Category Archives: News

Hokie CB holds supp draft peo day

Hokie CB holding supp draft pro day … Former Virginia Tech CB Adonis Alexander, one of the three players who will be available in next month’s summer supplemental draft, will hold his pro day style workout today at the school. Meanwhile, Western Michigan CB Sam Beal and Mississippi State safety Brandon Bryant will hold their pro days next… Read More »

Pigskin reviews Falcons, Titans drafts

Pigskin reviews Falcons, Texans drafts … Continuing with his series of  team-by-team draft reviews, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the drafts of the Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons.

Pigskin reviews Lions, Colts and

Pigskin reviews Lions, Colts, and Cards drafts … Continuing with his series of  team-by-team draft reviews, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the drafts of the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals.

Pigskin reviews Jets, 49ers drafts

Pigskin reviews Jets, 49ers drafts … Continuing with his series of  team-by-team draft reviews, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the drafts of the New York Jets, and the San Francisco 49ers.

Supp draft date announced

Supp draft date announced … The NFL has confirmed that the 2018 summer supplemental draft will be held on Wednesday, July 11th. Three players will reportedly be available including CBs Adonis Alexander of Virginia Tech and Western Michigan’s Sam Beal and Mississippi State safety Brandon Bryant. Alexander will reportedly hold a pro day on June 20th, while Beal… Read More »

Pigskin reviews Titans, Bears, Redskins drafts

Pigskin reviews Titans, Bears, Redskins drafts … Continuing with his series of  team-by-team draft reviews, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the drafts of the Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears, and Washington Redskins.

Pigskin reviews Bills, Jags drafts

Pigskin reviews Bills, Jags drafts … Continuing with his series of  team-by-team draft reviews, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the drafts of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills.

Top MAC CB to enter supp draft

Athletic DBs to enter supp draft … A couple of very athletic DBs reportedly will be entering this summer’s supplemental draft. Western Michigan CB Sam Beal, for example, has reportedly told team officials that he is filing to enter this summer’s supplemental draft. Beal is entering the supp draft because he’ll be ineligible next year due to academic… Read More »

Pigskin reviews Raiders, Bengals drafts

Pigskin reviews Raiders, Bengals drafts … Continuing with his series of  team-by-team draft reviews, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the drafts of the Los Angeles Raiders and Cincuinnati Benglas.

Hokie CB to enter supp draft

Hokie CB to enter supp draft … Virginia Tech CB Adonis Alexander reportedly will be entering this summer’s supplemental draft after being ruled academically ineligible for his senior year. Alexander has never been overly productive for the Hokies, but has the size – he’s listed at 6-3, 207 – and raw physical tools to have a good chance… Read More »

Johnny Football solid in CFL debut

Johnny Football solid in CFL debut … Granted it was only a meaningless pre-season game, but former Texas A&M and Cleveland Browns QB Johnny Manziel was solid enough in his action in the Canadian Football League last night. Playing in the second and third quarters of a pre-season game against Toronto, the newest Hamilton QB completed 9 of… Read More »

Top safety picks sign

Two top safety picks signed … Two more 2018 first-round picks have reportedly been signed as Miami has come to terms with former Alabama FS Minkah Fitzpatrick, while the LA Chargers have agreed on a deal with former Florida State SS Derwin James. Fitzpatrick and James were the 11th and 17th overall picks this past April. Both agreed… Read More »

Bucs sign top pick

Bucs sign top pick … Speaking of Tampa Bay’s 2018 draft, the Buccaneers signed former Washington DT Vita Vea earlier this week. Vea was the 12th player selected at this year’s draft and the 13th to sign so far.

Pigskin reviews Bucs, ‘Hawks drfats

Pigskin reviews Bucs, Seahawks drafts … Continuing with his series of  team-by-team draft reviews, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the drafts of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks.

Senior Bowl gets new director

Seahawks scout named top Senior Bowl exec … The Senior Bowl has announced that Jim Nagy has been hired as the game’s new Executive Director. Nagy has been an area scout for Seattle for the past five years and has been an NFL scout for nearly two decades including stints at Washington, New England and Kansas City. Nagy… Read More »

Browns continue to remake scout staff

Browns continue to remake scout staff … Cleveland continues to shake up its personnel department under new G.M. John Dorsey. According to a report by Neil Stratton of Inside the League, the Browns have replaced Bobby Vega as Director of College Scouting with former New Orleans’ national scout Steve Malin. Stratton also reports that area scouts Patrick Moore, Scott… Read More »

Nashville gets ’19 draft

Nashville to host ’19 draft … While we were off-line over the past day or so, the NFL announced that the 2019 draft will be held in Nashville. The draft is scheduled for April 25-27 next spring. For the record, that’s just 236 days away. Hang in there guys!!!

Bengals sign top pick

Bengals sign top pick … Another 1st rounder has signed as Cincinnati has come to terms with former Ohio State C Billy Price, the 21st player selected overall. The signing of Price brings the total number to 12.

Vikings, Dolphins draft reviews

Pigskin reviews Vikes, ‘Phins drafts … Continuing with his series of  team-by-team draft reviews, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the drafts of the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins.

Jets get late conditional pick for QB Hackenberg

Jets get late conditional pick for QB Hackenberg … The disappointing story of former Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg with the New York Jets came to an end yesterday when he was traded to Oakland for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2019. The condition will relate to how many games Hackenberg spends on the Raiders’ roster.

Broncos, Steelers, Chargers drfat reviews

Pigskin reviews Chargers, Broncos, Steelers drafts … Continuing with his series of  team-by-team draft reviews, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has soem thoughts on the drafts of the LA Chargers, Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Johnny Football signs with CFL team

Johnny Football signs with CFL team … Enigmatic former Texas A&M and Cleveland QB Johnny Manziel has reportedly signed with Hamilton of the Canadian league in what maybe his final hope to revive his career. Manziel in fact is in Hamilton as we speak as CFL teams are opening their full training camps this weekend. Hamilton plays its… Read More »

Raiders sign OT Miller

Raiders sign top pick … Oakland has signed former UCLA OT Kolton Miller, the 15th overall selection in opening round of the 2018 draft, to  standard 4-year contract with a club option. The signing of Miller brings the total number of 1st rounders that have signed to 11.

Browns get future pick for vet CB

Browns get future pick for vet CB … Cleveland has acquired what is being reported as a 6th round pick in 2020 from Arizona in exchange for veteran CB Jamar Taylor.

Full Bowl sched set

Full bowl schedule announced … Mark your calendars as the FBS announced earlier this week the dates for this year’s full bowl season. The national championship game will be played Monday, January 7th at Santa Clara, California, while the two national semi-finals will be played in the Cotton and Orange Bowl games on Saturday, December 29th. Those two… Read More »