ESPN’s McShay posts pre-season Top 50 … For those that haven’t seen it, ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay posted his pre-season Top 50 prospects for the 2022 draft, now just over 250 days away. McShay has QBs Spencer Rattler of Oklahoma and North Carolina’s Sam Howell as the top two players on his list, followed by defenders Derek… Read More »
USC DE/LB first to declare for 2022 … It kind of slipped under the radar last week, but Southern California junior DE/OLB Drake Jackson appeared to become the first underclassman to at least unofficially declare for the 2022 draft when he told a local reporter that the upcoming season would be his last in college, but that he… Read More »
Panthers get late pick for ‘Phins OT Little … No big surprise, but the deadline for teams to be down to the 85-man roster limit passed earlier this hour without much earth-shattering news! However, there were a couple of trades. Carolina traded veteran OT Greg Little to Miami in exchange for a 7th round pick in 2022. That’s… Read More »
Jags’ Tebow among cuts as teams get down to 85 … The first of three roster deadlines in the NFL comes up later today as all teams will have to be down to the 85-man roster limit by the end of business this afternoon. Teams will then have to reduce their rosters by another 5 player to 80… Read More »
Giants get Texans CB/STer for future pick … The NY Giants have reportedly acquired CB Keion Crossen from Houston in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2023. While he’s nominally a corner, Crossen’s real value is a special teams’ gunner.
Senior Bowl posts watch list … Speaking of stuff that folks might have missed in the past few days, the Senior Bowl released its pre-season watch list last week with the names of several hundred players who they’ll be watching as the season progresses. This year’s Senior Bowl is currently slated for February 5th in Mobile. And for… Read More »
Jax sends vet LB Schobert to Steelers for late round pick … Jacksonville has reportedly agreed i principle to trade veteran MLB Joe Schobert to Pittsburgh in exchange for what is being reported as a 6th round pick at the 2022 draft. In his one year with the Jaguars, Schobert piled up over 140 tackles, but was in… Read More »
GIANTS REPORT: Some thoughts on how we got here and where we’re going …Things have finally started to pick up again in the NFL with training camps now nicely underway and the first full weekend of pre-season games set to kick-off literally within hours. And I’m probably I am not doing much more than preaching to the choir… Read More »
Watch list posted … With the start of the college football season just around the corner, we have posted our annual watch list of players we’ll be grading for the 2022 draft, which is now just over 260 days away.
Pigskin’s pre-season power rankings; The top 6 … As he does over the course of the full season, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette posts his NFL power rankings. And after he posted his rankings of which teams will likely go into the season ranked in the bottom fourth earlier in the week, he lists the Top 6… Read More »
Clemson WR Ross cleared to return … Clemson WR Justyn Ross, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2022 if he can stay healthy, has been medically cleared to play this season. Ross, though, must wait a few days before he can join his Tigers’ teammates on the field as he has to sit out… Read More »
Pigskin’s pre-season power rankings; starting at the bottom … As he does over the course of the full season, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette posts his NFL power rankings. And he starts this season off with a look at the team’s which will likely go into the season ranked in the bottom fourth. Obviously, a whole lot… Read More »
Are you ready for some football?? Part deux … Just a few minutes after the NFL pre-season gets underway in Canton on Thursday evening, the delayed Canadian Football League regular season will kick-off with a full slate of games on the weekend. Hamilton will open the season in Winnipeg tomorrow night at 8:30 PM ET in a replay… Read More »
Are you ready for some football?? Part 1 … The shortened NFL pre-season schedule gets underway tomorrow with Dallas playing Pittsburgh in the annual Hall-of-Fame game in Canton. Kick-off is set for 8 PM ET Thursday evening with coverage on Fox. Of course, its unlikely many, if any of the two team’s top stars, including QBs Dak Prescott… Read More »
Vet LSU QB Brennan out indefinitely with arm injury … LSU senior QB Myles Brennan, the odds-on favorite to be the Tigers starting QB this coming season, is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair what is being described as a ‘severely’ broken arm. In fact, there are concerns in Baton Rouge that Brennan’s season could be done… Read More »
Wentz to have surgery; could impact 2022 pick … Indianapolis announced earlier today that newly-acquired QB Carson Wentz will have surgery on his injured foot and could be out anywhere from 5 to 12 weeks. If its 5 weeks or so, Wentz could actually be back for the start of the regular season. However, if Wentz, whom the… Read More »
And then there were none as Jets QB Wilson signs … He missed a couple of days of practice but former BYU QB Zach Wilson, the last unsigned pick from the 2021 draft, has finally agreed to terms with the NY Jets. Wilson, the 2nd player selected overall at this year’s draft, reportedly signed a fully guaranteed 4-year… Read More »
Pack re-acquire vet WR Cobb for 6th … Its not clear if it was a condition for Aaron Rodgers return, or just a favor to the QB, but Green Bay has re-acquired veteran slot receiver Randall Cobb from Houston. In return, the Packers will send the Texans a 6th round pick at the 2022 draft. For some reason,… Read More »
Niners sign QB Lance; one #1 left unsigned … San Francisco avoided a somewhat embarrassing holdout when they signed former North Dakota State QB Trey Lance, the 3rd player selected at the 2021 draft, prior to their first official practice session later today. Lance agreed to a fully guaranteed 4-year deal worth $34.1 million with the usual club… Read More »
Pack QB Rodgers shows for camp; Watson cleared for practice … Updating yesterday’s reports on-going sagas in Houston and Green Bay involving star QBs DeShaun Watson and Aaron Rodgers, the league’s top two rated passers this past season. Rodgers, for example, did in fact show up in Green Bay and will be on the field when the Packers… Read More »
Bolts sign top pick; two left unsigned … With literally just hours until NFL teams hit the field tomorrow for their first practice sessions of training camp, the LA Chargers avoided a holdout when OT Rashawn Slater, the 13th player selected at this year’s draft, signed a 4-year deal earlier today. That leaves just two unsigned first-round picks… Read More »
Tide trio hilites pre-season LB watch list … If its August – and it almost is – a young man’s fancy turns to college football the start of which is just over a month away. And with the season closing in we are starting to see some of the various watch lists of prominent players in college football… Read More »
More seismic changes in store for college football as OU, ‘Horns abandon Big XII … College football is bracing for another round of potentially seismic changes after it was revealed today that both Oklahoma and Texas would not be renewing their grants of media rights following the expiration of the Big XII’s current contract in 2025 and would… Read More »
Browns sign first-round pick … Cleveland has signed CB Greg Newsome, their first round pick at this year’s draft. Newsome, who was selected 26th overall, signed a standard 4-year deal with a club option for a 5th worth a reported $12.7M. With Newsome in the fold, there are only 3 remaining unsigned first round picks from this year’s… Read More »
Bears ship WR Miller to Texans for late round pick … Chicago has reportedly traded WR Anthony Miller to Houston in exchage for what is being described as a ‘late-round’ pick.
