#1 TEXAS at #3 OHIO STATE; NOON ET; FOX: Wow! What a way to kick-off the college football season. The defending national champions hosting the top-ranked team heading into the campaign. The game, of course, also marks a changing of the guard at Texas where Arch Manning (#16, 6-3, 220) takes over at QB for the Longhorns after… Read More »
Cut-down day by the numbers … We have had a chance to really pour over the numbers from this week’s cut-down roster transactions and there are a couple of interesting observations to be made. First, pretty much as usual, the large majority of drafted players survived this week’s roster reductions. Indeed, only 18 players – just 7% of… Read More »
Vikes reacquire vet WR Thielen in pick swap … Proving once again that, at least in the NFL, you can go home again, Minnesota has reacquired veteran WR Adam Thielen from Carolina. The now 35-yearold Thielen, a Minnesota native, played 10 years with the Vikings before moving onto the Panthers last season. The deal involves what amounts to… Read More »
Cut-down day updates … There were a couple of items that slipped under our radar during yesterday’s roster cut-down moves. New Orleans, for example, confirmed that second-year pro Spencer Rattler would start the season as the team’s #1 QB. Rattler had been in a battle with rookie Tyler Shough for the job. However, given that neither were particularly… Read More »
Panthers first to 53 as deadline looms … Carolina appears to be the first team to have formally announced their roster cuts to get down to today’s 53-man opening day limit. For the record, it appears that all 8 of the Panthers 2025 draft picks made the roster.
Falcons get vet OL from ‘Hawks for late conditional pick … Atlanta has reportedly acquired veteran back-up G/T Michael Jerrell from Seattle in exchange for a conditional 7th round pick in 2027.
Saints get vet OL depth with future late pick swap … New Orleans added some depth their somewhat beleagured offensive line by acquiring veteran back-up G/T Asim Richards from Dallas. As compensation the teams will swap 6th and 7th round picks in 2028 with the Cowboys getting a #6 and the Saints a #7.
Colts get vet CB Blackmon from Vikes for 6th … Indianapolis has acquired veteran CB Mekhi Blackmon from Minnesota in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2026.
Rams get really future pick for OG Leveston … Cleveland has acquired OG KT Leveston from the LA Rams in exchange for a 7th round pick in 2028. As far as our records indicate that’s the first 2028 pick that has been traded. Leveston was a 7th round pick by the Rams in 2024, but he ended up… Read More »
Raiders get QB Pickett from Browns for 5th … Las Vegas has reportedly acquired QB Kenny Pickett from Cleveland in exchange for a 5th round pick at the 2026 draft. The Raiders have been scouring the league for a back-up QB for Geno Smith after Aidan O’Connell was lost for the better part of the season with a… Read More »
Turk on the clock; Eagles first to cut pick … NFL teams continued to chip away at their rosters today with Tuesday’s 53-man opening day deadline looming for 4 PM ET tomorrow. In fact, roughly two-thirds of teams have made at least some of their cuts ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. And defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia became the… Read More »
ACC Tigers head list of top dozen draft classes for 2026 … We noted in a post a couple of weeks back entering the college football season there isn’t necessarily a clear dominant team or teams like Ohio State last year when a small army of the Buckeyes’ stars who were considered legit draft prospects opted to return… Read More »
Eagles stay busy; add vet OT Johnson, trade ER Kinnard to Pack … At least based on their activity earlier today, the defending Super Bowl champions aren’t going to rest on their laurels. After trading for back-up QB Sam Howell earlier in the day, Philadelphia made a couple of more deals this evening re-acquiring veteran back-up OT Fred… Read More »
CLEMSON (10-4): After a couple of uncharacteristic off years, the Tigers look they could be back in the national championship picture this coming fall; they also could be major players at the 2026 draft. Indeed, the Tigers have a couple of defensive linemen – DE TJ Parker and DT Peter Woods – with top 5 potential, while QB… Read More »
Chiefs reacquire DT Nnadi from Jets for future pick swap … Kansas City has reacquired veteran DT Derrick Nnadi from the NY Jets in deal involving the swap of conditional 2027 picks. The Jets will get a conditional 6th in 2027 from the Chiefs while KC gets a conditional 7th from the Jets. The Jets had signed Nnadi… Read More »
Vikes flip back-up QBs; sign Wentz, send Howell to Eagles … In something of an odd move, at least this close to the start of the regular season, Minnesota has signed veteran QB Carson Wentz and traded Sam Howell to Philadelphia. In exchange for Howell, the Vikings get a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick from the… Read More »
‘Irish’ Bowl kicks off college season … Of course, the college football season really kicks off next weekend with a full slate of games including several must-see contests such as #1 Texas at defending national champion Ohio State and LSU hosting Clemson; however, there are several games this weekend including one involving ranked teams as#22 Iowa State and… Read More »
Steelers first to make cuts … Pittsburgh became the first team to make cuts in the process of getting down to Tuesday’s 53-man opening day roster limit by releasing 11 players. That leaves the Steelers needing to make another 26 roster moves to get down to the limit.
Number in bracket is the number of players team still has to release; players in bold were 2025 draftees (with round in bracket); players in italics were undrafted rookie free agents ARIZONA (0): Released DL Kyon Barrs, LS Aaron Brewer, OLB Elliott Brown, OL Jeremiah Byers, RB Michael Carter, OL Jake Curhan, RB DeeJay Dallas, TE Josah Deguara, WR Simi Fehoko, DL Anthony Goodlow, WR Bryson Green, CB Darren Hall, OL… Read More »
49ers get RB Robinson from Commandos for 6th … San Francisco has acquired RB Brian Robinson from Washington in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2026.
49ers get KC WR Moore in late-round picks swap trade … San Francisco has acquired WR Skyy Moore from Kansas City in a deal that will see the teams swap 7th round picks in 2027. The Chiefs will get the 49ers 6th rounder while the Niners get a 7th from KC. Moore was a promising second round pick… Read More »
Busy week in NFL set to kick-off … The final weekend of the NFL pre-season kicks off later this evening with a couple of games including Pittsburgh at Carolina (on the NFL Network at 7 PM ET) and New England at the NY Giants (on Prime Video at 8 PM ET). That will set in motion what should… Read More »
Jets get vet DTs for picks; Broncos get rangy WR in pre-cut trades … The process of getting down to Tuesday’s 53-man opening day roster got started in earnest today with three trades. The NY Jets were involved in 2 of those deals acquiring veteran DTs Harrison Phillips from Minnesota and Jowon Briggs from Cleveland. In the Phillips… Read More »
Arch says no decision on draft … Texas QB Arch Manning, the presumptive consensus top prospect for the upcoming draft were he to turn pro this winter, said in a pre-season interview that he really hasn’t made any decisions about the 2025 draft, that he’s just taking it day-to-day. He also kind of disputed comments by grandpa Archie… Read More »
As the QB turns (or doesn’t); Tuesday edition … Another QB domino fell in the NFL earlier today when Indianapolis named former Giant Daniel Jones as the Colts’ starter heading into the season. Jones beat out Anthony Richardson for the job. In fact, its almost a shocking decision by the Colts after having selected Richardson with the 4th… Read More »
