Another second rounder signs as Bears ink #2 pick … It appears that that logjam of unsigned 2nd round picks from the 2025 may in fact breaking as Chicago has reportedly come to terms with DT Shemar Turner, the 62nd player selected at last April’a draft. The signing comes just hours after San Francisco signed DT Alfred Collins,… Read More »
Niners sign 2nd rounder; first break in logjam … San Francisco has reportedly come to terms with former Texas DT Alfred Collins, the 49ers’ 2nd round pick at this past April’s draft. Collins, this year’s 43rd pick overall, is the just the third second rounder to come to terms in a contract dispute that developed when the first… Read More »
Pre-season 2026 draft preview: The RBs … The 2024 season was something of a statement year for RBs everywhere. Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley, for example, was arguably the best player in the NFL as he lead the Eagles to last year’s Super Bowl, while Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty was just as arguably the best player in college football when… Read More »
Bronco sign top pick … Denver has reportedly come to terms with CB Jahdae Barron, who had been one of two remaining unsigned 2025 first-round picks. Barron, from Texas, was the 20th player selected in this past April’s opening round. He agreed to terms on a 4Y, $18M deal that includes a $9.8M signing bonus. With Barron signing,… Read More »
Rooks report for 5 more teams … A total of 5 more NFL training camps open for rookies later today with Baltimore, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle and the NY Giants all getting underway this week. As noted earlier, the LA Chargers who are scheduled to play Detroit in the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton on July… Read More »
Browns’ #2 pick arrested on domestic assault … Cleveland rookie RB Quinshon Judkins was arrested overnight in Florida and on charges of battery and domestic violence which, for the record, are misdemeanors. Judkins, who played at Ohio State last fall after transferring from Mississippi, was the 36th player taken in this past April’s draft and like most of… Read More »
We are underway as Charger rooks report … The first NFL training camp opens today with LA Charger rookies set to report. The Chargers get to open early as they are scheduled to play Detroit in the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton on July 31st. The Chargers will open their full camp on the 16th, while… Read More »
Bears extend GM Poles … Chicago has reportedly extended the contract of general manager Ryan Poles thru the 2029 season a story first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday afternoon. The extension means that the contracts of Poles and new head coach Ben Johnson are in sync as the latter is also under contract thru the 2029… Read More »
Wrapping up the 2026 receivers: The TEs … The 2025 draft was something of a high point for TEs as two – Colston Loveland of Michigan who went 10th overall to Chicago and Penn State’s Tyler Warren who was selected with the 14th pick by Indianapolis – were chosen in the top half of the opening round. In… Read More »
2026 draft preview: Wide receivers … The one thing one can probably say for certain about the 2026 receiver class is that there likely isn’t a position with more uncertainty looking ahead to next year’s draft. On the one hand, there is a lot of talent in this group. Jordan Tyson of Arizona State, the consensus top WR… Read More »
Interesting look at historical picks … For those that didn’t see it over the long weekend, ESPN has a neat piece in which they choose the best choice ever at every draft pick from Peyton Manning at #1 to Brock Purdy at #262. Note though that it only includes the so-called modern draft era beginning in 1967 so… Read More »
Happy 4th!!! … A very happy and safe Independence Day weekend to everyone in all 50 states. At the same time, we hope folks will take a moment or two to reflect on what actually made America great in the first place; what made it the shining light on the hill for so many less fortunate people around… Read More »
2026 positional previews: Finishing up the OL … We noted in the previous post that OT just might be the deepest position in the 2026 draft class, at least as it stands today. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case for the interior offensive line, but there is still some talent – and depth – among the OGs and… Read More »
Dolphins get TE Waller from Giants in late pick swap … Miami has reportedly been looking for a new TE after trading Jonnu Smith to Pittsburgh yesterday and they found in a most unexpected place. Indeed, the Dolphins have acquired veteran Darren Waller, who is actually coming out of retirement, from the NY Giants for a 6th round… Read More »
HAPPY CANADA DAY!! … A very happy and safe Canada Day to all our Canuckster compatriots. Elbows up!!
College football comings and goings … After the past couple of years in which the college football landscape was dramatically changed by several major conference re-alignments, its actually been rather quiet this off-season. However, the ranks of FBS programs just grew by two as both Delaware and Missouri State have confirmed that they will both be moving up… Read More »
Steelers, Dolphins swap DBs Ramsey and Fitzpatrick plus future picks … Pittsburgh and Miami pulled off a pretty significant trade earlier today with the Steelers acquiring star CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith from the Dolphins in exchange for FS Minkah Fitzptrick. To complete the deal the two teams will also swap late 2027 picks with the… Read More »
No supp draft again this summer … The NFL has reportedly told teams that there will not be a supplemental draft this summer. In fact, there hasn’t been a supp draft since 2019. The supplemental draft was established for players whose college eligibility ended after the deadline to enter the regular draft.
Preliminary 2026 OT Preview … We notes in the previous preview that the edge rushers might be the most impactful position at the upcoming draft. However, while the DE/ERs may have the most upfront talent for 2026, no position is deeper than the OTs; in fact, we’re not sure any position has ever been deeper than how the… Read More »
A few follow-up thoughts on changing football landscape … We’ve had some follow-up thoughts from yesterday’s post on that ESPN article published over the weekend listing the top 5 prospects for the 2026 draft by position. Again, it shouldn’t really be that much of a surprise that people around the NFL doubt that Arch Manning, the presumptive #1… Read More »
Another look-ahead to 2026 … For those that missed it, ESPN has an article up this weekend listing the top 5 prospects by position for the 2026 draft by draft analysts Matt Miller and Jordan Reid and a couple or three things kind of jump out. First, it appears pretty clear that there is still a lot of… Read More »
Jags sign top pick / Hunter … Jacksonville has reportedly come to terms with WR/CB Travis Hunter, the second player picked overall at this past April’s draft. Hunter signed a 4Y deal worth $46.7M, including a $30.6M signing bonus which was paid up front. That makes Hunter the first non-QB not drafted first overall to get his signing… Read More »
Browns’ QB Sanders ticketed for speeding … Cleveland rookie QB Shedeur Sanders, no stranger to controversy, was charged with speeding last evening when he was clocked going just over 100 MPH in a 60 zone in a Cleveland suburb. For those who have been out of the universe, Sanders was expected to be a very early pick at… Read More »
Training camp dates announced … The NFL released the training camp opening dates for all 32 teams earlier today. Turns out that at least one camp will actually be open within a month. The LA Chargers will open their full camp on July 16th, while Detroit opens on the 19th. All other teams open on either the 21st,… Read More »
Preliminary 2026 DE/ER preview … Needless to say the QBs are almost assuredly going to get most of the national media attention as we head toward the 2026 draft (which for those that keep track of these things is now less than 300 days away!) However, a pretty good case can be made that the defensive ends/edge rushers… Read More »
