Bears add vet QB Sanchez … In a move that has more than one observer around the NFL scratching their heads, Chicago has signed veteran QB Mark Sanchez. Presumably, Sanchez has been brought in to back-up Mike Glennon whom the Bears signed away from Tampa Bay earlier this month. The assumption is that the signing of Sanchez won’t… Read More »
As the QB turns … After his generally solid pro day yesterday, Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer will be working out with San Diego later today to highlight a number of private workouts by top QB prospects for this year’s draft. That and other notes in the pro day results blog.
‘Other’ QB to work out pro day today … He doesn’t get the same kind of buzz as the top 3 QB prospects in this year’s draft, but talk to scouts around the NFL and many will quietly tell you that that the guy they’d draft if they had the chance is Davis Webb of California. Webb will… Read More »
Big crowd at Ohio State pro day; Irish QB Kizer ‘crisp’ at his … Not sure what the record is, but Ohio State drew a monster crowd to its pro day today. Indeed, there were reportedly over 120 NFL personnel people in Columbus today, needless to say representing all 32 NFL teams. The crowd included 9 head coaches… Read More »
UCLA CB Moreau tweak needs surgery; out 3-6 months … The supposedly minor injury that forced UCLA CB Fabian Moreau out of the Bruins’ pro day earlier this week, turned out to be somewhat more serious. As a result, Moreau had surgery yesterday to repair a torn pectoral muscle. The recovery period for that type of injury is… Read More »
Pro day outings of note … While we wait for results from today’s super slate of pro day workouts, there were a couple of really solid performances earlier this week by small-school players not invited to the combine. Grambling WR Chad Williams, who did get an invite to the Senior Bowl, but not to the combine, for example,… Read More »
Monster day on pro day sched … Its another big day on the pro day schedule with workouts scheduled at Ohio State, Missouri, Utah, Stanford and San Diego State among others. And one of those others is Notre Dame where QB DeShone Kizer, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the upcoming draft, will work… Read More »
Rising UCLA CB Moreau tweaks shoulder at pro day … UCLA CB Fabian Moreau’s pro day yesterday ended almost before it began when he tweaked his shoulder during the bench press and had to sit out the rest of the day. While the injury isn’t considered serious there may be some concerns among NFL teams about the shoulder… Read More »
UNC Trubisky pro day ‘solid’ … All 32 teams were represented at the North Carolina pro day where star QB Mitch Trubisky, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the upcoming draft, was front and center. Trubisky went through a 68-pass scripted workout that was generally described as ‘solid.’ Trubisky reportedly showed some real athleticism… Read More »
Huskies’ CB Jones has Achilles surgery; 2017 no sure thing … Washington CB Sidney Jones announced via Twitter that he underwent surgery to repair the Achilles injury he suffered at the Huskies’ pro day earlier this month earlier today. According to a report on NFL.com, Jones could begin running within 4 months and still hopes to play in… Read More »
Couple of eye-openers in latest Mayock positional rankings … There are a couple of noteworthy moves in Mike Mayock’s latest positional rankings for the 2017 draft which were just released. Mayock, the star draft analyst of NFL Network who has been mentioned as a potential candidate to become Washington’s new G.M. still has Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer as… Read More »
Saints looking at 2nd round DEs … While we wait for New Orleans to conclude talks with New England restricted free agent New England CB Malcolm Butler, there is another interesting story out that the Saints are working out DEs Tarell Basham of Ohio and Kansas State’s Jordan Willis. Both are considered to be second round type prospects.… Read More »
Jets sign vet journeyman QB McCown … The New York Jets signed veteran QB Josh McCown today to a one-year, $6M deal. While he’s a career journeyman, he does give the Jets a veteran with starting experience to help get them over the hump. What’s less clear is what the hump is. Or more to the point, does… Read More »
Pro day week notes … There were several under the radar players who had strong performances at various pro day days across the country last week. The most notable of these may have been by Albany State DT Grover Stewart, an athletic 6-4.5, 340-pounder who had 7 sacks in each of the past couple of seasons. Stewart, who… Read More »
‘Aggressive’ Eagles host star RBs Fournette, Cook … It flew under the radar just a tad, but Philadelphia reportedly had both of this year’s top RB prospects – LSU’s Leonard Fournette and Florida State’s Dalvin Cook – in for visits on Friday. The Eagles are said to be planning to be ‘aggressive’ in finding a top rusher to… Read More »
Key week on pro day sched looming … It has been kind of quiet couple of days around the NFL, but things will start to heat up next week with several of the top QBs in this year’s draft scheduled to workout at their pro days. On Tuesday, for example, Mitchell Trubisky will be front and center at… Read More »
More Clemson pro day notes … Still trying to get an accurate 40 time for big-time Clemson WR Mike Williams from today’s pro day. As noted earlier, the school announced a time of 4.49 for Williams, who did not run at the combine, while there were press later press reports that had Williams running anywhere from 4.53 to… Read More »
Pro day focus on Clemson workout … No surprise here but all 32 teams had reps at this morning’s pro day at national champion Clemson. At this point, details are still a little skimpy, but it appears that Chicago was well-represented today as the Bears had a full contingent at the Clemson pro day including G.M. Ryan Pace,… Read More »
SMU QB enters draft … Southern Methodist QB Matt Davis has opted to enter the 2017 draft rather than continue to pursue a 6th year of eligibility through the NCAA after he missed all or most of both the 2012 and 2016 seasons because of injuries. This past season, for example, Davis tore an ACL after playing in… Read More »
49ers get Ravens vet C for swap-6 picks … San Francisco has acquired veteran C Jeremy Zuttah from Baltimore. In exchange the teams flipped sixth-round picks with Baltimore getting #186 from San Francisco and the 49ers get #198. The Ravens were in the process of releasing Zuttah when the 49ers gave them a call.
CB Lewis charged with domestic assault … Former Michigan CB Jourdan Lewis was reportedly charged with one count of domestic violence last night for an incident reportedly involving his girlfriend. Lewis is considered to be a second day prospect for the upcoming draft. He has never been known to have any off-field character issues, but the NFL currently… Read More »
You want mocks! We got mocks!! … Actually we have seriously considered making the GBN a ‘mock free’ draft zone! Not that they are not fun to do. And not that they can provide a certain level on information. However, what we sense is that the vast majority of fans, and even most media, tend to completely misinterpret… Read More »
Pats RFA CB Butler to visit Saints … Interesting development in New Orleans where the Saints will host restricted free agent New England CB Malcolm Butler on Thursday. If the Saints were to sign Butler to an offer sheet and the Patriots didn’t match it, New Orleans would owe the Patriots a first round pick. In fact, the… Read More »
Big Board updated … With the information from the scouting combine now in the system, the GBN Big Board ranking the top 200+ prospects for the upcoming draft has been updated. As usual, we note that what we try to do with our rankings is give the best possible approximation of a typical NFL draft board rather our… Read More »
Guess who’s coming to dinner … While the pro day workouts are the focus of the pre-draft process these days, teams are also starting to arrange on-site visits of prospects they would like to bring to their facilities. For the record, every team is allowed to bring in up to 30 out-of-town prospects for interviews and follow-up medical… Read More »
