Wyoming QB Allen dinged in loss to Iowa … Wyoming QB Josh Allen, one of the top 4-5 prospects at the position for the 207 draft, reportedly hurt hurt his non-throwing shoulder in last Saturday’s season-opening loss at Iowa. The injury isn’t believed to be serious, but Allen likely won’t practice this week, although the team still expect… Read More »
UCLA QB Rosen leads comeback for the ages … Around about 10 PM last evening we started to write a report seriously questioning whether UCLA QB Josh Rosen was really an elite prospect. No question Rosen throws an elegant ball when he has a clean pocket with the time to survey the field and the room to step… Read More »
Post-cut 2017 draft by the numbers … Back in the spring, the consensus around the NFL appeared to be that the 2017 draft was a pretty good one. And while it’s hardly a perfect measure, at least based on the number of players selected this past spring who made their respective team’s 53-man opening day roster, this year’s… Read More »
Tide lose LB Miller for year … Alabama’s big win over 3rd ranked Florida State last night came at a price as rising junior OLB Christian Miller, a potential second day pick when he does turn pro, will miss the remainder of the 2017 season due to an undisclosed injury. Miller was being counted on to prove the… Read More »
Bucs get Steelers 6th for S Wilcox, future pick … As noted, teams keep tweaking their rosters. In the latest announced move, Pittsburgh has acquired veteran safety J.J. Wilcox from Tampa Bay in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2018. The Steelers, though, will also receive Tampa Bay’s seventh-round pick in 2019 to complete the deal.
Pack get conditional Cowboys pick for LB …. NFL teams continue to tweak their rosters after making yesterday’s 53-man roster limit. In the one trade we’ve had today, Dallas acquired OLB Jayrone Elliott from Green Bay for what is being reported as a conditional seventh-round pick in 2018.
Bonus college coverage … With the NFL idle until next weekend, the colleges fill in the Sunday football gap with a couple of potentially intriguing inter-sectional match-ups later this evening when Texas A&M plays at UCLA and Virginia Tech hosts West Virginia. Both games start at 7:30 with the A&M/UCLA game on Fox, while the Virginia contest is… Read More »
Redskins, Chiefs add late picks in late moves … There were a couple of more trades in the NFL yesterday as teams got down to their opening day 53-man rosters. Washington sent TE Derek Carrier to the Los Angeles Rams for a 2018 seventh-round pick, while Kansas City traded OT Isaiah Battle to Seattle for a conditional pick.
Couple more trades to report … There were a couple more trades earlier this afternoon as teams got down to their 53-man opening day rosters. New England returned the 7th round pick they got from Seattle yesterday for CB Justin Coleman in exchange for DE Cassius Marsh. Meanwhile, the Giants acquired veteran CB Ross Cockrell from Pittsburgh for… Read More »
More picks released … Its been a tough day so far for members of the 2017 draft class as a number have been released. Minnesota, for example, released DE Ifeadi Odenigbo, LB Elijah Lee, and SS Jack Tocho, three of the Vikings four 7th rounders. Tennessee released two 7th rounders of its own in OT Brad Seaton and… Read More »
Lions get Pats future #6 for vet CB …. Detroit has acquired a 6th round pick from New England in exchange for CB Jordan Bademosi.
Jags get undisclosed Ravens’ pick for C Bowanko … In the process of cutting their roster down to 53 players today, Jacksonville traded offensive lineman Luke Bowanko to Baltimore for an undisclosed draft pick.
Bengals get future Cowboys’ 6th for CB Benwikere … In getting down to today’s 53-man opening day roster, Cincinnati traded CB Bene Benwikere to Dallas for a 6th round pick in 2019. The Bengals also took a chunk out of their 2017 draft class when they made their cuts, releasing three of the 11 picks they selected last… Read More »
Steelers get back Browns pick for WR Coates … For most of the past couple of years, Cleveland has been all about acquiring draft picks, however, the Browns gave one up earlier today when they sent the 6th round pick they had acquired earlier this year from Pittsburgh for CB Justin Gilbert back to the Steelers in exchange… Read More »
The Turk is on the prowl … All 32 teams have to be down to their 53-man opening day roster limit by 4 PM ET later this afternoon. In fact, as many as half the teams in the league have made some cuts already; however, at this time, no team has gotten fully down to the limit. As… Read More »
KC gets late Titans condition pick for vet DL King … Kansas City has acquired a conditional 7th round pick in 2018 from Tennessee for veteran DT David King.
Seahawks continue playing ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ … Hours after trading WR Jermaine Kearse and a 2nd round pick to the NY Jets in exchange for star DT Sheldon Richardson, Seattle kept busy this evening making three more deals. The Seahawks started out by sending veteran CB Trumaine Brock to Minnesota for a 7th round pick in 2018.… Read More »
Cards get conditional Ravens late pick for OL Bergstrom … Arizona acquired a conditional 7th round pick in the 2018 draft from Baltimore in exchange for journeyman C/G Tony Bergstrom.
Browns first to announce cuts … Cleveland appears to be the first team to formally announce some of their roster moves to get down to tomorrow’s 53-man opening day limit. The Browns released 18 players earlier this afternoon, but still have 12 more to release between now and 4pm ET tomorrow. So far, though, the Browns did not… Read More »
Jets get WR Kearse, #2 pick from Seahawks for DT Richardson … In the first big trade of cut-down weekend, the New York Jets sent enigmatic DT Sheldon Richardson to Seattle for WR Jermaine Kearse and the Seahawks 2nd round pick at the 2018 draft. Reportedly the two teams will also flip 7th round picks next April. Teams… Read More »
Broncos get Falcons 5th for vet OT … Denver has traded OT Ty Sambrailo, a second-round pick in 2015, to Atlanta for a 5th-round draft selection this coming April. Sambrailo, from Colorado State, was in and out of the Broncos’ starting lineup since his rookie year, in part because of injuries. Sambrailo played in only three games in… Read More »
Are you ready for some football?? As we have noted on several occasions this week, the college football schedule gets off with a major bang when top-ranked Alabama plays #3 Florida State in at 8 PM ET in Atlanta on Saturday evening. Not only does the Tide-Noles’ match-up bring together two of the three top-rated teams in the… Read More »
Lions trade former #1 OL Tomlinson to 49ers for future 5th … Detroit has traded OG Laken Tomlinson to San Francisco for what is being reported as a 5th round pick in 2019. Tomlinson, the former Duke All-American was the Lions first round pick in 2015 and while he started 24 of the 32 games over the past… Read More »
Steelers extend GM Colbert thru 2010 … Pittsburgh has signed G.M. Kevin Colbert to a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2020 football year. Colbert has been with the Steelers since 2000 when he joined the organization as director of football operations; he has been the team’s G.M. since 2011. During his tenure in Pittsburgh, the Steelers… Read More »
GBN Fearless Forecasters preview upcoming college football season … The first full weekend of college football gets underway later this evening with several really big games on the docket this weekend including #1 Alabama playing 3rd ranked Florida State. And while our guys almost never get anything right on these sorts of things, here are Pigskin Paul Guillemette,… Read More »
