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 »
Commanders’ rookie RB shot in suspected car-jacking … Washington rookie RB Brian Robinson, a third-round pick at the 2022 draft, is reportedly resting in stable condition after he was shot multiple times last night during an attempted carjacking. Fortunately, his injuries are not considered life-threatening, but it may be a while before he gets back on the field.… Read More »
Saints top pick out indefinitely … New Orleans rookie LT Trevor Penning, the 19th player selected at the 2022 draft, suffered a torn ligament in his foot during Friday’s pre-season game with the LA Chargers. Penning will need to undergo surgery and is out indefinitely, although the Saints are reportedly optimistic that he could be back by as… Read More »
Cal DT to miss 2nd straight season … California DT Brett Johnson will miss the season after suffering an undisclosed lower-body injury in practice late last week. Johnson was being talked about in the NFL scouting community as one of the more interesting sleeper possibilities for the 2023 draft. Thursday. It will be the second straight year that… Read More »
Bills release embattled rookie P; first pick to get the axe … It was kind of inevitable once allegations of an ugly sexual assault were made public last week as Buffalo has opted to release rookie P Matt Araiza, a 6th round pick at the 2023 draft. The Bills made the decision after news emerged that Araiza and… Read More »
Seahawks tap vet QB Smith to start season; other QB notes … No big surprise here as Seattle has named Geno Smith as the Seahawks starting QB when the open the season on September 12th against former teammate Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos. Smith, whose last starting gig was with the Jets back in 2014, had been… Read More »
CFL sensation has season-ending surgery … The terrific Canadian league story being spun by B.C. Lions QB Nathan Rourke unfortunately came to a premature end yesterday when the former Ohio Bobcat underwent season-ending surgery to repair a Lisfranc foot injury. Through the first 9 games of the CFL campaign, Rourke had completed a remarkable 79% of his passes… Read More »
‘Cats, Huskers duel in Dublin … The college football season doesn’t really kick off until next weekend, but there are a handful of games this week including a potentially interesting Big Ten match-up between Nebraska and Northwestern Saturday afternoon in Dublin with KO set for 12:30 PM ET on Fox. And what makes this game especially potentially interesting… Read More »
2023 safety preview … We wrap our annual pre-season series of positional previews with a quick look at the safeties which doesn’t look like its going to be anywhere near close to being a strength at the upcoming draft, although there are several guys at the position who’ll at least get some late first-round looks. Read more and… Read More »
Titans-Eagles flip late future picks in trade for vet DB … Tennessee acquired DB Ugo Amadu and a 7th round pick in 2024 from Philadelphia in exchange for a 2024 6th rounder.
Pigskin’s pre-season nuggets … One of the most pleasurable aspects of watching training camp and the pre-season games has been to observe the emergence of a number of unheralded players around the league who appear to be defying the odds in their efforts to make an NFL roster. With the final cuts coming up over the next weekend… Read More »
