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 »
Titans’ Levis out for year … Any lingering doubts that Cam Ward, the first player selected overall at the 2025 draft, would not be the starting QB in Tennessee this fall – and there weren’t many – were likely finally put to rest with news this morning that Will Levis, the Titans’ only other real option at the… Read More »
Updated: Just 4 2d rounders remain unsigned … The floodgates did indeed open on the signings of players selected in the second-round of the 2025 draft. There are, in fact, just 4 remaining unsigned #2 picks from this past April’s draft and that includes embattled RB Quinshon Judkins, whom Cleveland selected with the 4th pick in round, #36… Read More »
Browns #2 RB Judkins remains in limbo as rooks report … While the first three players selected at the top of the second round of the 2025 draft have each signed – and each got fully guaranteed contracts – it may be awhile before anything gets down with the fourth. RB Quinshon Judkins, whom Cleveland chose with that… Read More »
More 2nd rounders sign; one fully guaranteed … Another half dozen or so players selected in the second round of the 2025 draft have come to terms including safety Nick Emmanwori whom Seattle signed to a fully guaranteed contract. Emmanwori was the 3rd player picked in this past April’s second round, the 35th overall. The sticking point for… Read More »
Could unhappy draft picks return to school someday? … There has been a bit of a twist in the ongoing saga of DE Shemar Stewart, Cincinnati’s first round pick this past April – #17 overall – who remains the only unsigned opening round selection from this year’s draft as the team and player remain locked in a dispute… Read More »
Charges against Aggie RB Moss dropped … Charges of disorderly conduct against star Texas A&M RB Le’Veon Moss, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2026 draft, were reportedly dropped earlier today. Moss was arrested over the weekend for threatening a bystander on a College Station street early Sunday morning apparently because of something about… Read More »
Another 4 second rounders come to terms … For those keeping score on these matters, 4 more 2025 second rounders have to come to terms witht their respective teams including LA Charger WR Tre Harris (#55), Chicago G/T Ozzy Trapillo (#56), Denver RB RJ Harvey (#60), and Washington (#61). That brings to 8 the number of 2025 second… Read More »
Another second rounder signs as Bears ink #2 pick … It appears that that logjam of unsigned 2nd round picks from the 2025 may in fact breaking as Chicago has reportedly come to terms with DT Shemar Turner, the 62nd player selected at last April’a draft. The signing comes just hours after San Francisco signed DT Alfred Collins,… Read More »
Niners sign 2nd rounder; first break in logjam … San Francisco has reportedly come to terms with former Texas DT Alfred Collins, the 49ers’ 2nd round pick at this past April’s draft. Collins, this year’s 43rd pick overall, is the just the third second rounder to come to terms in a contract dispute that developed when the first… Read More »
Pre-season 2026 draft preview: The RBs … The 2024 season was something of a statement year for RBs everywhere. Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley, for example, was arguably the best player in the NFL as he lead the Eagles to last year’s Super Bowl, while Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty was just as arguably the best player in college football when… Read More »
Bronco sign top pick … Denver has reportedly come to terms with CB Jahdae Barron, who had been one of two remaining unsigned 2025 first-round picks. Barron, from Texas, was the 20th player selected in this past April’s opening round. He agreed to terms on a 4Y, $18M deal that includes a $9.8M signing bonus. With Barron signing,… Read More »
Rooks report for 5 more teams … A total of 5 more NFL training camps open for rookies later today with Baltimore, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle and the NY Giants all getting underway this week. As noted earlier, the LA Chargers who are scheduled to play Detroit in the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton on July… Read More »
Browns’ #2 pick arrested on domestic assault … Cleveland rookie RB Quinshon Judkins was arrested overnight in Florida and on charges of battery and domestic violence which, for the record, are misdemeanors. Judkins, who played at Ohio State last fall after transferring from Mississippi, was the 36th player taken in this past April’s draft and like most of… Read More »
We are underway as Charger rooks report … The first NFL training camp opens today with LA Charger rookies set to report. The Chargers get to open early as they are scheduled to play Detroit in the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton on July 31st. The Chargers will open their full camp on the 16th, while… Read More »
Bears extend GM Poles … Chicago has reportedly extended the contract of general manager Ryan Poles thru the 2029 season a story first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday afternoon. The extension means that the contracts of Poles and new head coach Ben Johnson are in sync as the latter is also under contract thru the 2029… Read More »
Wrapping up the 2026 receivers: The TEs … The 2025 draft was something of a high point for TEs as two – Colston Loveland of Michigan who went 10th overall to Chicago and Penn State’s Tyler Warren who was selected with the 14th pick by Indianapolis – were chosen in the top half of the opening round. In… Read More »
2026 draft preview: Wide receivers … The one thing one can probably say for certain about the 2026 receiver class is that there likely isn’t a position with more uncertainty looking ahead to next year’s draft. On the one hand, there is a lot of talent in this group. Jordan Tyson of Arizona State, the consensus top WR… Read More »
Interesting look at historical picks … For those that didn’t see it over the long weekend, ESPN has a neat piece in which they choose the best choice ever at every draft pick from Peyton Manning at #1 to Brock Purdy at #262. Note though that it only includes the so-called modern draft era beginning in 1967 so… Read More »
Happy 4th!!! … A very happy and safe Independence Day weekend to everyone in all 50 states. At the same time, we hope folks will take a moment or two to reflect on what actually made America great in the first place; what made it the shining light on the hill for so many less fortunate people around… Read More »
