UGA DT Carter accepts plea deal … Georgia DT Jalen Carter, one of the top prospects for the upcoming draft, plead no contest to two misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing earlier today. As a result, Carter was sentenced to 12 months probation, fined $1,000 fine, and forced to perform 50 hours of community service; he must… Read More »
Couple of interesting stops on pro day circuit … Its actually a relatively quiet day on the pro day schedule today. However, there are a couple of potentially intriguing players that scouts will be focused on. Indeed, most of the big crowd that was at Georgia yesterday will likely be heading down to Atlanta this morning to check… Read More »
UGA DT Carter struggles at pro day … Just another quick update on the Georgia pro day which is now underway. Star UGA DT Jalen Carter reportedly really struggled at today’s workout. He showed up almost ten pounds heavier than at the combine and then was not able to complete the positional drills because of cramping. And that… Read More »
Rodgers to play; looking at Jets … Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers just confirmed on the Pat McAffee online show that he in fact intends to play in 2023 and that he plans to play for the NY Jets. Of course, he is still under contract with the Packers, although they seem to want to move on just… Read More »
Big pro day at UGA … Just about every NFL team circled March 15th on their pro day calendars as defending national champion Georgia will do its on-field thing later today. A goodly turnout is expected, although some team execs that might otherwise have gone to the Bulldogs workout may stay closer to home to be near the… Read More »
Its D-Day in the NFL with new football year set to start … The new football year is set to start this afternoon at 4 PM ET. By that time, all 32 teams have to be under the 2023 salary cap; the trades and free agent signings that have been reported over the past few days can be… Read More »
Pro day updates: Clemson DE Murphy sits again; LB Simpson sizzles … All 32 NFL had reps at today’s pro day workout at Clemson. Unfortunately, Tigers’ DE Myles Murphy, a top 10-20 prospect who didn’t run at the combine because of a hamstring issue, wasn’t able to participate again today. Murphy, along with fellow Tigers’ DE KJ Henry,… Read More »
Colts get 5th from Cowboys for top CB Gilmore … Indianapolis continued to clean house today as the released veteran QB Matt Ryan and then traded CB Stephon Gilmore to Dallas for a 5th round pick this year, #176 overall. That is one of the two comp picks the Cowboys received at the end of the round last… Read More »
Giants add TE Waller from Raiders for 3rd … The NY Giants made their #1 priority this season getting some weapons for QB Daniel Jones and they took a major step in that direction today by acquiring veteran TE Darren Waller, one of the best receiving TEs in the game when healthy. In exchange, Las Vegas will get… Read More »
Texans add vet OG in late round pick swap … Houston has reportedly acquired veteran OF Shaq Mason from Tampa Bay. In exchange the teams will flip late round picks with the Buccaneers getting a 6th (#179) from Houston while the Texans get a 7th (#230) from the Bucs.
Tigers, Ducks, ‘Cats highlight very busy pro day … Everyone in the NFL has had tomorrow red-circled on their calendars. That’s when national champion Georgia, along with several other heavyweight college programs, hold their annual pro days. However, today could be just as interesting with on-campus workouts at Clemson, Oregon and Northwestern, each of which features at least… Read More »
Combine risers and sliders … While the combine is over for this year, it is still not forgotten. GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guilemmette has some observations on players he felt really helped their stock in Indianapolis earlier this month, and several that didn’t.
Raiders sign QB Garoppolo … There have bee announcements of free agent ‘agreements’ all across the league since the 48-hour window of opportunity for teams to talk with pending free agents without penalty earlier today. The one with the potential to impact the 2023 draft is Las Vegas’ signing of former San Francisco QB Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo signed… Read More »
Pats get late pick from Falcons for TE Smith … It won’t be official until Wednesday, but New England has acquired a 7th round pick – #245 overall – from Atlanta for veteran TE Jonnu Smith. The acquisition of the 7th rounder gives the Patriots 11 picks overall, tying them with Houston, Las Vegas, San Francisco, the NY… Read More »
Legal tampering window opens … Starting at Noon ET this afternoon, the window of opportunity for NFL teams to talk with the agents of prospective free agents without penalty opens. However, while teams can talk the parameters of deals, no one free agents can actually sign until the start of the new football year on Wednesday.
Pro day schedule to start to heat up … The first really busy week on the annual pro day schedule gets underway later today with workouts at South Carolina and Oregon State among other schools. things get really interesting on Wednesday, though, when national champion Georgia holds its pro day. Indeed, expect anyone who is anybody in the… Read More »
QBs go 1-2-3 and 4 in post-combine projection … Clearly with the #1 pick overall changing hands in a major trade, it is time to update our projection and in this one its just not hard to see QBs going with the first four picks. Indeed, Carolina, which just acquired the #1 pick overall from Chicago, and Houston,… Read More »
Dolphins acquire star CB Ramsey for 3rd, vet TE … Multiple sources are reporting at this hour that Miami and the LA rams have agreed on a deal in which the Dolphins will acquire perennial Pro Bowl CB Jalen Ramsey from the Rams for a 3rd round pick in next month’s draft – #77 overall – and veteran… Read More »
Full selection order announced … In the wake of the NFL’s announcement earlier this week detailing this year’s compensatory picks, the league released the full, updated selection order for the 2023 draft, now just 47 days away. And while there were a few changes from what was already known but which teams had which picks, according to our… Read More »
Panthers could still move from #1 pick … Interesting development in Carolina where the Panthers indicated almost immediately after acquiring the #1 pick in the 2023 draft from Chicago that there was no guarantee that they would actually keep the pick. The Panthers are obviously expected to take a QB with the top pick, or whichever pick they… Read More »
Big Board updated … A little than we planned, but the GBN Big Board ranking of the top overall 200 or so prospects for the 2023 draft has been updated. As usual. please note that this ranking is less a reflection of where we have the players ranked personally and more a reflection of where we hear the… Read More »
Dozen teams attend OBJ workout; Cowboys don’t … an even dozen NFL teams reportedly attended the private workout for WR Odell Beckham in Arizona earlier today. Somewhat surprisingly, Dallas wasn’t one of them. And that’s surprising because the Cowboys have generally thought to be the team with the best chance to ultimately sign Beckham who didn’t play last… Read More »
Panthers trade up to #1 … There you have it. The first move to really shake up this year’s opening round as Carolina has acquired the #1 pick overall from Chicago in exchange for the 9th and 61st picks overall this year, as well as veteran WR DJ Moore, along with the Panthers’ #1 pick in 2024 as… Read More »
Top CB sidelined again at Illini pro day … All 32 NFL teams had reps at Illinois’ pro day earlier today, but the guy most of them were there to see was unable to participate. CB Devon Witherspoon, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position, didn’t run at the combine because of a hamstring issue and… Read More »
OBJ to work out on Friday … This could be interesting. WR Odell Beckham has informed NFL teams that he will be holding a private work out tomorrow in Arizona where interested teams can check him out. Beckham did not play last fall after tearing an ACL in the 2021 Super Bowl. He did open the bidding to… Read More »
