Watson gets 6 game suspension … There are multiple reports at this hour that Cleveland QB DeShaun Watson has been suspended for the first 6 games of the upcoming season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Both sides now have three days in which to file an appeal. The NFLPA has already indicated they’ll live with the… Read More »
Aggie WR re-instated after charges dropped … Updating that story from earlier this month about Texas A&M senior WR Ainias Smith, a second-tier prospect for the 2023 draft, who was suspended indefinitely after he was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession on an unregistered gun. Smith’s suspension has now been lifted after… Read More »
Giants Report: 53-man roster projection … With training camp now nicely underway we thought it might be a good time to post our man pre-camp (almost) opening day 53-man roster hich gives one a idea where the Giants’ strengths this season might lie (and they do have some strengths), as well as where there are weak links which,… Read More »
Jimmy G passes physical; moves closer to trade … Updating an earlier report on the status of San Francisco QB Jimmy Garoppolo, the last remaining domino in what has been a crazy off-season of veteran QB Musical chairs, Garoppolo passed his pre-camp physical with the 49ers yesterday. Garoppolo was injured his shoulder in the 49ers’ playoff game with… Read More »
And then there was only one (unsigned rook left) … With all teams now in training camp, there is only one unsigned picks from the 2022 draft. That’s Baltimore DE Baltimore DE David Ojabo, the Ravens’ second round pick who likely won’t play anyway this fall because of a torn Achilles suffered at his pro day last March.
Where might the NFL expand to … With NFL training camps set to all be open by tomorrow, the last thing on the mind of most fans is when and where the league might expand to in the future. Trust us, though, its very much on the minds of NFL executives. Indeed, the discussion of the potential cities… Read More »
Panthers sign rook QB Corral; magic # down to 5 … The number of unsigned picks from the 2022 draft is down to 5 after Carolina came to terms with former Ole Miss QB Matt Corral earlier today. Corral was a 3rd round pick this year and is expected to spend the year carrying a clipboard as Baker… Read More »
Vikes sign CB Booth; half dozen rooks still unsigned … Another unsigned pick from the 2022 draft came to terms overnight as Minnesota agreed to terms with CB Andrew Booth, one of their two second round picks this past spring. The other, OG Ed Ingram, signed over the weekend. With NFL training camps all set to be open… Read More »
Is final QB domino about to fall? … No doubt about this off-season was a crazy one for NFL QBs as an inordinate number of name guys ended up changing teams including Russell Wilson who went from Seattle to Denver, DeShaun Watson who went from Houston to Cleveland, Matt Ryan who went from Atlanta to Indianapolis, Baker Mayfield… Read More »
Two more rooks sign; 7 still to go … With NFL training camps all set to be open by Tuesday, the pressure on unsigned rookies to come to terms and get on the field continues to grow. In fact, two more rookies signed within the past 24 hours including Minnesota OG Ed Ingram and Tampa bay TE Cade… Read More »
Texans’ rookie WR Metchie diagnosed with leukemia … Houston rookie WR John Metchie announced earlier today that he has been diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia and likely will not play this season. Metchie, whom the Texans traded up in the second round of the 2022 to acquire, was already sidelined with an torn ACL suffered in last fall’s… Read More »
Titans sign rook QB Willis … All of this year’s first-round picks have long been signed, but several players selected in later rounds are still to be signed. However, with training camps opening across the country, that list got shorter this weekend as Tennessee signed QB Malik Willis and CB Roger McCreary. McCreary was a second round pick,… Read More »
Giants Report: Will the real Saquon please stand up … Its clearly still the off-season, or at least until Tuesday when veterans report to the opening of the Giants’ 2022 training camp. And we guess people just have too much time on their hands waiting for camp to get going because we keep getting queries asking how we… Read More »
Gator QB dumps nickname … Florida QB Anthony Richardson has announced that he will no longer use the nickname AR-15 due to its being associated with the weapon used in so many recent mass shootings across the U.S. Richardson, whose initials are A. R. and who does wear #15 with the Gators, also indicated that he will be… Read More »
Bills, Raiders open camps … Are you ready for some football??? The 2022 season technically gets underway on Monday when Buffalo and Las Vegas open their respective training camps to rookies. As many as 8 other teams will be opening their camps for rookies on Tuesday. The Raiders will also be the first team to open their full… Read More »
Star game coaching changes … As first reported by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, there will be a major change beginning this year as to how coaches are assigned to Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine all-star games. In the past, both teams in the Senior Bowl had full NFL coaching staffs, however, this year, the two full… Read More »
Shrine Watch List posted … With college football training camps set to open in 2-3 weeks, the East-West Shrine All-Star game has posted its annual Watch List of approximately 1000 players eligible to participate in this year’s game. The list includes seniors, super seniors and some selected 4th year juniors.
Pats get Bears late, future pick for vet WR Harry … New England has traded WR N’Keal Harry, the Patriots’ #1 pick in 2019, to Chicago for a 7th round pick in 2024.
Bombers cruise in key early season CFL battle of unbeatens … As we noted in our pre-game preview, you don’t often get much buzz about early season CFL games, but there was some real interest in tonight’s match-up between Winnipeg and the B.C. Lions, the league’s last-two remaining unbeaten teams this evening in Vancouver. Unfortunately, the two-time defending… Read More »
Top players in just completed USFL season … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette spent the past few weeks watching the inaugural USFL season and weighs in some of the most interesting players in the new league this spring.
Baker to Panthers … Cleveland has finally unloaded QB Baker Mayfield who they traded to Carolina this afternoon for what is being reported a conditional 5th round pick at the 2024 draft. The pick could escalate to a #4 depending on Mayfield’s playing time with the Panthers. Ironically, Mayfield, the #1 pick overall in 2018, will join Sam… Read More »
Tide, Bucks, Dawgs top list of 2023 draft classes … There is a theory around college football these days that the rich are just getting richer. And if the early returns on the 2023 draft are any indication that may very well be the case as traditional powers Alabama, Ohio State and defending national champion Georgia look to… Read More »
Giants report: opening the summer mailbag … With the Giants rookies scheduled to hit the field for the first practice of this year’s training camp two weeks today literally as we speak we thought it would be a good time to empty the Giants mailbag with a collective response to some of the most often queries we get… Read More »
HAPPY 4th!!! … A very Happy and safe Independence Day celebration to everyone!!! Party responsibly but party!!!
USC, UCLA moving to Big 10 … That didn’t take long! Literally just hours after it was revealed that Pac-12 powers Southern California and UCLA were ‘considering’ joining the Big Ten comes word that they have in fact been accepted by the Big Ten and will begin play there in 2024. That would give the Big Ten 16… Read More »
