Category Archives: News

Texans trade 6th for Patriots CB … Houston has reportedly traded a 6th round pick in 2020 to New England for CB Keion Crossen.

Eagles cut 5th round QB … Philadelphia got down to the opening roster by placing CB Jalen Mills on the PUP list and releasing 11 players including QB Clayton Thorson, the Eagles’ 5th round pick this past April.

Bengals place top pick on PUP; IR another cut 2 picks … The deadline for NFL teams to be down to their 53-man opening day rosters just passed, although as far as we can tell no team had actually announced their cuts before the deadline passed. However, Cincinnati has become the first to make their moves known and… Read More »

Vikes get rook CB Fields from Chiefs for future pick … Minnesota has reportedly acquired rookie CB Mark Fields from Kansas City for what is being reported as a conditional 7th round pick in 2021. Fields was an undrafted free agent from national champion Clemson.

Seahawks get Clowney; Texans not so much in big deal … There were rumblings around the NFL that Houston and Seattle were deep in talks about a trade involving star Texans’ DE Jadeveon Clowney who was holding out after being franchised. And those rumblings proved to be true as the Seattle have indeed acquired Clowney, the #1 player… Read More »

UCF, Cincy lose rising junior DBs to leg injuries … A couple of promising junior defensive backs suffered season-ending leg injuries this week. Central Florida CB Brandon Moore, for example, suffered what is being described as a ‘gruesome’ leg injury when he landed awkwardly after being tackled from behind while returning an intercepted pass in the Knights’ 62-0… Read More »

More trades as teams move toward 53 … There have been three more trades today as teams work to get down to Saturday’s 4 PM ET 53-man roster deadline. Miami acquired a couple of backup offensive lineman by sending a 7th round pick to Minnesota for OG Danny Isidora, while they swapped undisclosed conditional picks with Indianapolis for… Read More »

Bengals lose 6th pick to ACL; cut 11 … Cincinnati became the first team to formally announce some of their cuts prior to tomorrow’s deadline to get down to the opening day 53-man roster as the Bengals released 11 players. That still leaves the Bengals with 26 players to move, although one appears to be RB Rodney Anderson,… Read More »

Ducks-Tigers highlight opening week of college football … Unlike the recent past, though, when college football’s opening weekend was dotted with some intriguing games with national implications, there is in fact only one contest this weekend involving two top 25 teams. That comes up Saturday evening when #11 Oregon plays at #16 Auburn in what figures to be… Read More »

The Turk is on the prowl … With the NFL pre-season slate having wrapped up last night the hard work begins for teams around the league as they now have until 4 PM ET Saturday afternoon to get down to the 53-man opening day limit. And because there is no longer a preliminary round of cuts, most teams… Read More »

The Turk warming up … While the full college football season gets underway later this evening, the NFL pre-season slate wraps up tonight with all teams in action playing their final warm-up game. Then its down to the serious business of getting rosters down to the 53-man opening day limit as all 32 teams have to make their… Read More »

GBN college football preview … Are you ready for some football!!! You’d better be because the first weekend of the college football schedule gets underway later this evening. Unlike the recent past, though, when college football’s opening weekend was dotted with some intriguing games with national implications, there is in fact only one contest this weekend involving two… Read More »

Jets get 6th for Colts CB Hairston … Yet another trade to report this evening as the NY Jets have sent CB Nate Hairston to Indianapolis in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2020.

Pack gets late Titans’ pick for vet LB … Another minor trade to report this evening as Green Bay has reportedly sent third-year OLB Reggie Gilbert to Tennessee in exchange for a 7th round pick in 2020. Gilbert, an undrafted free agent out of Arizona in 2017, has been sidelined much of training camp with a knee injury… Read More »

Pats deal to bolster offensive line … With the start of the 2019 regular season literally just days away, New England made a couple of deals earlier today to bolster its offensive line. First, the Patriots sent what is being reported as a 6th round pick to Arizona for OT Korey Cunningham. Later in the day, the Patriots acquired… Read More »

Star Vols OT Smith cleared to play … There just aren’t enough good news stories from the world of college football these days, however, there is a good one out of Tennessee where junior OT Trey Smith has been cleared to play and will be in the lineup when the Vols open the season saturday afternoon against Georgia… Read More »

Tide LB Moses out for year … Star Alabama junior ILB Dylan Moses reportedly tore an ACL at practice this week and will miss the entire upcoming season. Moses was widely considered to be one of, if not the, top inside LB for the 2020 draft with legit opening round potential. As such, Moses may have a tough… Read More »

NFL on edge awaiting Clowney trade … If the NFL buzz wire wasn’t alive enough with Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck’s shocking retirement announcement this weekend still reverberating, there are multiple reports this morning that Houston could be on the verge of trading star ER Jadeveon Clowney. Clowney, the #1 pick overall at the 2014 draft, was franchised by… Read More »

Cards IR 4th round pick … As expected, Arizona has placed WR Hakeem Butler on injured reserve on Sunday after he fractured his hand during the team’s second preseason game last weekend. The 6-5 Butler from Iowa State was the first player selected on the third this year’s draft.

Star Colts’ QB Luck set to retire … In a bit of a shocker, there are multiple reports this evening that Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck has told team officials that he intends to retire. Luck has been dealing with a leg injury throughout the pre-season and is being described as ‘mentally worn down’ by the whole process. If… Read More »

Training camp observations: Week III … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on some of the latest developments from training camps from the third week of training camp.

Gators, ‘Canes set to kick-off college sked … The college schedule doesn’t get underway in earnest until next weekend, but their is a pretty good teaser on Saturday when Florida and Miami hook up in an in-state dual in Orlando at 7 PM ET on ESPN. And while both programs have had their ups and downs this decade,… Read More »

Second week of pre-season to feature rook QB Murray … The second full weekend on the NFL pre-season schedule kicks off later this evening with 5 games on the slate for tonight. The feature game has Oakland playing at Arizona at 8 PM ET on ESPN with QB Kyler Murray, the first player selected at the 2019 draft,… Read More »