Bears get vet ER from ‘Hawks for 6th … Chicago has acquired veteran ER Darrell Taylor from Seattle in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2025. Taylor was a second round pick from Tennessee by Seattle in 2020 and he had 21.5 career sacks, but he struggled in run defence and has seen his PT decline over… Read More »
Panthers send ’24 7th rounder to ‘Hawks for vet CB … In another somewhat unique trade today, Carolina shipped LB Michael Barrett, a 2024 7th round pick who was a captain with Michigan’s national championship team last year, in exchange for veteran safety Michael Jackson.
WashComs get Eagles picks for WR Dotson … In a trade involving two NFC East rivals, Philadelphia has acquired WR Jahan Dotson, a first-round pick as recently as 2022, from Washington for a 3rd rounder and a pair of 7th rounders in 2025. To complete the deal, Washington will send a 5th round pick to the Eagles. Other… Read More »
Updated 2025 CB preview … As with pretty much the rest of the defence, the 2024 draft was something of a disappointment for the CBs. Three were selected in the opening round, but not until the very latter part of the round. In fact, it was the first draft since 2019 that a corner wasn’t selected with a… Read More »
Browns get late-round pick for K York … Cleveland has acquired a conditional 7th round pick from Washington for PK Cade York. The exact conditions weren’t announced but it likely means he has to make the Commanders opening day roster.
Updated 2025 LB preview … The 2024 draft was not a particularly good year for the defence and it a particularly not good year for the linebackers. Indeed, no LBs were selected in this past April’s opening round and just one – Edgerrin Cooper of Texas A&M who was taken in the middle of the second round –… Read More »
Knights’ LB Toure done for year … Rutgers LB Mohammad Toure, an interesting second-tier prospect for the upcoming draft, will miss the entire 2024 season after tearing an ACL in practice. Toure led the team in tackles with 93 and sacks with 4.5 last fall.
Updated 2025 DT preview … The 2024 draft was an interesting one for the DT position. Only two DTs were selected in the opening round and only one – Byron Murphy of Texas who was selected 16th overall by Seattle – was taken before the 25th pick. At the same time, though, DT was very much a position… Read More »
Pace promoted as Falcons shuffle personnel staff … Atlanta has announced several promotions in their football personnel department. Most notably, Ryan Pace, the team’s director of player personnel, was promoted to VP of football operations/player personnel. Pace joined the organization in 2022 as a senior personnel executive after serving as GM in Chicago from 2015 to 2021. At… Read More »
Updated 2025 DE/ER preview … The 2024 draft was something of a mixed bag for the edge rushers. Four were actually selected within the first 21 picks, but none went before the 15th pick; in fact, the first 14 players taken last April were all offensive players. However, don’t expect that scenario to be repeated this coming April.… Read More »
Raiders name starting QB … Earlier today, Las Vegas announced that veteran Gardner Minshew would be the starting QB when the Raiders open the regular season against on September 8th against the LA Chargers. Minshew got the nod over Aidan O’Connell, the 2nd year pro who started much of the 2023 campaign, although neither has been particularly impressive… Read More »
Updated 2025 offensive line preview … The 2024 draft was the best ever for the OTs as 7 players from the position – which tied the all-time high for the position set originally in 2002 – were selected in this past April’s opening round. That included 5 OTs selected within the first 18 picks overall, while a total… Read More »
Top WR prospect dinged … Louisville WR Caullin Lacy, the 5th leading receiver among FBS schools last year and one of the more intriguing prospects at the position for the 2025 draft, broke his collarbone during a scrimmage on Saturday and will reportedly be out an extended period. Lacy transferred to the Cardinals from South Alabama where he… Read More »
Updated 2025 TE preview … The 2024 draft was something of a down year for the TEs. Las Vegas did select Brock Bowers with the 13th pick overall, but in the end the former Georgia star was the only TE chosen within the first 50 picks, while only three were taken over the course of the first three… Read More »
Updated 2025 WR preview … The WRs were arguably the top position at the 2024 draft as three were taken within the first 9 picks, while a total of 7 came off the board in the opening round and 11 within the top 50 selections. And this year’s receiver class also figures to be pretty darn good, although… Read More »
Updated 2025 RB preview … It still waits to be seen whether any RBs are selected in the opening round of the upcoming draft, but on first blush it certainly appears that 2025 could in fact be a very good year at the position with at least several backs with first-round grades at this time. That group is… Read More »
Some random 2024 draft thoughts, picks and reflections … With the start of both the college football and NFL seasons literally just days, most of our thoughts have turned to the 2025 draft. However, there is still a lot to chew over from the 2024 draft with all those players just weeks away from making their pro debuts.… Read More »
Giants send vet DT to Cowboys in future, late pick swap … In a somewhat rare intra-division trade the NY Giants have sent veteran DT Jordan Phillips to Dallas. In exchange the teams will flip late-round picks in 2026 with the Giants getting a 6th from the Cowboys and Dallas getting a 7th from the Giants.
Pats trade DE Judon to Falcs for 3rd rounder … New England has traded star DE Matthew Judon to Atlanta for a 3rd round pick in 2025. Judon, a 4-time Pro Bowler, is currently holding out for a contract extension which the Patriots were reluctant to do given his age – he’s already 32 – and the fact… Read More »
Vikes rook QB done for year … Minnesota rookie QB JJ McCarthy, the 10th player selected at the 2024 draft, will in fact miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. McCarthy damaged an MCL in a pre-season game on Saturday and doctors found it was torn once they got in there. The silver lining for… Read More »
Updated preview of the 2025 QB class … Over the course of the last week or so a number of correspondents have asked where they could find the 2025 positional previews we posted earlier this summer. So rather than clutter up the menu with a whole bunch of links we decided to repost the series with some updates… Read More »
Steelers have trade in place for WR Aiyuk, 49ers still talking … Trying to follow the ongoing saga/soap opera regarding the contract negotiations for san Francisco WR Brandon Aiyuk has been kind of like watching a tennis match. It just keeps going back and forth. The latest – it seems – is that the 49ers have agreed on… Read More »
Knee could cost Vikes’ rook QB season … It has been a bit of a tough day for members of the NFL’s 2024 draft clas. An MRI in Minneapolis confirmed that Vikings’ QB JJ McCarthy, the 10th player selected at last April’s draft, tore an MCL in Saturday’s pre-season game with Las Vegas. McCarthy will undergo surgery and… Read More »
Falcons IR 3rd rounder with knee … Atlanta has placed DE/OLB Bralen Trice on injured reserve after he suffered a knee injury in Friday night’s pre-season game against Miami. Trice, a 3rd round pick from Washington, is now expected to miss the upcoming season.
Browns get C Harris from Seahawks for future pick flip … In one of those ‘you can go home again’ deals, Cleveland has reacquired veteran C Nick Harris from Seattle. In exchange the teams will flip late round picks in 2026 with Seattle getting a 6th from the Browns and Cleveland getting a 7th from the Seahawks. Harris… Read More »
