Who’s who at Ducks’ pro day… updated … Updating the earlier report on who attended today’s pro day at Oregon, turns out that Cleveland was represented in that Marcus Mariota’s workout was run by Browns’ QB coach Kevin O’Connell, who spent 6 weeks preparing prepping Mariota for the draft earlier this winter. However, neither Browns’ GM Ray Farmer… Read More »
Chiefs get vet Saints OG for pick … Kansas City has acquired veteran OG Ben Grubbs from New Orleans for a 5th round pick at the 2015 draft.
Making sense of free agent frenzy … It will take a while for sall the dust to settle from the frenzy of trades and free agent signings activity on Tuesday when the new football season started and GBN Associate Editor Paul Guillemette has weighed in with some thoughts on the implications of several of those key early moves.
Ducks QB under gun at Oregon pro day … It will Oregon QB Marcus Mariota’s turn to show his stuff when the Ducks hold their pro day later today. And while how well Mariota performs will be of first and foremost concern it is always interesting to note which teams send which reps. No doubt Tampa Bay and… Read More »
Pro day updates … All 32 NFL teams were represented at Alabama’s pro day on Wednesday, but its wasn’t the same star-studded celebrity crowd that has turned out to recent Tide workouts. Indeed, Giants’ GM Jerry Reese was the only GM who has been mentioned as attending, while there were no head coaches in Tuscaloosa today. That may… Read More »
That settles that … At a somewhat impromptu meeting with reporters earlier today, Philadelphia head coach and de facto GM Chip Kelly said it was never his plan to try and trade up in the 2015 draft in order to acquire Oregon QB Marcus Mariota, his old college QB. Kelly called Mariota ´the best QB in this year’s… Read More »
Another QB trade for Texans … For the second time in the past two days, Houston has traded away a veteran QB for a future pick. After sending Case Keenum to St. Louis late yesterday, Houston has shipped Ryan Fitzpatrick to the New York Jets for a 7th round pick in 2016 that could become a sixth based… Read More »
One other QB trade … It won’t make the same headlines as yesterday’s other big trades, but Houston sent veteran QB Case Keenum to St. Louis for a 7th round pick in 2016.
Bruins’ workout hilites Tuesday pro day slate … While the NFL was all aflutter over yesterday’s spate of major trades, the mundane work of getting ready for the 2015 draft with several key on-campus workouts. The most interesting was at UCLA where QB Brett Hundley, the consensus #3 QB in this year’s draft, went through a crisp scripted… Read More »
50 Days and counting!!! The 2015 draft is officially just 50 days away. Hang in there guys!! Trading day housecleaning … NFL personnel people are still trying to figure out all the angles on yesterday’s trio of big trades that saw St. Louis and Philadelphia swap veteran QBs Sam Bradford and Nick Foles along with some minor picks;… Read More »
Eagles appear to have hitched hopes to oft-injured Rams’ QB … When the trade between Philadelphia and St. Louis for veteran QBs Sam Bradford and Nick Foles, the general assumption around the NFL was that the deal would only be a steppingstone for the Eagles to find a way to move in the 2015 draft in order to… Read More »
Trades update … The new NFL season isn’t even an hour old yet and already the league has been rocked by three major deals. Philadelphia and St. Louis, for example, have agreed to swap veteran QBs Nick Foles and Sam Bradford. There are also reportedly picks changing hands between the two teams with the Eagles getting the Rams… Read More »
More tweaks to GBN Big Board … While most of the focus of the NFL world this week is focused on the start of the new football year, including the start of the free agent signing period, on Tuesday afternoon, the draft continues to percolate. In fact, there has been some major percolation ongoing of late as reported… Read More »
Free agent market grows … In a move that really wasn’t all that unexpected, Houston has released long-time offensive stalwart WR Andre Johnson who is free to sign with any team in the league. Same story for New England CB Darrelle Revis as the Patriots have reportedly decided to not pick up his contract option. That will make… Read More »
Monster week on pro day schedule … The busiest week of the annual pro day schedule gets underway later today with several on-campus workouts planned. The real action this week, though, comes later in the week. On Wednesday, for example, pro days are scheduled at Alabama, Southern California, Wisconsin and Oklahoma among other schools. Then on Thursday, Oregon,… Read More »
Home-cooking dominates first day of tampering period … The NFL’s three-day ‘tampering period’ in which teams can negotiate with players set to become unrestricted free agents in advance of the start of the new football year on Tuesday is now a day old, but most of the action so far has involved teams resigning their own free agents.… Read More »
Tampering window open … With the start of the 2015 NFL football year set to open at 4 PM ET on Tuesday, teams are now permitted to discuss contract parameters with players set to become unrestricted free agents. Players can’t actually formally sign any free agents until Tuesday but can have an agreement in place.
Post-Combine Pigskin Paul has revamped his prospect rankings by position @ http://gbnreport.com/pigskin-pauls-top-5-position Check it out before the total chaos of NFL Veteran Free Agency steals the football news coverage, officially starting next Tuesday. We’re thinking that it will be interesting to see how the League’s own medium, NFL Network, covers the start of VFA vis-a-vis ESPN. Initial reports… Read More »
Hawks keep Beast in the fold … For those that missed the news last evening, two-time defending NFC champion Seattle has resigned star RB Marshawn lynch to a 3-year deal worth an estimated $31M. Lynch had hinted he might retire if talks balked down. And while we don’t normally post the veteran free agent scoreboard tracking UFA comings… Read More »
Even more from the combine … Never one to rest on his laurels, GBN Associate editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has added some new information to his post detailing thoughtssome of the players that stood out and others that didn´t.
Bears dump vet WR Marshall for pick … Chicago has traded enigmatic WR Brandon Marshall to the New York Jets for what is being reported as a 5th round pick at this year’s draft. The 31-year-old Marshall has been one of the most productive receivers in the NFL, but he also been one of the most mercurial. And… Read More »
First pro day week wraps … The first week of the pro day schedule wraps up today with workouts at Arizona State, Southern Miss, Northern Illinois, Appalachian State, and Newberry. The most attention today should be on ASU WR Jaelen Strong, a potential first round pick at the upcoming draft, who will be looking to build on a… Read More »
Our apologies for the somewhat irregular posting over the past couple of days, but we are on the road – no problem in itself – and our new travel notebook froze up a couple of times earlier in the week and then we were hit with a really nasty allergic reaction to something and haven’t been able to… Read More »
Top QB visits Bucs … In a somewhat unprecedented move, Florida State QB Jameis Winston is in Tampa Bay today for a series of interviews with top Buccaneers’ execs.The scheduling is unusual because prospects don’t generally visit team facilities until after the pro days are over in April. Winston, of course, is generally considered to be the top… Read More »
Cap, tag days in NFL … The NFL announced that the salary cap for the 2015 football year is $143.3M, up a full $10M from last season. All teams have to under that figure when the new football year starts next Wednesday. Today was also the deadline for teams to apply the franchise or transition tags to veteran… Read More »
