Comp picks announced … The NFL has announced that 35 compensatory selections for the 2025 draft have been awarded to 15 teams. Baltimore, Dallas, and Miami lead the way with 4 compensatory picks each, while San Francisco, Seattle and the LC Chargers receive get three each, Buffalo, Cleveland, Kansas City and Las Vegas get two each, with Green… Read More »
Pigskin mocks NFC South … Former long-time GBN Associate Editor and now Contributing Editor Pigskin Paul Guillmette continues his annual series of team/division 3-round mock drafts with a projection for the NFC South.
Eagles-Texans swap vets, late 2026 picks … Philadelphia has reportedly agreed to trade veteran S CJ Gardner-Johnson to Houston for OG Kenyon Green. To complete the deal, the two teams will flip 2026 picks with the Eagles getting a 5th rounder for the Texans, while Houston will get Philadelphia’s 6th.
Browns get Eagles Pickett as bridge QB for 5th … The big question we heard folks around Cleveland asking yesterday was who’s going to be the bridge QB. Well, they got their answer this afternoon as the Browns have acquired former Steelers’ starter Kenny Pickett from Philadelphia for QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a 5th round pick at the… Read More »
WashComs get Texans OT Tunsil for picks … In something of a blockbuster, Washington has acquired LT Laremy Tunsil from Hosuton in exchange for a package of picks that includes 3rd and 7th rounders this year and 2nd and 4th in 2026. To complete the deal, Houston will send its 4th round pick this year to Washington.
Two more QB dominos fall as Darnold, Fields sign with Seahawks, Jets … The QB landscape in the NFL just got a little clearer as within the last hour, Sam Darnold signed a 3-year deal with Seattle, while Justin Fields inked a 2-year contract with the NY Jets. That appears to leave Pittsburgh and the NY Giants to… Read More »
Pats get late future pick for vet DT Godchaux … New England has reportedly traded veteran DT Davon Godchaux to New Orleans for a 7th round pick in 2026. Godchaux is a run-stuffing 8-year vet coming off a reasonably productive season in which he had 67 tackles for the Patriots.
Looking ahead to potentially pivotal week … So you think its been crazy the past few days. Well, its likely that you ain’t seen nothing yet as we head into what could be a very pivotal week as the new NFL football year gets underway at 4 PM ET on Wednesday. That’s when all teams have to be… Read More »
Seahawks continue housecleaning; send star WR Metcalf to Steelers for #2 pick … Quite literally just hours after shipping QB Geno Smith to Las Vegas, Seattle unloaded another key veteran as the Seahawks have agreed to send star WR DK Metcalf to Pittsburgh for a 2nd round pick – #52 overall – at the upcoming draft. The teams… Read More »
As the QB turns; post-combine episode … With the 2025 NFL football year set to get underway on Wednesday, expect the music for the league’s game of musical QB chairs to get very loud. Right now, there are 6 teams – Tennessee, Cleveland, the Giants, the Jets, Pittsburgh and Seattle, after the Seahawks traded incumbent starter Geno Smith… Read More »
Browns re-up DE Garrett; turn focus to QB … We have to assume that anybody checking things out on this site has certainly heard the Cleveland was able to resign star DE Myles Garrett to a record-setting contract extension earlier today. There had been speculation earlier that the Browns might just let Garrett walk and grab Penn State… Read More »
Pick in QB Smith trade confirmed … There was some confusion initially earlier this weekend when Las Vegas acquired QB Geno Smith from Seattle in exchange for a 3rd round pick as the Raiders actually had a couple of third-round picks; their own plus Detroit’s which Vrgas had acquired in an earlire trade with the NY Jets. It… Read More »
Mr. Smith headed to Vegas … In a deal that is sure to shake up the NFL’s current game of QB musical chairs, Las Vegas has acquired veteran QB Geno Smith from Las Vegas for a 3rd round pick this coming April. The Raiders had been considered to be the odds on favorite to land soon-to-be free agent… Read More »
QB Ward visiting Titans … Maybe the most important on-site visit of the 2025 draft season is taking place as we speak as Miami QB Cam Ward, the presumptive #1 pick at the upcoming draft, is in Nashville visiting the Titans who own that #1 pick. The Titans, though, remain coy about what they’ll actually do with the… Read More »
ASU RB Skattebo sued by former teammate … Arizona State RB Cam Skattebo, who had a breakout year this past season and is currently preparing for the upcoming draft, has been added to a lawsuit filed by a former ASU teammate over a pre-season accident two years ago. The facts don’t appear to be in dispute. Skattebo jumped… Read More »
Texans get Jags’ WR Kirk for future late pick … Houston will acquire WR Christian Kirk from Jacksonville when the new league year begins next week in exchange for the 7th round pound pick in 2026 that originally belonged to the LA Rams.
Mbow featured player at Boilers’ pro day … All but one of 32 NFL teams had reps at the Purdue pro day earlier this faternoon, with most there to check out Boilermakers’ G/T Marcus Mbow. However Mbow, who only did positional drills at last weekend’s combine, again just chose to do the positional stuff today saying that he… Read More »
Bears acquire another FA OL for 4th … For the second day in a row, Chicgao has acquired a veteran offensive lineman for a 3rd day pick at the 2025 draft. Yesterday, the Bears acquired OG Jonah Jackson from the LA Rams for a 6th rounder; today, they have reportedly acquired G/T Joe Thuney from Kansas City for… Read More »
No new tags as deadline passes … Today’s deadline for NFL teams to designate free agents to be as either franchise or transition players came and went without so much as a whimper. In fact, the big news of the day – and maybe the only news today – was that Minnesota did not franchise QB Sam Darnold.… Read More »
QB sparkles at Indiana pro day … Just not that one. In the end, Kurtis Rourke was not able to participate in today’s pro day at Indiana as he continues to rehab from post-season ACL surgery. With Rourke sidelined, newly minted Hoosiers’ QB Fernando Mendoza, who transferred in from California, stepped up and was throwing the passes to… Read More »
Bears get vet OG from Rams for late pick … Chicago has reportedly agreed to a trade with the LA Rams in which the Bears will acquire veteran OG Jonah Jackson in exchange for a 6th round pick. However, the deal won’t become official until the start of the new league year on March 12. Jackson was signed… Read More »
QB Sanders to visit Browns, Titans … With the scouting combine in the books, the focus of the draft process shifts to the pro days. The other part of the equation at this time, though are the on-site visits. Every team is allowed to bring up to 30 prospects to their facility prior to the draft. And just… Read More »
Tag day in NFL … The deadline for teams to apply either a franchise or transition tag comes up at 4 PM ET later this afternoon. So far, two players – Cincinnati WR Tee Higgins and Kansas City OG Trey Smith – have been tagged to date with both receiving the franchise designation meaning they can negotiate with… Read More »
Pro day sched kicks off at Indiana … The annual pro day schedule gets underway in earnest on Tuesday with a work out at Indiana. And the big question there is whether QB Kurtis Rourke is able to participate. After transferring from Ohio last winter, Rourke emerged as one of the most prolific passers in college football this… Read More »
Post-combine QB thoughts … We still have just over 50 days to go until the actual draft gets underway next month and there is still plenty of sorting out to be done, but a couple of trends at the QB position seem to be emerging. On the one hand, it is pretty clear that Cam Ward is now… Read More »
