UCLA DE McKinley to undergo surgery; out 5-6 months … We posted this story last week, but for some reason it never actually made it to the news page. So for those who have not read it elsewhere, UCLA DE/OLB Takk McKinley has informed NFL teams that he will undergo shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum and… Read More »
Are Browns cooling on DE Garrett? … Not so long ago, one of the givens of the 2017 draft was that Cleveland was enamored with Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett, who most analysts had rated as the clear, consensus top prospect for the upcoming draft. However, there is a bit of a buzz these days that the Browns… Read More »
Full 2017 selection order posted … Along with the announcement of this year’s compensatory picks, the NFL released the full 7-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, though, we aren’t totally sure about a couple of picks as the distribution of the 158-159-160 picks in the 5th round and the 198-199-200 selections in the 6th do not… Read More »
Sooners’ QB Mayfield arrested overnight … Star Oklahoma QB baker Mayfield, a leading contender for the 2017 Heisman Trophy, was arrested in Fayetteville, Arkansas early this morning. Mayfield was charged with several counts including public intoxication, disorderly conduct, fleeing and resisting arrest. Needless to say, Mayfield was face some kind of censure from the team. The Sooners open… Read More »
Rams get good news in 3rd round with comp pick … Thanks to correspondent Scott R for the tip as another pick got juggled by yesterday’s announcement of the awarding of this year’s compensatory picks. As part of the 2016 draft trade with Tennessee in which the Rams moved up to the #1 pick overall and selected QB… Read More »
Another top QB to throw at combine … North Carolina QB Micth Trubisky is the latest QB to indicate that he will participate in the full program at the scouting combine which gets underway in Indianapolis next week. That means that Trubisky, who is generally considered to be one of the top 3 QBs in the 2017 draft… Read More »
Comp pick comings and goings … With today’s announcement by the NFL of this year’s compensatory draft picks, we have been able to update the unofficial picks by team file. New England will get the 3rd round comp pick, the 103rd pick overall this year, which awarded to Cleveland to complete the deal for LB Jamie Collins between… Read More »
Comp picks announced … A little earlier than usual, the NFL has announced this year’s compensatory draft picks. This year, the league awarded a total of 32 comp picks to 16 different teams. Compensatory picks are awarded to teams that lost more, or better, unrestricted free agents than it acquired in the 2016 off-season. Miami gets the highest… Read More »
Pigskin ponders 2017 defensive positions … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette wraps up his series of positional profiles for the 2017 draft with some thought-provoking thoughts on where the defensive positions currently stand with the scouting combine on the horizon.
To QB or not to QB … With apologies to Will Shakespeare, we are in the midst of the silly season in the NFL between the Super Bowl and scouting combine which gets underway next week in Indianapolis. In fact, there are rumors of at least a couple of pretty big deals regarding QBs old and young buzzing… Read More »
49ers personnel guy exits … San Francisco has announced that longtime personnel executive Tom Gamble is leaving the team. Gamble was the 49ers’ assistant G.M. last year after acting as the team’s director of pro personnel from 2005-10 and director of player personnel in 2011-12. Gamble then spent two year as vice president of player personnel with Philadelphia… Read More »
‘Phins DO get TE Thomas from Jags, but for late pick; Albert deal still waiting … In the end, Miami has acquired veteran TE Julius Thomas from Jacksonville, just not for OT Brandon Albert. The Jags reportedly have agreed to send Thomas to Miami in exchange for what is believed to be a 7th round pick this coming… Read More »
Baylor LT quits football … Baylor LT Dominic Desouza has reportedly decided to retire from football. The 6-6, 310 Desouza, who played one year at Baylor after transferring from a junior college, was considered to be a late round prospect for the 2018 draft.
Report: OT Albert to Jags for pick; not TE … Armando Salguero, the NFL beat writer for the Miami Herald is reporting that the Dolphins have agreed to a deal with Jacksonville that would send veteran LT Branden Albert to the Jags in exchange for a 2018 late-round draft pick, most likely a 7th round pick. As reported… Read More »
Pigskin ponders 2017 other offensive positions … With the scouting combine set to get underway in Indianapolis in just over a week, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette follows up on his original post highlighting some thought-provoking thoughts on where the offensive skill positions for the 2017 draft currently stand with the latest as he sees it on… Read More »
Dolphins LT Albert visiting Jags … That possible trade between Miami and Jacksonville involving veteran Dolphins’ LB Brandon Albert is back on the front burner with news that Albert will be visiting the Jaguars today. Teams are allowed to bring in players prior to a trade for medical exams before the deal is filed with the league office.… Read More »
Husky OLB quits football to focus on rugby … Washington OLB Psalm Wooching, who had been considered to be a possible late-round pick or free agent candidate for the 2017 draft, has reportedly decided to give up football and concentrate on rugby instead with the ultimate goal of making the U.S. national Olympic team. Wooching led the Huskies… Read More »
Tigers lose vet DT to grad transfer … Clemson has confirmed that DT Scott Pagano, who will be a 5th year senior next fall, is leaving the program as he intends to transfer to a school closer to his home in Hawaii. The 6-3, 295-pound Pagano, a part-time starter who had 31 tackles including a couple of sacks… Read More »
Dolphins reportedly talking trade for OT Albert … Everyone pretty much expected Miami to include veteran LT Brandon Albert in their first round of salary cap cuts earlier this week when they did release DE Mario Williams. However, the Dolphins hung onto Albert’s rights reportedly when at least one other NFL team came calling about the possibility of… Read More »
Pigskin ponders 2017 offensive skill positions … With the scouting combine set to get underway in Indianapolis in just over 10 days, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thought-provoking thoughts on where the offensive skill positions for the 2017 draft, including the QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs, currently stand.
Top 2018 prospect takes leave of absence … LSU has announced that star redshirt sophomore DE/OLB Arden Key, a potential top 5 pick at the 2018 draft, is “taking some time away” from football for undisclosed personal reasons, but remains on the team. According to his father, Key is ‘fine’. Of note, Key was suspended from the Tigers’… Read More »
Combine roster position notes … A couple or three interesting observations from the list of players who will be at the combine which gets underway the last day of the month. (We also note that the combine roster has only been released on NFL.com and has yet to be released on the actual Combine website and they may… Read More »
Combine invitees list released … The list of over 300 prospects invited to this year’s scouting combine has been released. The combine gets underway on February 28th and runs through March 6th. Who gets invited to the combine is important because the list reflects to a large degree which players NFL teams want to see in Indianapolis based… Read More »
Tide LB Foster latest to miss combine workouts … According to a report by Adam Caplan of ESPN, star Alabama MLB Reuben Foster, a top 5-10 prospect for the 2017 draft, recently underwent rotator cuff surgery on his right shoulder and will not be available to participate in on-field workouts at next month’s scouting combine, although he will… Read More »
Pigskin posits Top 100 … With the Senior Bowl in the rear view mirror, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted his pre-combine Top 100 ranking of prospects overall for the 2017 draft.
