LSU punts on playing ‘former’ NFL players … Faced with the possibility of being expelled from the SEC, LSU has apparently abandoned plans to play at least a couple of players who had been in NFL training camps this summer, but opted to return to college after a legal ruling ordered that they be allowed the same 5th… Read More »
Initial in-season 2027 mock posted … Our long national wait is almost over as the 2026 NFL regular schedule kicks off tomorrow evening with a Super Bowl rematch between Seattle and New England. To help wile away the hours until kick-off here is our initial first-round projection for the upcoming draft which for the record is just 236… Read More »
GBN fearless forecast … If you believe us – and its not entirely clear why anyone actually would – it will be Denver and the LA Rams in the 2026 Super Bowl next February in Los Angeles. At least that’s what it says in our annual Fearless Forecast predicting the outcomes across the board in the NFL this… Read More »
SMU-FSU wrap long college football weekend … A very busy first full weekend of college football wraps Monday evening with #19 SMU playing at Florida State on ESPN with a 7:30 PM ET KO. And yes that is correct; the Mustangs are ranked, the ‘Noles are not! A case can certainly be made that SMU is potentially the… Read More »
Triple-header in college football … With the NFL on hiatus until the start of the regular season next week, college football takes center stage with a triple-header of games including the Apple Bowl between Washington and Washington State at 4 PM ET, while Mississippi will play Louisville in Nashville and Notre Dame will meet Wisconsin in Green Bay,… Read More »
Star Longhorns’ OT back in lineup … Good news for Texas – and for NFL teams looking to upgrade their offensive line at next April’s draft – as Longhorns’ All-America LT Trevor Goosby was in the starting lineup when the team kicked off its season against Texas State in a late afternoon game. Goosby, a legit top 10-15… Read More »
Saturday AM college football notes … Couple or three things to catch up on we count the hours down to the start of the full college football season with a full slate of games later today. LSU backs down for now: After all the drama whether LSU would defy the conference and play players who had been in… Read More »
More chaos in chaotic SEC situation with suits and countersuits … Just a quick update on last night’s preview of tomorrow’s big season-opening clash between LSU and Clemson which highlighted the ongoing controversy regarding the potential eligibility of several former college players who opted to try and return school this fall after the NCAA adopted its new 5-year… Read More »
‘Tiger Bowl’ highlights first full week on college sched: who to watch … The college football season kicks off in earnest this weekend with a full slate of games on Saturday headlined by the ‘Tiger Bowl’ beween the SEC’s LSU Tigers and the ACC’s Clemson Tigers (7:30 PM ET; ABC) in a battle of perennial contenders both coming… Read More »
Final thoughts on cutdown day … Just a few random final thoughts on cutdown and the like. First let me ask why in reporting transactions and the like does the NFL insist on including such as Jr or John Smith III. In fact there was one guy who was actually listed as John Smith V. Maybe with a… Read More »
Something of a tough year for UDFAs … Perhaps as an indication that the 2026 draft class wasn’t necessarily as strong as some of its recent predecessors, somewhat fewer undrafted free agents made their respective team’s opening day roster than normal. Indeed, whereas historically something in the range of 55-65 UDFAs have made an opening day roster, the… Read More »
Vegas tabs vet QB Cousins to start season … To no one’s great surprise, Las Vegas has named veteran QB Kirk Cousins as the team’s starter over rookie Fernando Mendoza, the first player selected at the 2026 draft. The Raiders open their regular season hosting Miami on September 13th in what looks to be an early ‘2027 draft… 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 on further review the number of players who didn’t make the cut yesterday was up somewhat from the previous year which might be a bit of a reflection from the days leading up to… Read More »
Late round cutdown day trades’ update … Along with all the cuts that dominated last night’s NFL focus, there were four relatively minor trades involving late round picks in both 2027 and 2028. In fact, the LA Chargers made a couple of those deals sending CB Avery Smith to Seattle for a 6th round pick in 2027 and… Read More »
All cuts posted; 18 picks released … It took awhile but we were finally able to get all today’s cuts posted as teams whittled their rosters down to meet their 53-man opening day limit. We’re going to take a deeper dive into the numbers tomorrow, but by our preliminary, and very unofficial count, 18 players selected at the… Read More »
Browns first to 53 … Cleveland became the first team to reach today’s opening day 53-man limit when the Browns made 22 roster moves including placing veteran QB Dillon Gabriel on IR and TE Joe Royer, a 2026 5th round pick on the non-football injury reserve list.
Cowboys get late Texans pick for vet back-up OT … Dallas has reportedly traded OT Nate Thomas down the state to Houston in exchange for a 2027 7th round pick. We can also update that earlier trade between Pittsburgh and Green Bay for RB Kaleb Johnson; according to sources the Steelers will get a 6th round pick in… Read More »
Broncos waive 5th rounder … It has yet to be officially announced, but Denver has reportedly released TE Justi Joly, a 5th round pick at this past April’s draft. Joly becomes the first 2026 pick to be released and there is a decent chance he could end up being the highest cut to be cut this cycle. However,… Read More »
Jets get vet C/G from Raiders in late pick swap … The NY Jets have acquired veteran C/G Jordan Meredith from Las Vegas in a deal involving yet another swap of 6th and 7th round picks this coming April. In another deal this afternoon, Green Bay acquired 2nd year RB Kaleb Johnson from Pittsburgh for undisclosed compensation. Johnson… Read More »
Dolphins add Pack back-up QB for future 6th … Just a day after trading away presumptive back-up QB Quinn Ewers, Miami filled the gap by acquiring Kyle McCord from Green Bay for a 6th round pick in 2028. Somewhat ironically, McCord will back-up Malik Willis another former Packer QB whom the Dolphins signed as a free agent this… Read More »
Bills-Colts, Cards-Jax make minor late round pick swap deal … Today’s roster tweaking as teams work to get down to the 6 PM ET 53-man roster deadline got under with a couple of minor deals involving swaps of late round picks. In one, Buffalo sent back-up C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger to Indianapolis in a swap of 2027 6th… Read More »
The Turk on the prowl … It is cutdown day in the NFL as all team’s must be down to their 53-man opening day rosters by 6 PM ET this evening. In fact as many as a dozen teams have already made at least some of their cuts, although no team is all that close to the limit… Read More »
Falcons get vet DT Dexter from Bears for CB, 5th … Atlanta and Chicago made a late night deal last evening in which the Falcons acquired veteran DT Gervan Dexter, who had 11 sacks over the past couple of seasons for the Bears, in exchange for reserve CB Clark Phillips and a 5th round pick in next April’s… Read More »
Pats get future, late pick from Cards for RB Kiner … New England has acquired RB Corey Kiner from Arizona for a 2028 7th-round pick.
Cowboys get vet OT from Steelers with pick swap … As the sun sets across the land, NFL teams continue to tweaks their rosters with tomorrow’s 53-man opening day roster deadline looming. Dallas addressed an issue on its offensive front by acquiring veteran OT Broderick Jones, a former first-round draft selection, from Pittsburgh for 3rd and 6th round… Read More »
