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 »
Colts lose 2nd pick to season-ending injury … Indianapolis has placed S/LB Hunter Wohlers, a 7th round pick at the 2025 draft, on injured reserve with a Lisfranc foot injury. As a result of the fact that the designation comes in the preseason, Wohlers cannot return this season. Wohlers is actually the second rookie DB drafted this past… Read More »
Browns name vet Flacco starter … It was the NFL’s worst kept secret of the pr-season, but Cleveland has ended the drama early and named veteran Joe Flacco as their starting QB to open the season. The Browns play cross-state division-rival Cincinnati on September 7th. Flacco gets the nod over fellow vet Kenny Pickett and rookie draft picks… Read More »
Eagles get WR Metchie from Texans for vet TE; pick swap … Philadelphia has reportedly acquired veteran WR Jon Metchie from Houston in exchange for veteran TE Harrison Btryant and a 5th round pick in 2026, while the Eagles will get a 6th rounder from the Texans. In fact, the teams are actually simply returning the picks they… Read More »
Browns’ rook RB Judkins avoids charges; immediate football future still on hold … According to local prosecutors in southern Florida, rookie Cleveland RB Quinshon Judkins will not faces charges of domestic assault stemming from an incident early last month. The local authorities concludedthat there just wasn’t enough evidence to get a conviction in what was essentially a ‘he… Read More »
OU QB Mateer being looked at for past past gambling … Reports out of Oklahoma indicate that the school is at least ‘looking into’ possible gambling activity by rising QB John Mateer who transferred to the program this year from Washington State. The issue arose last night after a series of screenshots showing betting activity involving former WSU… Read More »
‘Horns #1 in pre-season AP college poll … With just 19 sleeps until the first full weekend of the college football season, the Associated Press has released its pre-season poll ranking the top 25 teams entering the upcoming campaign. And – somewhat astonishingly – for the first time in its most storied history, Texas is ranked #1. However,… Read More »
LSU QB tweaks old knee issue … LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2026 draft, was held out of a couple of practices earlier this week sparking rumors that he might have a serious knee injury. Nussmeier, the leading returning passer in college football this fall, though, was back at… Read More »
Grandpa Archie talks grandson Arch’s draft … There has been a bit of buzz this week about comments by Archie Manning indicating that grandson Arch Manning, the consensus favorite to be #1 pick overall at next April’s draft, wouldn’t be entering the 2026 draft. On further review, though, it doesn’t appear to be quite so definitive. Archie, in… Read More »
Ravens, Colts lose rook CBs for year in pre-season opener … It wasn’t a great start to the season for either Baltimore or Indianapolis after both lost rookie CBs to torn ACLs in last night’s pre-season opener for the two teams. Out for year for Baltimore is Bilhal Kone, a 6th round pick this past April, while the… Read More »
First full pre-season week kicks off … The NFL’s full pre-season schedule gets underway later Thursday evening with a tripleheader. Of course, in truth, not much happens in the pre-season, but there will be plenty of the line when Indianapolis plays at Baltimore this evening (7 PM ET ; NFL Neywork) as Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones are… Read More »
ESPN acquires NFL properties for league equity; what of coverage? … ESPN reportedly is acquiring the NFL Network and other league assets, including the RedZone channel and the NFL’s fantasy product. In exchange, the NFL will reportedly receive a 10% equity stake in ESPN. For our purposes the one major question is what happens to draft coverage down… Read More »
Lions’ late rounder to IR … Detroit has placed rookie safety Dan Jackson, a 7th round pick at the 2025 draft, on injured reserve with a leg injury that Lions’ head coach Dan Campbell said ‘doesn’t look good.’ As a result, Jackson’s season is likely over, although the Lions could technically bring him back later in the year,… Read More »
Pre-season kicks off with HOF game … The NFL pre-season schedule gets underway layer this evening when the LA Chargers face Detroit in the annual Hall-of-Fame game in Canton, Ohio. The actual kick-off is slated for just after 8 PM ET this evening with coverage on NBC. Of course, the full 3-week pre-season schedule begins next week. And… Read More »
Bucs rookie DE Walker out for season … It appears the rookie season of promising Tampa Bay DE David Walker is over literally before it started. Walker, a 4th round pick this past April from Central Arkansas, tore an ACL late last week and will undergo season-ending surgery. The silver lining for Walker, such as it is, is… Read More »
Who’s on top for ’26’: ESPN report … For those that haven’t see it yet, ESPN had a piece up late last week in which draft analyst Matt Miller lists who he believes (and hears from his sources) are the top prospects at each position for the upcoming draft. In fact, there are no real surprises in his… Read More »
Bengals, top pick Stewart end impasse … Cincinnati has finally signed DE Shemar Stewart, the only remaining unsigned first-round pick from the 2025 draft, ending what amounted to a three-day holdout. Stewart, the 17th player selected this past April, had been refusing to sign as the Bengals wanted to include language that could void future guarantees in the… Read More »
Updated 2d round signing status … With training camps opening around the league this week it kind of slipped under the radar that 2 of the 3 of this year’s unsigned second round picks have come to terms as both CB Will Johnson, who was taken with the 47th pick by Arizona and DE Femi Olajedo, taken 52nd… Read More »
Ex-BYU QB Retzlaff resurfaces at Tulane … The somewhat bizarre football journey of former BYU QB Jake Retzlaff took another turn earlier today as he confirmed that he will be attending Tulane this fall. That came after he was suspended 7 games for violating BYU’s somewhat arcane honor code. Retzlaff was suspended after he was accused of sexually… Read More »
