Another strike for Bama’ LB Foster … Alabama LB Reuben Foster didn’t need any more red flags heading into next week’s draft, but he now has enough to start his own May Day parade after reporting that he failed a drug test at the combine. To be exact, Foster was tested with diluted urine which the NFL considers… Read More »
Browns willing to trade up to land QB … One of the stories making the rounds of the NFL last week was that the Cleveland brain trust was split on whether to select Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett of North Carolina QB Mitch Trubisky with the #1 pick overall at next week’s draft. Turns out that it wasn’t… Read More »
Larry Parker’s updated top 10 positional rankings posted … With just over a week to go until this year’s draft kicks off next Thursday, GBN Investigative College Football Reporter Larry Parker has posted his final Top 10 positional rankings for the 2017 draft.
Pigskin mocks Saints mock … Back by popular demand this year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be providing his own unique mock drafts for as many teams as possible in the final couple of weeks until the draft; up today are the New Orleans Saints.
Are Pats veteran trades back on??? … Throughout much of the early pre-draft process the only buzz out there were rumors about potential trades involving New England QB Jimmy Garoppolo and CB Malcolm Butler. Cleveland was reportedly interested in acquiring Garoppolo and were believed to be considering parting with the 12th pick in this year’s draft as part… Read More »
Pats sign Bills RFA RB; pick on the line … New England has signed Buffalo restricted free agent RB Mike Gillislee to a two-year, $6.4M offer sheet. The Bills have five days to decide to match the offer sheet, but all indications are they won’t. If the Bills in fact do not match, they will get a fifth-round… Read More »
Vet draft analyst Brandt posts top 150 … For those that haven’t seen it yet, veteran NFL.com analyst Gil Brandt, easily the most experienced draft analyst in the business, has posted his top 150 prospects for the upcoming draft. Among the noteworthy rankings, Brandt has LSU RB Len Fournette up at #2. Brandt also has both of QBs… Read More »
Conflicting story on state of Foster shoulder surgery … There are conflicting stories on the condition of Alabama MLB Reuben Foster’s surgically repaired shoulder. ESPN had a report by Shane Alexander that Foster had not been given a clean bill of health at the medical re-checks conducted in Indianapolis last week for injured players and that it was… Read More »
Big Board thoughts … Just finished tweaking the GBN Big Board based on what appears to be some late developments. Most notably, it appears that Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey has moved ahead of Florida State’s Dalvin Cook as the #2 back this year behind LSU’s Leonard Fournette. We are also hearing that nobody should be surprised if UCLA… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Pack picks … Back by popular demand this year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be providing his own unique mock drafts for as many teams as possible in the final couple of weeks until the draft; up today are the Green Bay Packers.
Texans host top QB prospects … When talking about teams needing a QB, most of the focus has been on teams picking early in next week’s draft. However, in many ways, the team with the most immediate QB need in the league is Houston. Whereas teams like Cleveland, San Francisco and the Jets with major issues at QB… Read More »
All quiet with dozen days to go until draft … Maybe its the fact its a holiday weekend, but its still awfully quiet around the NFL with just 12 days to go until the start of the 2017 draft. Indeed, normally on the second to last to weekend before the draft, the league would be buzzing with trade… Read More »
Pigskin mocks the Eagles … Back by popular demand this year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be providing his own unique mock drafts for as many teams as possible in the final couple of weeks until the draft; up today are the Philadelpha Eagles.
Tigers’ DT gets quacking … Former Clemson DT Scott Pagano, one of the top returning prospects at the position for the 2018 draft, has transferred to Oregon; as a graduate transfer, the 6-3, 295-pound Pagano who had 31 tackles including 2.5 sacks in the Tigers’ run to the national championship last year, will be eligible immediately as a… Read More »
Does Browns coach Jackson favor Garrett?? … In the wake of the ESPN report earlier this week that Cleveland management was split on whether to select Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett or North Carolina QB Mitch Trubisky with the #1 pick overall at this month’s draft, Browns’ well-connected beat writer Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer has… Read More »
Draft invitees list announced … Th NFL has released the list of players that will be attending this year’s draft in Philadelphia later this month. A total of 22 players will attend the draft including QBs Mitch Trubisky of North Carolina, Clemson’s DeShaun Watson and DeShone Kizer of Notre Dame; LSU RB Leonard Fournette; WRs John Ross of… Read More »
Titans release top CB; could address gap with #5 pick … Tennessee has released veteran CB Jason McCourty, the team’s longest serving player, after he reportedly refused to take a pay cut. The Titans, who had the 30th ranked pass defense last season, were already expected to focus on defensive backs early in the 2017 draft, even with… Read More »
Another big week in Indy … It’s all done behind closed doors, but the key activity in the draft process this week are the medical re-tests of injured players in Indianapolis. Every year, players with medical issues are invited back to the combine site in April to see where their conditions stand in the 2-3 weeks before the… Read More »
Two weeks until the draft … It’s coming!! The draft is just two weeks away today! Hang in there guys! And while it is still pretty quiet around the league for two weeks out, there are a couple or three developments on which we are trying to dig a little deeper. It was noted earlier in the week,… Read More »
49ers confirm #2 pick being shopped … New San Francisco G.M. John Lynch left little doubt earlier today when he spoke with local media outlets after the team’s pro day workout for local prospects that the 49ers were listening to offers for the second overall pick at this year’s draft. According to Lynch, the 49ers are “open for… Read More »
Pigskin mocks the Steelers … Back by popular demand this year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be providing his own unique mock drafts for as many teams as possible in the final couple of weeks until the draft, starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A death in the family … Sad news from the scouting community as long-time NFL exec Tom Modrak passed away yesterday. He was 74. Modrak began his career as a scout with Pittsburgh in the 1970s and was best known as G.M. in Philadelphia in the late 1990s and as Buffalo’s vice president of college scouting from 2001… Read More »
Palace intrigue starts to percolate … For weeks now we have been lamenting the fact that there just wasn’t any buzz at all surrounding the 2017 draft. However, with 15 days to go, things may be starting to percolate, although one always has to bear in mind that this is the season of smoke and mirrors. And the… Read More »
More mocks … With the draft now just 16 days to go until the start of the 2017 draft, GBN College Investigative Reporter Larry Parker has updated his first-round projection.
Jags get future Bengals’ pick for reserve DE … Jacksonville has traded reserve DE Chris Smith to Cincinnati for what is being described as a late-round pick in 2018. Smith was a 5th round pick in 2014 who had 4.5 sacks in three seasons with the Jaguars.
