-5); 7:30 PM ET; ABC

This year’s opening week on the college football schedule doesn’t have a kick-off classic type contest between traditional national contenders to get the season started, but Oregon at Auburn should be a pretty good consolation prize. In particular, you’ve got Oregon, which figures to be a prime contender in the PAC-12 going on the road against a quality… Read More »

Turk warming up

The Turk warming up … While the full college football season gets underway later this evening, the NFL pre-season slate wraps up tonight with all teams in action playing their final warm-up game. Then its down to the serious business of getting rosters down to the 53-man opening day limit as all 32 teams have to make their… Read More »

College football preview

GBN college football preview … Are you ready for some football!!! You’d better be because the first weekend of the college football schedule gets underway later this evening. Unlike the recent past, though, when college football’s opening weekend was dotted with some intriguing games with national implications, there is in fact only one contest this weekend involving two… Read More »

Jets get 6th for Colts CB Hairston

Jets get 6th for Colts CB Hairston … Yet another trade to report this evening as the NY Jets have sent CB Nate Hairston to Indianapolis in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2020.

Pack gets late Titans pick for vet LB

Pack gets late Titans’ pick for vet LB … Another minor trade to report this evening as Green Bay has reportedly sent third-year OLB Reggie Gilbert to Tennessee in exchange for a 7th round pick in 2020. Gilbert, an undrafted free agent out of Arizona in 2017, has been sidelined much of training camp with a knee injury… Read More »

Pats deal to bolster offensive line

Pats deal to bolster offensive line … With the start of the 2019 regular season literally just days away, New England made a couple of deals earlier today to bolster its offensive line. First, the Patriots sent what is being reported as a 6th round pick to Arizona for OT Korey Cunningham. Later in the day, the Patriots acquired… Read More »