Panthers add former Card S Wilson to senior scout staff … Carolina has signed former Arizona star FS Adrian Wilson as the Panthers new VP of Player Personnel; he replaces Pat Stewart, who the team parted ways with earlier this month. Wilson has been working in the Cardinals’ front office since he retired and even got a couple… Read More »
QB Wentz out in DC … To absolutely no one’s surprise, Washington released QB Carson Wentz after just one less than stellar season in the nation’s capital. In releasing Wentz, whom they acquired from Indianapolis last spring for what amounted to a pair of 3rd round picks, Washington does save just over $26M in cap space. However, also… Read More »
Draft two months today!! … For those that like to note these things, the 2023 draft will get underway two months from today. Hang in there guys!!
Levis also to throw at combine … Just a quick update on that earlier report of the fact that Alabama QB Bryce Young won’t throw at the combine on Saturday, but that Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson of Florida will. There are now additional reports that Kentucky’s Will Levis, the other top ranked QB in the… Read More »
Bears ‘leaning’ toward moving top pick … ESPN is reporting this morning that Chicago is “leaning toward” trading the #1 pick at this year’s draft. According to the reports, the Bears have already been approached by multiple teams about the availability of the first overall pick. And while the report doesn’t name names, it is widely assumed that… Read More »
Combine notes: Top DL won’t work out; 2 QBs to throw, one won’t … The annual scouting combine is officially underway in Indianapolis as we speak with the defensive linemen going through registration and orientation. They’ll also be the first group to work out later this week when they do their on-field physical testing and positional drills on… Read More »
Questions about combine … Interesting that at a time when the NFL is trying to make the annual scouting combine, which is just getting underway in Indianapolis as we speak, another ‘event’ on the league’s off-season calendar, there seem to be a bit of a growing chorus questioning various aspects of the ‘event.’ NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith,… Read More »
Teams, players start arriving in Indy as combine set to go … Literally as we speak, NFL coaches and personnel people, along with the players, have begun arriving in Indianapolis for the start of the annual scouting combine which gets underway tomorrow. However, there have been some changes to the schedule and the format. As usual, the players… Read More »
Pre-combine draft buzz … Pretty much anyone who is anyone in the NFL will begin gathering in Indianapolis tomorrow for the annual scouting combine which will run through March 5th. And THE big question at the combine this year is just how big is Alabama QB Bryce Young. Young appears to have emerged as the #1 QB prospect… Read More »
Pigskin posts pre-combine top 25 … With just a couple now before players start gathering in Indianapolis for the annual NFL scouting combine, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted his pre-combine ranking of the top 25 prospects for this year’s draft.
Rising UGA LB booked on driving charges … Rising junior LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, one of the top defensive prospects for the 2024 draft, was booked earlier this week on charges of reckless driving and street racing stemming from an incident following the Bulldogs’ national championship win over TCU last month. Dumas-Johnson was able to post bond and was… Read More »
NFL QB carousel starting to heat up … For those who have been out of touch with the world this week, Still-for-now Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers emerged from his self-imposed 4-day hiatus in darkness (that ended up being just two days; apparently a guy can only make like a mole in a hobbitt-hole for only so long)… Read More »
Rising LSU WR Nabers arrested on gun charge … Rising junior LSU WR Malik Nabers, the second leading receiver in the SEC last fall, was arrested and charged with illegal carrying of a weapon earlier this week. The charge is a misdemeanor and isn’t likely to impact Nabers ultimate draft grade all that much, but it is certainly… Read More »
Tag window now open … As of this morning, teams around the NFL can begin to tag players set to become free agents when the new football year begins next month as either franchise or transition players. Teams considering using one of the two tags have until the end of business on March 7th to do so. Any… Read More »
‘Hawks shuffle top scout staff … Not much going on these days; late last week, though, Seattle made a number of moves in its personnel department promoting Nolan Teasley to assistant G.M. from director of pro personnel, while Matt Berry, the team’s director of college scouting was promoted to senior director of player personnel. In their places, Willie… Read More »
Path to the draft runs thru Indy … Every year we make that statement referring to the fact that the scouting combine in Indianapolis is an indisputably a key element of the pre-draft process. Last year, for example, almost 85% of all players selected at the 2022 draft participated in some way in the combine. However, that is… Read More »
Late Colts pick gets boost … When Indianapolis sent veteran RB/KR Nyheim Hines to Buffalo late last season, they received a conditional 6th round pick as compensation. Because the conditions were ultimately met, the Colts will now receive the Bills 5th rounder this coming April.
Pre-combine mock posted … With this year’s Super Bowl now in the books, we have updated our 3-round projection for the first two days of the 2023 draft. This one has a bit of a twist in that both Pigskin Paul and myself made picks, we’re just not saying where. And, as we always like to point out… Read More »
Giants report: Principles to draft by … With the Super Bowl in the books, we are clearly onto 2023 starting with the draft which is now just over 70 days away. It may still be a little early, though, to be talking about specific players and/or needs; however, we thought that its probably not to early to give… Read More »
Raiders’ cut QB Carr … To absolutely no one’s surprise, Las Vegas has released QB Derek Carr a day before the $40M contract extension he signed last year kicked in fully guaranteed. Carr contract extension kick in. Carr did spend a couple of days in New Orleans late last week at this hour visiting with the Saints for… Read More »
Colts, Cards raid Eagles staff for new coaches … Two more teams announced today that they have filled their vacant head coaching jobs and both found their guy on the Philadelphia Eagles staff. Indianapolis, for example, has hired Eagles’ offensive coordinator Shane Steichen, while Arizona has agreed to terms with former Eagles’ defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon. Both hires… Read More »
Chiefs to pick 31st; Eagles 30th … Well, that is that as the KC Chiefs came from behind to upset the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 on a last-minute FG to win this year’s Super Bowl. And with the win the Chiefs will have the final regular pick in every round including the 31st in the opening round, the 63rd… Read More »
It is Super Bowl Sunday!!! … For those that have been out of the universe this week, it is Super Bowl Sunday with the Kansas City Chiefs set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFL title this evening in Phoenix. Kick-off time is 6:30 PM ET. Of course, while its supposed to be about football, the… Read More »
Sooners, ‘Horns to move to SEC a year early … After several weeks of rather intense negotiations, Texas and Oklahoma have agreed in principle to pay the Big 12 a total of $100M to join the SEC in 2024, a year earlier than they had originally intended. The agreement is still subject to the final approval by the… Read More »
Raiders QB Carr still talking with Saints; other NFL QB notes … Hard to know what exactly it means but Las Vegas QB Derek Carr is reportedly still in New Orleans at this hour visiting with the Saints for a second day. Carr has been given permission by the Raiders to explore trade options for himself late last… Read More »
