Hairston, Porter steal show at CB combine run … With Will Johnson and Travis Hunter, the top-rated corners for this year’s draft, sitting out today’s on-field testing for CBs, it fell to a couple of intriguing second-tier guys to steal the show as Max Hairston of Kentucky posted a blistering 4.29 clocking, while 6-3 Darien Porter of Iowa… Read More »
Rams, QB Stafford make up; QB stays in LA … Just hours after it appeared that he was on his way to Las Vegas, QB Matt Stafford has signed a contract extension with the LA Rams. The Rams had given Stafford permission to seek a trade despite the fact he has two years left on his current contract… Read More »
DBs, TEs up next at combine … It will be Day 2 of on-field activities at the scouting combine in Indianapolis with the defensive backs and tight ends scheduled to their physical testing and positional drills starting at 3 PM ET again with coverage on the NFL Network. Meanwhile, the defensive linemen and LBs will wrap up their… Read More »
LBs get their runs in … The LBs, the third and final group of the day, have completed their 40 runs; here are the unofficial numbers as we have them, although there wasn’t necessarily a lot of news to report on the LB workout. Two of the top LBs in this year’s draft – Alabama’s Jihad Campbell and… Read More »
Pearce, Stewart shine in DE 40 runs … The DEs are now going thru their positional drills at the combine as we speak after running their 40s. And while there were some decent performances the word that maybe best summarizes the results is ‘peedestrian.’ Indeed, only three edges were able to get under the 4.6-second mark this afternoon… Read More »
Huskers’ Robinson leads DT sprint; Alexander, Harmon also run well … The DTs were the first group to run their 40s at this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. And according to the so-far unofficial results Nebraska’s Ty Robinson posted the fastest time of those that did run with a very quick – for a 300-pounder – 4.83 clocking.… Read More »
DT Graham, DE Green go full on ‘gator’ … While today’s on-field physical testing for the defensive linemen and LBs at the scouting combine will get most of the headlines, the weigh-in/measurement session earlier this morning may be just as important. In fact, one of the things we were most curious about the whole combine is how long… Read More »
NFL confirms salary cap up big again … The NFL has just announced that the salary cap for 2025 will be $279.2M, up $23.8M, or over 9%, from last year’s figure which in turn was up 13% from the previous season when the cap was at just over $255M.
Updated: Star DE Carter might not need foot surgery … There has been an update to the story regarding Penn State DE Abdul Carter, a potential #1 pick overall at the upcoming draft, who it was reported earlier today, might need foot surgery. The Carter camp is saying at this hour that after further tests were taken doctors… Read More »
Combine on-field testing, positional drills on tap … The public part of the scouting combine gets underway in Indianapolis on Thursday with the defensive linemen and LBs set to hit the field for the on-field physical testing including the 40-yard dashes and vertical leaps, as well as the positional drills for each group. The testing starts at 3… Read More »
Falcons to look defence at combine, draft … One team that will almost assuredly be paying close attention when the defensive linemen and LBs work out at the scouting combine in Indianapolis tomorrow is Atlanta. In fact, in something I am not sure we have ever seen before at the combine, the Falcons brought their defensive assistants to… Read More »
UGA DE Williams to skip combine workout … Georgia DE Mykel Williams is the latest player at the scouting combine in Indianapolis to announce that he will not be participating in on-field testing and positional drills. The defensive linemen are scheduled to work out tomorrow. Instead, Williams will work out at Georgia’s pro day next month. Williams indicated… Read More »
DE Green talks about past sexual assault allegations … Marshall DE Mike Green, one of the hot prospects in this year’s draft class, told reporters at the scouting combine in Indianapolis earlier today that there were two allegations of sexual assault against him in the past, one in high school, and a second that apparently got him dismissed… Read More »
Titans getting calls on top pick … Today was media day at the scouting combine in Indianapolis when all teams are required by league fiat to interviews. Needless to say, nobody says much of anything of real import. Tennessee GM Mike Borgonzi, whose Titans have the 1st pick overall this year, did confirm that he has received calls… Read More »
Carter, Jeanty to sit combine workouts; other combine notes … With the first day of the 2025 scouting combine winding down in Indianapolis there are a couple of updates of note. Penn State DE Abdul Carter, one of the top 2-ranked position prospect for the upcoming draft, confirmed today that he will not be participating in the on-field… Read More »
Combine underway in Indy … The defensive linemen, LBs and kickers have arrived in Indianapolis and are set to start their 5 days of scouting combine activity on Monday. They’ll be followed by the DBs and TEs on Tuesday; the QBs, RBs and WRs on Wednesday and the offensive linemen on Thursday. Each group will go thru 5… Read More »
Sanders confirms no combine workout … Not sure this is necessarily earth-shattering news as he hinted as much back at the Shrine all-star game, but Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders has confirmed that while he’ll be in Indianapolis for this coming week’s scouting combine and will undergo the standard medical tests and team interviews, but he will not throw… Read More »
Rams QB Stafford free to talk with other teams … The apparently fractured relationship between QB Matt Stafford and the LA Rams has come to this: the team has reportedly given Stafford to talk with other teams about a possible trade.And what that really means is that the Rams have given permission to Stafford to talk with other… Read More »
Jags hire Rams exec Gladstone and new GM … After what may have been the most exhaustive search for a new GM in NFL history, Jacksonville has hired former LA Rams executive James Gladstone to replace Trent Baalke as the Jaguars new general manager. The 34-year-old Gladstone, who becomes the league’s youngest GM spent the last 9 years… Read More »
Article on ‘myths’ about drafting a QB … For those that have not seen it, Cleveland.com has an interesting piece by Tim Bielik this day entitled ‘Dispelling 3 Myths about Drafting a QB.’ The article is obviously aimed at Browns’ fans as Cleveland contemplates selecting a QB with the 2nd overall pick at the upcoming draft. And we’ve… Read More »
Looking ahead to potential 2026 impact position players … Following up on that earlier report on the potential 2026 QB draft class, we also took a little peak ahead to the players at several impact positions including DE/edge, WR and RB that may be available at next year’s draft. And while there are plenty of good players at… Read More »
HBCU Legacy star game set for weekend … The HBCU Legacy Classic, an all-star game featuring the top draft-eligible prospects from historically black universities and colleges will be played in New Orleans on Saturday with KO set for 4 PM ET with coverage on the NFL Network. Unfortunately, in recent years the black colleges have not had a… Read More »
NFL salary cap up big again … NFL teams were informed earlier today that there would be another big jump in the salary cap this year. In particular, teams were told that the salary cap for 2025 would be between $277.5M and $281.5M, up at least 22M, or 9%, from last year’s figure which in turn was up… Read More »
Looking ahead to 2026 QB class … It certainly appears that there is a growing consensus that this year’s QB crop is not as good as last year’s stellar group which saw 6 players at the position selected in the first dozen picks last April. And that has a lot of people, especially fans and media of QB… Read More »
Tag day in the NFL … Today is the first day that NFL teams can sign free agent-to-be players to either a franchise or transition tag. The window of opportunity to tag potential free agents runs for two weeks.Generally speaking players signed to a franchise tag can negotiate with other teams but if they sign their original team… Read More »
