Pigskin ranking versus ‘local’ team’s picks … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillamette has a little fun with the 2022 draft as he compares the players selected by our fave/local teams – my Giants; his Packers and Larry Parker’s Chiefs – with where he had those players ranked on his board pre-draft. Read more here.
Early odds on who will be the first player selected at the 2023 draft … If there was a continuing theme about the 2022 draft it was that this past April’s class just wasn’t as strong as it has been in recent years. Its also hard not to make the case that based on the early returns 2023… Read More »
And then there were just two as Ravens sign second of two #1 picks … The number of still unsigned picks from the 2022 draft is now down to just two as Baltimore came to terms with former Notre Dame S Kyle Hamilton, the 14th player taken at this year’s draft. Hamilton signed a standard 4-year deal with… Read More »
CFL season set to kick-off … The CFL regular schedule gets underway this weekend with four games on the docket. It gets started tomorrow evening when the Montreal Alouettes play in Calgary at 9 PM ET. Then on Friday, the two-time CFL champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers host Ottawa at 8:30 PM ET, while Hamilton plays at Saskatchewan and… Read More »
Bills shuffle front office … Buffalo has confirmed that Brian Gaine, who had been listed as a senior personnel advisor with the team, has been promoted to assistant general manager replacing Joe Schoen, who left earlier this year to become the Giants’ general manager. The Bills also promoted Terrance Gray, who was also a candidate for the assistant… Read More »
Top remaining veteran free agents … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has a nice rundown of the best still unsigned veteran free agents this off-season here.
Jimmy G. ‘excused’ from Niners’ minicamp … Interesting storyline developing in San Francisco where the 49ers have reportedly excused veteran QB Jimmy Garoppolo from this week’s mandatory minicamp. Even if he was there, Garoppolo wouldn’t be participating on the field as he still hasn’t been cleared to play after undergoing off-season surgery on his throwing shoulder; however, all… Read More »
Eagles continue front office shake-up … Usually when a tema has what was generally considered to be one of the top 2-3 drafts in the league, said team usually stands pat with its front office. Apparently, the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t get the memo as they have been significantly restructured their personnel staff this off-season even though they had… Read More »
And then there were just three as Ravens sign one of two #1 picks … The number of still unsigned picks from the 2022 draft is now down to draft as Baltimore came to terms with former Iowa C Tyler Linderbaum, the 25th player taken at this year’s draft earlier this evening. However, terms have not yet been… Read More »
‘Hawks sign top pick; just 4 #1s unsigned … Seattle has signed former Mississippi State OT Charles Cross, the 9th player selected at the 2022 draft to a reported 4-year-deal worth a fully guaranteed $21.4M with a $12.7M signing bonus. With the LA Chargers signing C/G Zion Johnson, the 17th player chosen this year, earlier in the week,… Read More »
Bills, Bucs, Chiefs top Pigskin’s post draft power ranking … With the 2022 draft, as well as the better part of free agency, now in the books, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has been updating his NFL power rankings. And after Pigskin posted the bottom of the board last week, he’s added the top 12 remaining teams… Read More »
Steelers fill out front office staff … Just a couple of days after confirming that Omar Khan will be taking over as G.M., Pittsburgh filled out their front office personnel staff by naming Andy Weidl as assistant GM, Sheldon White as the director of pro scouting and Dan Colbert as director of college scouting. Weidl, a Pittsburgh native,… Read More »
Steelers confirm new G.M. hire … Pittsburgh confirmed earlier today that long-time team exec Omar Khan has been named the team’s new G.M. Khan, who has been with the Steelers since 2001, replaces Kevin Colbert who announced that he’d be stepping aside following the draft after a successful two-decade run in the job. Khan has been the Steelers’… Read More »
Combine to stick with Indy next two cycles … The NFL just confirmed that the annual scouting combine will remain in Indianapolis for at least the next two drafts. There has been speculation that the league was interested in moving the combine around the country as they now do with the draft itself and turning it into another… Read More »
Heads up for Packer fans … Just a quick note to Green Bay Packer fans that veteran sportscasters Tom Pipanes and John Dodds will be hosting a weekly TV show focusing on all things Packers on Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM CT on WVTV (Channel 24.). In fact, John and I go way back as I did my… Read More »
QBs still hot for 2023 … With the 2023 draft now just under 340 days away we have started working of watch list for the upcoming draft. And we just finished the initial draft of the QB list. Of course, a lot can change between now and next April, but the early sense we have is that this… Read More »
Star Pitt WR confirms USC transfer … In many it was college football’s proverbial other shoe as teams around the country waited for Pittsburgh WR Jordan Addison, last year’s Biletnikoff winner, to confirm that he was indeed transferring to Southern California. Addison, who caught 100 passes for 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns last season, as Kenny Pickett’s go-to… Read More »
PAC-12 first to scrap division winners in conference championship … The PAC-12 became the first college football conference to change its conference championship game criteria after the NCAA voted recently to end the requirement that division winners meet in the respective league title games. The PAC-12 will retain its divisional breakdown for scheduling purposes for the upcoming season,… Read More »
Pats release Canes UDFA QB … New England’s hopes of finding a position for former Miami QB D’Eriq King, one of the more interesting undrafted rookie free agent signings this year, ended quietly last night when he was released by the Patriots. The Patriots had signed King, who is only about 5-8, following the draft hoping that they… Read More »
Pigskin’s updated power rankings: second tier … With the 2022 draft, as well as the better part of free agency, now in the books, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has been updating his NFL power rankings. And after Pigskin posted the bottom of the board last week, he’s added the next tier of teams ranked 1th thru… Read More »
Jags sign 49er exec Waugh as assistant GM … Jacksonville has reportedly hired long-time NFL exce Ethan Waugh as the team’s new assistant G.M. Waugh had spent the previous 17 years working as San Francisco’s VP of player personnel. With the Jags, Waugh will be reunited with Jacksonville G.M. Trent Baalke with whom he worked for 12 of… Read More »
Three more first rounders sign … The number of players selected in the opening round of the 2022 draft still to be signed continues to dwindle as three more came to terms today including former Ohio State WR Garrett Wilson whom the NY Jets selected with the 10th pick overall, former Penn State WR Jahan Dotson, chosen 16th… Read More »
Two more first round picks sign … A couple of more first round picks from the 2022 draft came to terms with their respective clubs today as former Arkansas WR Treylon Burks, the 18th player selected this year, signed with Tennessee, while former Florida State DE Jermaine Johnson, the 26th pick overall, agreed to terms with the NY… Read More »
Cowboys, Colts lead ‘8th round’ ranking … For the record, all 32 teams have now announced their undrafted rookie free agent signings. And based on our unofficial, thoroughly unscientific scoring system, Dallas and Indianapolis have potentially the most impactful UDFA signing classes. For the record, we gave 3 points for a player rated in the the top 30… Read More »
Texans sign1st round G/T Green … Houston has reportedly agreed to terms with former Texas A&M G/T Kenyon Green, the 15th player selected at the 2022 draft. Green signed a four-year, $15.9M deal that is fully guaranteed. Green was the second #1 pick the Texans had this year following CB Derek Stingley who was taken with the 3rd… Read More »
