A little more on Jalen Carter … Just to add to yesterday story about the curious case of Georgia DT Jalen Carter, Carter is meeting with Bears officials in Chicago as we speak. The Bears, of course, currently have the 9th pick overall. Carter also confirmed a recent visit with Philadelphia, which is interesting in the sense that… Read More »
Into the homestretch … There’s now less than a month to go until the first picks come off the board at the 2023 draft just 26 days to be exact – and with the pro days pretty much in the books, teams will be heading home and hunkering down in their respective war rooms putting the final touches… Read More »
The curious case of Jalen Carter … No question that other than maybe Florida QB Anthony Richardson is the most polarizing prospect in the 2023 draft class than Georgia DT Jalen Carter. In fact, it wasn’t all that long ago that Carter was considered to be the top non-QB prospect for this month’s draft, if not the best… Read More »
Pro day updates … Needless to say, the center of attention at the Florida pro day earlier today was Gators’ QB Anthony Richardson who put on a solid performance throwing the ball. However, Richardson wasn’t the only Gator to attract attention today. There reportedly was a lot of interest in star OG O’Cyrus Torrence. Torrence reportedly went out… Read More »
Early reviews of Gator QB pro day generally positive … The early reviews of Florida QB Anthony Richardson’s pro day work out have started to filter in and not surprisingly they kind of confirm what we already know. Richardson completed a 45-scripted program this afternoon, including one rocket that dinged off the Roof at the Gators’ facility, during… Read More »
Saving the best for last as Gator QB set to throw at pro day … That actually may be overstating it slightly, but with Florida QB Anthony Richardson set to do his scripted throwing session at the Gators’ pro day day, they at least saved ‘the most polarizing’ for last. Certainly, Richardson, who is 6-4, 245, has the… Read More »
Izzy sizzles at Ptt pro day; other work out notes … All but one team was represented at the Pittsburgh pro day earlier today, but in something of an upset, neither Steelers’ GM Omar Khan nor head coach Mike Tomlin, who have been to just about every other major pro day this year, weren’t. Of course, they had… Read More »
Another very busy day coming up on pro day circuit … Not much at all coming out of today’s pro day workouts, but with NFL GMs and coaches starting to head home from the league’s winter meetings figure there might be a few more tidbits today. In fact, there are pro day later today at LSU, Arkansas, Pittsburgh,… Read More »
Stroud, Young top latest Pigskin Top 25-plus … With now less than a month to go until the players start coming off the board, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted the latest version of his top 25-plus prospects for the upcoming draft. And no super surprises at the top board where QBs CJ Stroud of Ohio… Read More »
Ravens’ Jackson demands trade; Colts looking … Just in case anyone missed it this morning, but franchised Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson indicated today that he has requested that the Ravens trade him as they aren’t prepared to pay him what he wants. A couple of teams that were thought to be possibly interested- the NY Jets and Washington… Read More »
League meetings underway in Phoenix … Its going to be interesting to see how NFL GMs and coaches who have been out on the pro day circuit this month will be organizing their schedules this week as the NFL Annual Meeting gets underway in ernest tomorrow and runs through Wednesday. As part of the exercise most teams end… Read More »
Final week on pro day sched to get underway Monday … The final week on the 2023 pre-draft pro day schedule gets underway on Monday. And while this week’s schedule won’t be quite as busy – or dramatic – as last week, it is still going to be a packed week. Tomorrow, for example, there are pro days… Read More »
Tech DE Wilson to sit Raiders pro day … Texas Tech DE Tyree Wilson, a top 5-10 prospect for the upcoming draft announced that he will not be working out at the Red Raiders pro day on Tuesday on doctor’s advice. He recently had a procedure done to remove some hardware from his surgically repaired foot. Wilson has… Read More »
Panthers deal PK to 49ers for conditional late pick swap … Carolina has reportedly traded PK Zane Gonzalex to San Francisco for what is being described as a conditional late-round swap of picks in 2025. Presumably, if the conditions are met, the Panthers will get the 49ers 6th round pick that year, while Carolina will get SF’s 7th.
Panthers stay active; wine and dine UK QB Levis … Just in case anyone was wondering, that full contingent from Carolina including the team owners, GM and head coach among others that was all over QBs CJ Stroud and Bryce Young at their respective pro days this week, did head on up to Kentucky where they took Wildcats’… Read More »
‘Hawks 3rd team to talk with Tide QB Young; other pro day updates … Interesting that Seattle has been identified as a 3rd team that met privately with Alabama QB Bryce Young over the course of the Tide’s pro day this week. Carolina and Las Vegas both met with Young last night with the Panthers getting to wine… Read More »
Young set to throw … It appears that Alabama QB Bryce Young’s throwing session at the Tide’s pro day is about to get underway. And NO it is not regular cable. Interesting, there are 12 GMs at the Tide pro day along with ten head coaches. Interestingly, again, no real senior people from either Houston or Indianapolis. The… Read More »
Pro day updates … Funny, that after what seemed like a rather momentous day on the pro day circuit, there’s actually very little news to report. Needless to say the reviews of Ohio State QB CK Stroud’s 55-pass scripted throwing session were pretty much universally applauded. Of course, it would be news if they weren’t! Meanwhile, along with… Read More »
Jets get Browns 2nd rounder for WR Moore; 3rd … The NY Jets made a bit of a splash earlier today when they signed former Kansas Ciry WR Mecole Hardman. Then they traded WR Elijah moore to Cleveland for a 2nd round pick, the 42nd overall. To complete the deal, the Browns will send thier 3rd round pick… Read More »
OSU pro day done … For the record, the Ohio State pro day is done as QB CJ Stroud has completed his scripted 55-pass workout. Now it is on to Alabama for the Tide’s workout tomorrow featuring QB Bryce Young.
Big, big boo-out to NFL Network … And I mean a really big boo-out to the NFL Network. The only way to watch CJ Stroud’s throwing session today at the Ohio State is to sign up for NFL Network+ and stream the event. And the only reason to do that is to try and force people to sign… Read More »
OSU WR Smith-Njigba runs okay; not elite … On of the big questions at today’s Ohio State pro day was whether WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba would run, and if he did run how fast. Nothing has been announced officially but the consensus that he timed somewhere in the mid-4.5s. The NFL Network is reporting that his time was 4.53… Read More »
Record crowd descending on OSU for pro day … Don’t know exactly if there is an ‘official’ record for most attendees at a pro day, but all indications are that if there is one, Ohio State will take a shot at it later today when the Buckeyes hold their on-field workout. Indeed, upwards of 150 NFL personnel people… Read More »
Pro day updates … No surprise here as there was a big crowd at today’s Iowa State pro day workout with all 32 teams represented. And again no surprise that Pittsburgh lead the way with both G.M. Omar Khan and head coach in attendance, along with defensive co-ordinator Teryl Austin and several other senior staffers. Green Bay G.M.… Read More »
USC pro day turns into swim meet … The Southern California pro day has turned into something of a disaster because of heavy rains in the area. USC’s main field is essentially a lake and the program does not have an indoor facility long enough to conduct 40-yard dashes. Apparently, they were able to find part of the… Read More »
