Pigskin grades Colts’ draft … In the latest in his series of team draft profiles from last month’s draft, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette takes a look at what he liked and didn’t like from the Indianapolis Colts’ 2016 draft.
Sooner QB Mayfield gets extra year … Oklahoma non-junior QB Baker Mayfield, the 4th place finisher in last year’s Heisman Trophy race, has been granted an extra year of eligibility with the Sooners by the conference. Earlier this week, faculty athletic representatives from the 10 Big 12 schools opted not to change a rule that forced Mayfield to… Read More »
Browns makes more personnel staff moves … Earlier this week, Cleveland announced several key moves in their evolving personnel department. Ken Kovash, who spent the past three years as the team’s director of football research, has formally taken over as the Browns’ VP of Player Personnel, while Mike Cetta becomes Director of Scouting, Kevin Meers is the new… Read More »
Broken foot sidelines Cowboys #3 pick … Dallas rookie DT Maliek Collins, the Cowboys’ 3rd round pick at the 2016 draft, will reportedly miss the next 10-12 weeks after he underwent surgery to repair a broken foot he suffered last week during the first week of organized team activities. Collins is expected to begin training camp on the… Read More »
Baylor RB gets the boot … Baylor has confirmed that RB Devin Chafin, a 5th year senior who would have been a late-round prospect for the 2017 draft, has been dismissed from the university’s football program. No specific reason for the dismissal was given, but Chafin was suspended earlier this year was arrested and charged with possession of… Read More »
Top SEC LB to miss season … South Carolina LB Skai Moore, a solid top 100 prospect who led the team in tackles over the past three seasons, will miss the 2016 season with a herniated disc in his neck. Moore reported suffered the injury last season lifting weights and had hoped the issue would heal on its… Read More »
Happy Memorial Day … A very happy and safe Memorial Day from all of us here at the GBN! And while folks are enjoying the day off and the nice weather, take that moment or two to really reflect on the sacrifices made by those who serve their country and the world. Cheers
Pigskin grades Super Bowl champs’ draft … In the latest in his series of team draft profiles from last month’s draft, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette takes a look at what he liked and didn’t like from the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos’ 2016 draft.
Pigskin grades Cards’ draft … In the latest in his series of team draft profiles from last month’s draft, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette takes a look at what he liked and didn’t like with the the Arizona Cardinals’ 2016 draft.
Navy grads allowed to defer service, get chance to play in NFL … Former Navy stars Keenan Reynolds and Chris Swain got some good news at yesterday’s graduation ceremony when U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that they would be allowed to defer their military service to play in the NFL. Reynolds, the record-setting QB for the Midshipmen,… Read More »
Bears sign top pick … Chicago has signed OLB Leonard Floyd, their #1 pick at the 2016 draft. The Bears selected Floyd with the 9th pick overall this past April after trading up a couple of spots to acquire him.
Sooner WR dinged for trespass … Oklahoma WR Dede Westbrook, a rising second-tier prospect for the 2017 draft, was arrested in his hometown of Cameron, Texas, earlier this week on a complaint of criminal trespass. Not sure what he was up to, but Westbrook is expected to be a big part of the Sooners’ offense this fall with the… Read More »
Pitt RB Connor cancer free; should be good to go this fall … For those that didn’t hear the news earlier this week, Pitt RB James Connor got the best news of his life when the latest medical tests showed that he is cancer free after undergoing a rigorous regimen of chemotherapy to deal with Hodgkin lymphoma tumors… Read More »
What goes around comes around … We don’t normally wander very far off the path to the draft, but with the NFL in the post-draft doldrums – and the story does have a football angle – we just couldn’t resist noting the impeccable irony that at the same time that the Trump campaign in the US presidential election… Read More »
Jags’ 7th rounder likely done for year … Its beginning to look like if Jacksonville didn’t have any bad luck with their recent draft picks they wouldn’t have any luck at all as the team has confirmed that DE Jonathan Woodard, the Jags’ 7th round pick this year from Central Arkansas, likely will miss the 2016 season after… Read More »
Undrafted Ducks QB flies north … Montreal has signed former Oregon QB Vernon Adams to a 3-year contract. The Alouettes signed Adams after acquiring his CFL rights from the B.C. Lions in exchange for Montreal’s first round pick at the Canadian league draft next year. Adams was overlooked at this year’s NFL draft despite a terrific college football… Read More »
Embattled ex-Missou QB lands at EKU … Eastern Kentucky is building quite a little reputation as a reclamation home for troubled former FBS players. Last year, for example, EKU gave former Ohio State star DE Noah Spence a second chance and he ended up as a second round pick at the 2016 draft. Now, EKU has confirmed that… Read More »
Titans’ UDFA CB/KR retires … In a minor roster move that kind of slipped under the radar earlier this week, Tennessee placed CB Morgan Burns on the retired/reserve list after he decided to leave the game and follow a career in the ministry. Burns was an All-American kick returner at Kansas State, but went undrafted in April before… Read More »
Cowboys sign top two picks … A day after signing RB Ezekiel Elliott, the 4th player selected at the 2016 draft, Dallas has reportedly come to terms with former Notre Dame LB Jaylon Smith, their second round pick this past April. Smith, of course, was originally projected to be a top-five pick this year before sustaining torn knee… Read More »
Jags’ CB Ramsey tears MCL … Jacksonville has confirmed that CB Jalen Ramsey, the Jags’ first-round pick at the 2016 draft, has wjat is being described as a ‘small’ meniscus tear in his right knee. Ramsey, the 5th player taken at this year’s draft, will reportedly get a second opinion next week to determine if surgery is required… Read More »
Top Tide OT prospect out on bond after arrest on drug, weapons charges … After spending over 24 hours in the pokey, star Alabama junior LT Cam Robinson was released from jail earlier this morning after posting a $5,000-plus bond. Robinson, a potential top 5-10 prospect for the 2017 draft, was arrested early Tuesday morning along with reserve… Read More »
A couple of transfers of note … Its moving season in college football as transferring players find new homes. In a couple of moves that could have an impact on the 2017 draft, former Oklahoma RB Alex Ross has transferred to Missouri, while former Nebraska DT Kevin Williams is staying in the Big Ten with a move to… Read More »
Bills top pick to have surgery … Buffalo has announced that DE/OLB Shaq Lawason, the team’s #1 pick at the 2016 draft, will undergo surgery on his right shoulder on Tuesday. Lawson, the 19th player selected at last month’s draft, played with the condition throughout Clemson’s run to last year’s BCS national title game and said during the… Read More »
Titans sign top pick … Tennessee has agreed to terms with former Michigan State OT Jack Conklin, the 8th player selected at the 2016 draft. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Conklin signed a standard four-year contract that includes a team option for a fifth season. The deal is believed to be in the $16M range… Read More »
Eagles complete front office restructure … Following up on yesterday’s announcement out of Philadelphia that confirmed the Eagles’ hire of former Chicago and Baltimore executive Joe Douglas as the team’s new vice president of player personnel, the Eagles have also announced that former Ravens’ scout Andy Weidl is joining the team as assistant director of player personnel. And… Read More »
