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Combine invitees announced

Combine invitees announced … The NFL announced today that 319 potential prospects for the 2023 have been invited to the annual scouting combine which gets underway later this Monday in Indianapolis. Here is the full list of those that will be in Indy later this month by position.

Big board; positional rankings updated

Big board; positional rankings updated … Please note that the GBN Big Board ranking the top overall prospects for the 2023 draft has been updated and expanded. As well, the positional rankings per the drop-down menu above has also been updated. Note, though, that we are still trying to confirm which players, especially at the fringes, are actually… Read More »

Eagles, Chiefs chasing Patriots, Steelers

Eagles, Chiefs chasing Patriots, Steelers Super Bowl record … With the 57th Super Bowl just around the corner, fans are excited about who whether the Philadelphia Eagles or Kansas City Chiefs will take the Lombardi Trophy home this year. However, whether the Eagles or Chiefs come out on top on Sunday, they will still have a ways to… Read More »

Pigskin names top 12

Top dozen Senior Bowl players … After a thorough review of the tape, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has just posted his list of the top 12 players in last week’s Senior Bowl.

senior bowl def line review

Senior Bowl defensive line review … One of the big questions that pro scouts wanted to be able to answer out of this year’s Senior Bowl was who was the real Army DE Andre Carter? Was he the guy who dominated in 2021 when he posted 17 sacks and made multiple All-america teams or the guy who barely… Read More »

Senior Bowl trend

New Senior Bowl trend … Here’s a bit of a trivia question coming out of this year’s Senior Bowl: what do QB Jaren Hall, WRs Tank Dell, Rashee Rice, Dontayvion Wicks and Puka Nacua, OTs Jaelyn Duncan, Ryan Hayes, and Dawand Jones, C Jarrett Patterson, DEs Keion White, Ade Adebamore, Ike Foskey, and Will McDonald, LB Dorian Williams,… Read More »

senior bowl OL review

Senior Bowl offensive line review … We were really keen to recheck the tape of yesterday’s Senior Bowl game as we thought we saw some pretty good play from the offensive lines. And on further review there was some really solid play for the OL, especially some of the interior guys. We also thought that the OL produced… Read More »

Senior Bowl QB review post

Senior Bowl QB review … With none of the top-rated QB prospects for the upcoming draft in Mobile this week for the Senior Bowl, the questions for the QBs who were there were more about positioning among the second-tier of the position after the pretty much acknowledged top 5. However, it was something of an up-and-down day for… Read More »

Senior Bowl, on to Indy!

Senior Bowl done; on to Indy! … The Senior Bowl wrapped up in Mobile just moments ago with the Orange team winning today’s actual game 27-10. Fresno State QB Jake Haener was named the game’s MVP after he completed 12 of 19 passes for 139 yards that included a 44-yard TD pass to Stanford’s Michael Wilson. And with… Read More »

Vet QB carousel continues to percolate

Vet QB carousel continues to percolate … For the second year in a row, the veteran FA QB market needs to be sorted out to bring which teams will actually need to address the position at the 2023 draft. The first domino fell, of course, when Tom Brady announced that he was in fact retiring again, only this… Read More »

Need some help

Need some help … With the Senior Bowl set to kick-off in just over three hours we realized that there does not appear to be a published roster with the players’ numbers on it. We have a call into the Senior Bowl itself, but if anyone has access to a proper roster we’d really appreciate it if we… Read More »

Senior Bowl set to KO

Senior Bowl set to KO … The annual Senior Bowl game kicks off at 2:30 PM ET later this afternoon in Mobile with coverage on the NFL Network.

