QBs Mendoza, Simpson last unsigned 2026 #1s … Just two players selected in the opening round of the 2026 draft remain unsigned: QBs Fernando Mendoza, the first-player picked overall by Las Vegas and Ty Simpson whom the LA Raiders chose with the 13th pick. However, they are not the only unsigned players selected at this year’s draft as… Read More »
Vikes retool front office … In the wake of hiring former Seattle exec Nolan Teasley as the team’s new GM, Minnesota has almost completely made over their front office. Late last week, the Vikings parted ways with assistant G.M. Demitrius Washington, senior personnel executive Jamaal Stephenson, assistant director of college scouting Pat Roberts and pro scout Salli Clavelle,… Read More »
Falcons get Chiefs vet OT in late round pick swap … Atlanta has acquired disgruntled veteran OT Wanya Morris from Kansas City in a trade that will see the two teams flip their 6th and 7th round picks at the 2027 draft with the Chiefs getting the Falcons 6th and the Falcons the Chiefs 7th.
Sorsby trial date set; more developments … Updating that report from earlier today in which the NCAA announced that it has formally appealed the injunction granted embattled Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby allowing him to play this fall while his case is heard, a trial date for case has been set for February, that is, after the completion… Read More »
NCAA appeals Sorsby ruling … The case that never seems to end took another turn lat last evening when the NCAA appealed a district’s judge ruling yesterday that granted Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby an injunction essentially overturning his suspension for gambling on college sports including betting on his own team. Sorsby didn’t get off scot-free in the… Read More »
Tigers, Ducks stars headline 2027 TE prospects … There appears to have been something of a renaissance in the past few years, at least when it comes to the draft, for TEs. Indeed, at least one TE has been chosen with a top 20 pick in each of the last three drafts, the first time that’s ever happened… Read More »
CFL kicking off 2026 campaign … The Canadian Football League is kicking off its 2026 season as we speak with Montreal playing at Hamilton. Two other games are scheduled for the league’s opening weekend with Winnipeg playing at Calgary on Friday, while Edmonton comes east to play Ottawa in the nation’s capital on Saturday night. And it will… Read More »
Lions pick out for year with ACL … Detroit rookie receiver Kendrick Law, a 5th round pick at the 2026 draft, will reportedly miss the entire upcoming season after tearing an ACL in a non-contact drill at practice this week.
Buckeyes’ Smith heads maybe best ever WR group … One of the big story lines of this past April’s draft was the perception that 2027 was going to be much better talent-wise. That certainly appears to be the case for both of next year’s QB and DE/ER groupings that we previewed late last month. It also appears to… Read More »
Future 3rd Browns’ get from Rams in Garrett deal could become a #1 … Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com is reporting that the 2029 3rd round pick that the Browns received from the LA Rams to complete this week’s blockbuster deal in which Cleveland traded star DE Myles Garrett to the Rams for three picks, will escalate to… Read More »
Lions add ex-Phins GM Grier to front office … Detroit has added a little more experience to its front office as the Lions have reportedly hired former Miami general manager Chris Grier as a personnel executive. Grier spent more than two decades in the Miami organization, but was fired as GM last October. Grier actually began his scouting career… Read More »
Eagles finally do send WR Brown to Pats for 1st, 5th round picks … Ending literally months of anticipation, Philadelphia has finally traded star WR AJ Brown to New England. In exchange, the Eagles will receive a 5th round pick in 2027 and a 2028 first-rounder, although Brown will need to pass a physical with the Patriots in… Read More »
Rams add star DE Garrett in blockbuster deal with Browns … Goodness! Step out for a few minutes to do a little plant shopping and the NFL is rocked by a major deal. In fact, teams around the league were bracing for a blockbuster trade between Philadelphia and New England for Eagles’ WR AJ Brown, which has been… Read More »
Court hearing could decide Sorsby future … Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby will be in court later today where his attorneys will ask a district judge to prevent the NCAA from barring him during the 2026 season. The NCAA had ruled Sorsby permanently ineligible for violations of its gambling rules as he has admitted to betting on his… Read More »
Seahawks could receive comp picks after Vikes hire key exec … Just a quick follow-up to yesterday’s reporting that Minnesota has hired former Seattle assistant GM Nolan Teasley as the Vikings’ new general manager. The Seahawks could be in-line to get a couple of third-round compensatory picks as Teasley is considered to be a minority candidate. He doesn’t… Read More »
Vikes tab ‘Hawks exec to be new GM … Minnesota has reportedly agreed to hire former Seattle personnel executive Nolan Teasley as the Vikings new G.M. replacing Kwesi Adofo-Mensah who was fired from the job in January. Teasley, who spent his entire NFL career to date in Seattle after joining the franchise as a scouting intern in 2013,… Read More »
Cut down day moved up … The NFL has reportedly informed teams around the league that this year’s cutdown deadline to their opening day 53 man rosters has been moved up two days meaning to 6 PM ET on Sunday, August 30th.
Gunshot muddies 2027 RB waters … The chances of a RB being chosen with a top 6 pick in 2027 for the third straight year took a hit earlier this off-season when Ahmad Hardy of Missouri, the consensus top prospect at the position for the upcoming draft, was shot in the leg at a concert in Mississippi. The… Read More »
Jets get future, late pick for vet KR … The NY Jets have acquired a conditional 7th round pick in 2028 from Seattle for WR/KR Irv Charles.
Top UDFA RB retires … For the record, we have neatened up the list of this year’s undrafted free agents by team. The teams have been rearranged by alphabetic order and we also tweaked those teams that made late roster moves with their UDFAs. One of those tweaks involved former Texas A&M RB Le’Veon Moss who was signed… Read More »
Giants extend GM Joe Schoen … So much for ‘dead man walking!’ It didn’t seem that long ago that NY Giants GM Joe Schoen appeared to be hanging onto his job by his fingertips. Today, though, the Giants announced that Schoen had in fact been given a multi-year extension that comes on the heels of what was thought… Read More »
Sorsby judge seeks recusal … The ongoing saga re the college eligibility of embattled Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby has taken another twist as the judge who had been assigned to hear his suit requesting that his eligibility be restored has recused himself from the case because of his close ties with the university. Sorsby had filed suit… Read More »
Titans add long-time NFL exec to front-office staff … Tennessee has announced that veteran NFL executive Dave Gardi has been hired as the team’s new executive VP of football ops. He replaces Chad Brinker in that role in which he will oversee the departments of football administration, strategy, analytics, research, information systems, video, equipment, team operations and security.… Read More »
He’s back!!! … For awhile!!! … For those that have been out of the universe, there will be no second season of the popular sit-com ‘Will he, or won’t he?’ about the eccentric veteran Pittsburgh Steelers’ QB and whether he’ll play or not that upcoming season. That’s because eccentric veteran Steelers’ QB Aaron Rodgers resigned with the team… Read More »
Simmons, Stewart headline strong 2027 DE/ER class … Most of the early buzz about the 2027 draft has tended to focus on what looks to be a potentially stellar QB class. However, a pretty good case can be made that THE strongest position for the upcoming year is actually the DE grouping which is lead by a couple… Read More »
