Bengals, Pack sign top picks … Two more first round picks from the 2021 draft have come to terms as Ccinnati has signed former LSU WR Ja’Marr Chase, the 5th player selected this year, while Green Bay agreed to terms with former Georgia Eric Stokes, the 29th player chosen this past April. Both were signed to 4-year deals… Read More »
Pigskin reviews AFC East draft … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his review of the 2021 draft with a report on the AFC East. NFC East.
Pigskin punks NFC East draft … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has taken some time to chew over the 2021 draft and begins his annual series of draft reviews with the NFC East.
Camp roster size confirmed; cut-down days announced … The NFL has confirmed that teams will be allowed to carry 90 players going to training camp later this summer. There has been some confusion among teams as to what the roster max would actually be for training camp. In fact, its been reported that some teams held off on… Read More »
Senior Bowl to host HBCU combine … The NFL and Senior Bowl announced this week that the HBCU combine will be held in Mobile. The HBCU combine will involve players from the Historically Black College and University conferences including the SWAC, MEAC, CIAA, and SIAC will be held at the University of South Alabama and be patterned after… Read More »
Raiders, Steelers sign top picks … Two more first-round picks from Alabama at the 2021 draft came to terms in the last day or so including Las Vegas which signed G/T Alex Leatherwood, the 17th player selected this year, and Pittsburgh which came to terms with RB Najee Harris, whom the Steelers chose with the 24th pick overall.… Read More »
More post-draft Pigskin observations … The league that supposedly never sleeps has finally entered what could be called the off-season with the draft in the books, but there is still plenty to chew on as GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette notes in his latest on further review column.
In-house QB debate … Yesterday’s post noting Mel Kiper’s initial Top 25 for the 2022 draft gave rise to a rousing debate here on the relative strength of the QB class for next year’s draft. As noted in yesterday’s post, Kiper only had one passer in his top ten, Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler whom he has ranked third overall.… Read More »
Kiper posts early 2022 top 25 … For those that haven’t seen it, long-time draft guru Mel Kiper has posted his initial top 25 ranking for the 2022 draft, which for the record is now just 341 days away, over on ESPN. A couple of observations. Of course, this is a very preliminary listing and much is going to… Read More »
Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan, 6-6.5, 270, 4.65, JR … 4th year junior came back from a fractured ankle that limited him to just three games in 2020 to basically earn ‘defensive player of the year’ honors in all college football this past season when he posted 13 sacks in leading the Wolverines into the national playoffs. Long, tall DE… Read More »
AA Herd RG to enter transfer portal … Marshall RG Cain Madden, who went from unheralded walk-on to 2020 All-American, has announced that he has entered college football’s transfer portal. Madden, who is listed at 6-3, 313, will also be taking advantage of the ‘free year’ of eligibility for what amounts to a 6th year in college football.… Read More »
Lions sign top pick OT Sewell … Detroit has become the latest NFL to sign its first round pick at the 2021 draft after coming to terms with former Oregon all-American LT Penei Sewell. Sewell, the 7th player selected at this year’s draft, signed a 4Y, $24.1M deal with a club option for a 5th season. Sewell is… Read More »
Jags get late future Eagles pick in CB swap … Jacksonville picked up a 6th round pick in 2023 from Philadelphia to complete a deal involving an exchange of two little used CBs. In the deal, the Eagles get Josiah Scott, a 4th round pick in 2020, from Jacksonville, while the Jags get Jameson Houston who was an… Read More »
Great first weekend of college football viewing announced … There are still over 100 days until the college football season kicks off this fall, however, for folks willing to wait, that first full weekend has the potential to be really special. ABC, for example, just released its prime time national TV slate for that first weekend and it… Read More »
More post-draft thoughts from Pigskin … One does not have to have ESP to see that far fewer undrafted rookie free agents have come to terms with teams around the NFL this off-season. GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the subject as well as several other post-draft topics here.
Broncos latest to sign top pick … Denver has reportedly agreed on a contract with former Alabama CB Patrick Surtain, the 9th player selected overall at the 2021 draft. Surtian is the 7th player selected in this year’s opening round to have come to terms.
Broncos hire female scout exec away from Vikes … Denver has hired Kelly Kleine as the team’s executive director of football operations and special adviser to general manager George Paton. The 30-year-old Kleine, who spent ten years with the Vikings’ front office before signing with the Broncos, is thought to be the highest-ranking female scouting executive ever with… Read More »
Vikes sign top pick … Minnesota has become the 6th team to sign its 2021 first round pick after reportedly coming to terms with former Virginia Tech OT Christian Darrisaw, the 23rd player selected overall at this year’s draft, on a 4-year deal reportedly worth $13.3 million.
‘Phins, No-names sign top picks … A couple more players selected in the opening round of he 2021 draft signed today including former Alabama WR jaylen Waddle who was chosen by Miami with the 6th overall pick late last month, and former Kentucky LB Jamin Davis, who was selected with the 19th pick by Washington. In fact, the… Read More »
Titans sign top pick Farley … Tennessee has reportedly come to terms with former Virginia Tech CB Caleb Farley, the Titans’ first round pick this year, on a four-year rookie contract worth $13.5M. Farley had been projected as a top ten prospect prior to the draft, but he ended up being selected with the 22nd pick overall after… Read More »
Ravens second to sign top pick; three others … Baltimore became the second team to sign a player taken in the opening round of the 2021 draft as the Ravens have reportedly agreed to terms with former Minnesota WR Rashod Batemen on a 4Y, $12.6M deal. Bateman with the 27th player selected in this year’s opening round. He… Read More »
Chiefs get Vikes vet CB for late-round swap … Kansas City has acquired veteran CB Mike Hughes from Minnesota in a deal in which the teams will swap 6th and 7th round picks at the 2022 draft. Hughes was the Vikings’ first-round pick in 2018, but they declined their 5th year year option meaning he’ll be a free… Read More »
Pigskin punks the Packers’ picks … Ever wonder what an ‘elder statesman’ of the draft community looks and sounds like? Here’s our own Pigskin Paul Guillemette. a longtime former Wisconsin resident, talking the Green Bay Packers draft with Brian Bosarge of the Deep-fried Draft. Kind of a must-see for Packers fans, but there are also some draft-related nuggets… Read More »
Schedule to be released tonight … About a month later than usual. the 2021 regular season NFL schedule will be released this evening beginning at 8 PM ET on the NFL Network. However, the NFL has teased the formal announcement by releasing the opening weekend slate of games early. And the season does kick-off with a tasty morsel… Read More »
Early look at who’s picking when at the 2022 draft … For the record, the 2022 draft is just 354 days away and there is an awful lot that is going to change between now and April 28th next spring. However, we have been able to put together a preliminary, and of course, very unofficial early listing of… Read More »
