Bills GBN staff Super Bowl pick … Could this be the year that the Buffalo Bills win their first Super Bowl. The GBN staff thinks that the answer just may be yes as each of Editor Colin Lindsay, Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette and Chief Scout Larry Parker tabbed the Bills to win it all this year in… Read More »
Giants Report: Why I am more bullish on the Giants than most; its all about the math … It’s not necessarily unanimous, but there does seem to be a solid consensus out there, both among the fans and media, that 6-7 wins this season is pretty much the ceiling for the Giants this coming season. Call me a… Read More »
Monday morning college comments; updated … Just a follow-up to the note on LSU WR Kayshon Boutte below after his very disappointing outing against Florida State late night. There are now actually some concerns that he’s even still with the program. However, Boutte has reportedly scrubbed any and all references to LSU from his social media profile which… Read More »
Waiting for injury update on star OSU WR … We are still waiting further information on the status of star Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba who was injured early in the Buckeyes’ big 21-10 win over #5 Notre Dame in Columbus last night. Smith-Njigba went down awkwardly when tackled on his first reception early in the game. He… Read More »
Sunday night college football preview … At this time next week we’ll be watching NFL football, but for this week, Sunday night football will be college football as Florida State plays at LSU at 7:30 PM ET on ABC. And it wouldn’t be FSU-LSU without some pretty good prospects on display, although they are almost exclusively Tigers. Indeed,… Read More »
CFP votes to expand … After what seems like months of dithering, the College Football Playoff’s Board of Managers has agreed to expand the national championship playoff to 12 teams in 2026 when the current contract with ESPN expires. The Board, though, is also reportedly encouraging the various conference commissioners to try to implement it as soon as… Read More »
Who to watch in this week’s big – really big – college football games … Wow! What a way to start the season with two of college football’s great programs going head-to-head when #2 Ohio State hosts #5 Notre Dame Saturday evening. And you can warm up for that one that afternoon with defending national champion Georgia hosts… Read More »
Tide ER, UGA DT head first GBN Big Board … Alabama DE Will Anderson and Georgia DT Jalen Carter are the top 2 prospects for the 2023 draft on the initial GBN Big Board ranking of the top 50 prospects overall for the upcoming draft. QBs Bryce Young of Alabama and C.J. Stroud of Ohio State are right… Read More »
First full college weekend kicks off tonite … The really big games on this the first full weekend of college football are on Saturday when Notre Dame travels to Ohio State and defending national champion Georgia hosts Oregon, but the week actually kicks off later tonight with several games that could be of interest to draft watchers. If… Read More »
Record number of picks survive the Turk … Perhaps we’ll get a clearer picture whether we are seeing a trend or not, but for now, at least according to our unofficial numbers, a record of players selected at the 2022 draft at least made their team’s initial 53-man roster was the dust had settled from yesterday’s cut-down process.… Read More »
Eagles get pair of Vikes’ picks for WR Reagor … Several sources are reporting that Philadelphia has traded disappointing former #1 WR Jalen Reagor to Minnesota for a couple of draft picks. In return for Reagor, the Eagles will receive a 7th round pick in 2023 and a conditional 4th rounder in 2024 that could drop to a… Read More »
Tide, Dawgs head pre-season GBN All-America picks … No big surprise here, but when the GBN staff sat down and put together our annual pre-season All-America team SEC powers Alabama and Georgia lead the way with four picks on the first team each. The ‘Bama quartet included star QB Bryce Young and star DE Will Anderson, both of… Read More »
First look for 2022 draft class is pretty good after deadline passes … It took a while, but we finally got all today’s roster moves posted as teams around the NFL got down to their initial 53-man limit earlier this afternoon. Initial is the operative word as teams will be tweaking their rosters between now and the end… Read More »
Witching hour for roster deadline … The 4 PM ET deadline for all teams to be down to their initial 53-man roster limit is just a couple of minutes away as we speak. In fact, only a half dozen or so teams have actually reported their moves so far, but that’s pretty normal. Fact is teams have to… Read More »
Two more trades as clock ticks on roster deadline … There have been a couple of more trades of late as the clock ticks down on this afternoon’s 4 PM ET deadline for all teams to be down to their initial 53-man roster limit. Las Vegas picked up a conditional 7th round pick from Arizona in exchange for… Read More »
‘Phins first to 53 … Miami appears to be the first team to officially get down to today’s 53-man roster limit. Included in the Dolphins moves today was the release of LB Cameron Goode, a 7th round pick this past April, as well as OT Kellen Diesch and S Verone McKinley, two of the top-rated undrafted rookies this… Read More »
Steelers get vet LB; swap late round pick with Broncos … Pittsburgh has acquired back-up OLB Malik Reed from Denver in a deal involving one of those now almost standard swap of late-round picks with the Broncos getting a 6th from the Steelers with the Steelers getting a 6th to complete the deal. And wrapping up that earlier… Read More »
Bucs send vet LB to Colts; flip late round picks … In another deal leading up to today’s 53-man roster limit deadline, Tampa Bay sent veteran LB Grant Stuard to Indianapolis for a 6th round pick this year. To complete the deal, the Bucs get the Colts’ 7th rounder.
Eagles get vet S from Saints; details to come … Trader Howie is at it again as Philadelphia has reportedly acquired veteran S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson from New Orleans. So far, no details on the compensation. Gardner-Johnson was a 4th round pick in 2019 who started 11 games last season.
Jags get pair of Panthers picks in Shenault trade … Updating that report from earlier today regarding the trade in which Carolina acquired WR Laviska Shenault from Jacksonville. The Jags will reportedly get a pair of picks including Carolina’s 7th rounder this year and a 6th in 2024. Shenault, a 2nd round pick as recently as 2020 had… Read More »
Titans get vet OT from Panthers for ’24 pick swap … Tennessee has acquired veteran OT Dennis Daley and a 7th round pick in 2024 from Carolina. In exchange the Panthers will get the Titans’ 5th rounder in 2024.
Star SEC RB suspended; other college notes … How’s this for transparency! Star Kentucky RB Chris Rodriquez has apparently been suspended by the program, but the team won’t confirm it or for how long. However, Rodriquez is not on the Wildcats’ depth chart for their season opener against Miami of Ohio this weekend. Coach Mike Stoops did confirm… Read More »
Niners resign QB Garoppolo … In a major surprise, it appears that San Francisco QB Jimmy Garoppolo isn’t going anywhere, at least in the short term as he has reportedly renegotiated his deal with 49ers for this year. Garoppolo had been scheduled to make almost $25M with the 49ers this year, although that money was not guaranteed. Instead,… Read More »
Pre-season wrapped; final cuts looming … With the NFL’s pre-season schedule now mercifully in the books, teams around the league will now turn their attention to getting down to the 53-man roster limit by 4 PM ET on Tuesday. And while most teams will wait until the deadline to announce their cuts, many teams have actually begun the… Read More »
