Key NFL dates, deadlines looming … As noted in the piece on Philadelphia QB Nick Foles earlier today, the Eagles are now expected to place a franchise tag on him now that he has voided his contract option. The Eagles, though, can’t actually apply the franchise tag to Foles for another couple of weeks or as teams can… Read More »
That didn’t take long; QB Foles voids contract option … Barely hours after he was notified by Philadelphia that they will be exercising the $20M option on his contract for the 2019 season, QB Nick Foles in turn has told the Eagles that he will void that option by paying a $2M buy-out provision. That would technically make… Read More »
EWU QB transfer to WSU on hold … Sources out of the northwest are reporting that the NCAA has denied former Eastern Washington QB Gage Gubrud’s appeal for a 6th year of eligibility. Gubrud had intended to transfer to Washington State where he would have replaced Gardner Minshew running the high-octane Cougars’ offense. Gubrud, though, will reportdly appeal… Read More »
Tide S cleared in old assault case … With the scouting combine looming, Alabama FS Deionte Thompson, the consensus top prospect at the position for the 2019 draft, got some good news as an aggravated assault charge stemming from an incident in 2017 safety was dismissed earlier today. Thompson was arrested in April, 2017 and later indicted on… Read More »
FSU QB story takes yet another twist … The on-going saga of former, or maybe still Florida State QB Deondre Francois took yet another turn twist earlier today when family members of the ex-girlfriend who had accused him of domestic abuse, but had supposedly recanted her story and apologized, claimed that her social media account had been hacked… Read More »
First three rounds set; Raiders with most early picks … With the Super Bowl now in the books, we in fact now know the full selection order for the first three rounds of the 2019 draft, with the exception of the compensatory picks which are expected to be announced later this month at the scouting combine in Indianapolis.… Read More »
Pigskin’s Senior Bowl risers list … While just about everybody in the official and non-official NFL scouting community has turned their attention toward Indianapolis where the combine gets underway in just three weeks, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette can’t get his mind off Mobile and the Senior Bowl. He weighs in with some thoughts on a set… Read More »
Patriots win again; first round selection order set … What’s old is new as the New England Patriots win another Super Bowl to wrap the 2018 season. As a result, the final two spots in the opening round selection order for the 2019 draft has been set with the Patriots to have the 32nd and final regular pick… Read More »
No combine for top DT Simmons, WR Williams because of assaults … Mississippi State DT Jeffery Simmons, a potential top 10 prospect f0r the upcoming draft, and Colorado State WR Preston Williams have reportedly been told that they will not be invited to next month’s scouting combine in Indianapolis because of past sexual assaults. The story was first… Read More »
Staying in school … GBN Investigative College Football Reported Larry Parker reports that at least three players who had been considered half way decent second-tier options for the 2019 draft have been granted extra years of eligibility and appear to be returning to school for a 6th year of eligibility. Boise State DE David Moa, for example, has… Read More »
Shrine star game sleepers … Driving home from last weekend’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette was thinking about how some players disappoint in the public eye at the various post-season all-star games while other who aren’t household names step up and stand out. And after rewatching the Shrine Game tape and reviewing his… Read More »
To QB or not to QB … We actually started out working on an updated mock of the 2019 draft. Trouble, was though that we couldn’t get past the first half dozen or so picks because we just don’t have a clue what is going to happen with the top QB prospects for the upcoming draft. And until… Read More »
Senior Bowl: Defensive line review … As with the offensive line, the 2019 Senior Bowl featured some very good talent along the defensive line which included several top-rated prospects for the upcoming draft including at least a couple of likely first rounders. Ironically, though, as with the offensive linemen, it was actually several lesser-known defensive linemen who really… Read More »
Senior Bowl: Offensive line review … The 2019 Senior Bowl featured some very good talent along the offensive line; indeed, there were whispers that this year’s OL group was one of the best of all-time. The group included several top-rated prospects for the upcoming draft; ironically, though, it was several lesser-known offensive linemen who really stood during Saturday’s… Read More »
Pigskin WAS here!!! … Finally, proof positive that GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette indeed spends Senior Bowl week on the ground in Mobile. However, we are still trying to get confirmation which is Pigskin and which is the Cupcake! And for the record, Pigskin has also posted his Senior Bowl week all-star team here.
Senior Bowl wrapped; on to Indy!! … Maybe its because of the weather, but we were slowed by some technical difficulties way beyond our control over the weekend. However, it appears that everything is back and running and we’ll be back later in the day with some reviews from Saturday’s Senior Bowl game. And with the Senior Bowl… Read More »
Senior Bowl QB review … Coming into this week’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, NFL scouts literally had as many questions as answers about this year’s QB class. And that premise appears to have held throughout the week of practice and continued right through Saturday’s game as none of this year’s Senior Bowl QBs took the bull by the… Read More »
South team Senior Bowl report … With today a rest day of sorts at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette had a little extra time to reflect on yesterday afternoon’s South practice; here is his report on the highlights of that South practice.
Rest day at Senior Bowl … After three days of practice and interviews, the players at the Senior Bowl get a day off, sort of, to rest up for tomorrow’s actual game. Both the North and South teams will have walk-throughs later today with a little special teams work on the side, but the heavy lifting for the… Read More »
More from Mobile … Most NFL people have left Mobile after the completion of this week’s Senior Bowl practices, but GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette is still on the ground there an files this report on his observations from this morning’s North workout. And he’ll be back with his report on the South practice later tonight or… Read More »
First impression South practice … We were kind of hoping to be able to post some early impressions from this afternoon’s South practice at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, but after a rather low-key workout we’ve come up kind of empty. The one thing that kind of jumped out was how poorly West Virginia QB Will Grier threw… Read More »
First impressions from today’s North practice … The third and final North practice is in the books and our Pigskin Paul will be back later today with his detailed report from the ground in Mobile. There were a couple of quick observations, though, from today’s workout. On the one hand, it is hard to see that any of… Read More »
Stetson TE Parham out; UCLA TE Wilson in at Senior Bowl … One roster move to report in advance of this afternoon’s Senior Bowl practices, rising Stetson TE Donald Parham will miss the rest of the week with an ankle injury. Parham will be replaced by UCLA TE Caleb Wilson.
Senior Bowl universe evolving as it should … The sun is back out in Mobile and the Senior Bowl is back on its regular schedule today. That means the North will practice at 1:30 PM ET, with the South going at 4:00 PM ET with coverage on the NFL Network. However, today is also the final day of… Read More »
Pigskins Senior Bowl review … Bad weather in the Mobile area really messed up everybody’s schedule at the Senior Bowl today. And with a little time on his hands, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette was able to add a little extra to his review of yesterday’s practice sessions. Hopefully, everything will be back to normal tomorrow and… Read More »