Shrine game review

East-West Shrine game review … What’s the old saying: defense wins  post-season all-star games! That was certainly the case in Thursday’s East-West Shrine game in Las Vegas which turned into a defensive slugfest won 12-3 by the West team on the strength of four FGs by Michigan PK Jake Moody, including a couple from over 50 yards. And… Read More »

Senior Bowl practice wrap

Senior Bowl practice wrap … Its an off day at the Senior Bowl in Mobile as the players get a day to rest up for tomorrow’s game which kicks off at 2:30 PM ET on the NFL Network. In fact, as we have noted in the past, the main work at the Senior Bowl are the practices. Indeed,… Read More »

Pigskin guesting Senior Bowl podcast

Pigskin guesting on Senior Bowl podcast … Just a heads up for folks who can’t get enough of this week’s Senior Bowl. GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be sitting on a special Senior Bowl podcast with the guys at Draft Countdown at 9 PM ET later this evening when they’ll be reviewing this week’s practices and… Read More »

Shrine game goes to defense

Shrine game goes to defense … Its not a good sign for the offense when the game’s best player may have been a kicker, but that was the case in last night’s East-West Shrine game in Las Vegas which turned into a defensive slugfest. In the end, the West team won 12-3 on four FGs by Michigan PK… Read More »

Pigskin’s Senior Bowl day two notes

Pigskin’s Senior Bowl day two notes … With the Shrine game set to kick-off within the hour, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted some notes on players who have impressed him thru the first two days of practice at the Senior Bowl,

Shriners set to kick-off; Senior Bowl practices to wrap

Shriners set to kick-off tonite; Senior Bowl practices to wrap … The annual East-West Shrine All-Star Classic kicks off later tonight in Las Vegas at 8:30 PM ET on the NFL Network. And while the Shrine game still plays something of a second-fiddle to the Senior Bowl, the Shriners do have at least one legitimate first round prospect… Read More »

Senior Bowl, related thoughts

Senior Bowl, related thoughts … With our usual eyes on the ground unfortunately sidelined for this Senior Bowl cycle, combined with the TV abysmal (we’re looking at you NFL Network) coverage available up in these parts, its been harder than to get a feel for what’s actually evolving in Mobile this week. Needless to say, what we can… Read More »

Pigskin Senior Bowl thots

Pigskin Senior Bowl thoughts … Unfortunately, our Pigskin Paul Guillemette had a last-minute personal situation to attend to and was not able to get to Mobile for this week’s Senior Bowl ending his streak of 25 straight years. However, he is still working his sources and has some preliminary thoughts from the early practices here.

GOAT walk away again

GOAT walk away again … One year ago today, Tom Brady announced his retirement from football, but ultimately changed his mind and played one more year in Tampa Bay. This morning, Brady again said he is retiring only this time for good. There had been speculation that he might plat another year, perhaps in Las Vegas or maybe… Read More »

Payton, Ryans to Broncos, Texans, picks to Saints, 49ers

Payton, Ryans to Broncos, Texans, picks to Saints, 49ers … A couple of major coaching dominos fell early today as Denver confirmed that former New Orleans head coach Sean Payton had agreed to coach the Broncos. Meanwhile, Houston announced that they had hired former San Francisco defensive co-ordinator DeMeco Ryans as the Texans new head coach. Because Payton… Read More »

Senior Bowl practices set to start

Senior Bowl practices set to start … The real work at the Senior Bowl gets underway later today with the first of three days of full-pad practices. The American team will practice at 12:30 PM ET this afternoon while the National team will go at 3 PM ET. And those that have been around for awhile know that… Read More »

NFL sets 2023 salary cap; tag figures

NFL sets 2023 salary cap; tag figures … Pretty much as expected, the NFL reportedly informed teams around the league tat the salary cap for 2023 would rise to $224.8M. That’s a major 8% increase from last year’s figure of $208.2M. Teams have until 4 PM ET on March 15th to get under the salary cap before the… Read More »

Eagles, Chiefs to Super Bowl

Eagles, Chiefs to Super Bowl; two more picks set … It will be Philadelphia and Kansas City in this year’s Super Bowl on February 12th in Phoenix. And with another playoff round in the books we can confirm that Cincinnati will have the 28th in the opening round selection order for the upcoming draft, while Denver will have… Read More »