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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 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 »

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 »

Bucks, Dawgs with top 2025 draft classes … Ask even the most casual college football fan who they’d pick for this year’s CFP final and you’d probably get Ohio State versus Georgia in response. And that shouldn’t come as a big surprise as the Buckeyes and Bulldogs also look like they have the most talented draft classes looking… Read More »

Updating 49er WR Aiyuk situation; Pats out, Steelers back in … As of this morning star San Francisco WR Brandon Aiyuk is still a 49er; in fact, Aiyuk is still participating in team meetings, although he has not practised as he and the team sort through his contract situation. It was reported yesterday that the 49ers had the… Read More »

Bears/Texans kick-off pre-season sched in HOF game … The NFL’s pre-season schedule gets underway later this evening when Chicago plays Houston in the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton. Kick-off is set for 8 PM ET with coverage on ABC and ESPN. Unfortunately, though, rookie Bears’ QB Caleb Williams, the #1 pick at the 2024 draft, will… Read More »

NFL teams reporting for duty … Its like the first day of school in the NFL today as veterans will be reporting to training camp today on 23 of the league’s 32 teams. The final four teams – Atlanta, Dallas, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh – to report tomorrow. For the record, the pre-season schedule kicks off next week with… Read More »

Last 2024 #1 pick signs … There will be no holdouts from any of the players chosen in the first round of this year’s draft after the last unsigned 2024 #1 picks came to terms over the weekend. Cincinnati OT Amarius Mims, the 18th player chosen this past April was the last to sign, as he agreed to… Read More »