Giants sign top picks … Tom Pelissaro of the NFL Network is reporting that the NY Giants have agreed to terms with both DE Kayvon Thibodeaux and OT Evan Neal, the 5th and 7th players selected at the 2022 draft respectively. The deals are expected to be formally announced after the team’s minicamp workout this afternoon. With the… Read More »
Have arm will travel; young QB on the move again … QB Grant Gunnell has confirmed that he is transferring to North Texas. Gunnell was originally a 4-star Arizona recruit out of the Houston area in 2019, but transferred to Memphis after two seasons in the PAC-12. Gunnell, though, didn’t play at all last year after undergoing surgery… Read More »
Falcons/Raiders swap late round picks in deal for vet WR … Atlanta has acquired veteran WR Bryan Edwards, a third-round pick in 2020, from Las Vegas for a 5th round pick at the next draft. To complete the deal, the Falcons also get a 7th round pick from the Raiders. In his two seasons with the Raiders, including… Read More »
Flurry of first-round signings … There was a flurry of signings around the NFL which included five more players selected in the opening round of the 2022 draft coming to terms with their respective clubs. The five include CBs Derek Stingley, whom Houston took with the 3rd pick overall, and Kaiir Elam, the 23rd player selected by Buffalo,… Read More »
Jags, Lions ink 2nd #1s … Both Jacksonville and Detroit announced overnight that they had come to terms with the second of their two first round picks at the 2022 draft. The Jags signed former Utah LB Devin Lloyd, the 27th player selected in last month’s opening round, to a fully guaranteed $13M contract. Meanwhile, the Lions came… Read More »
Pigskin’s updated power rankings … With the 2022 draft in the books, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has updated his NFL power rankings. and if Pigskin is anywhere near close, it looks like Houston, Atlanta, Seattle and Detroit could very well be in position to grab one of the 2023 drafts premier QB prospects, as they are… Read More »
Falcons sign top pick … Atlanta has reportedly agreed to terms with former USC WR Drake London, the 8th player selected at the 2022 draft. London reportedly has agreed to a fully guaranteed 4-year deal in the $24.6M range. The London signing makes it 5 of this year’s top ten picks to have signed already along with DEs… Read More »
Pats, Raiders flip late picks in back-up QB trade … New England is reportedly finalizing a deal with Las Vegas that would sent Patriots’ back-up QB Jarrett Stidham west to the Raiders. To complete the deal the teams will flip late-round picks in 2023 with the Patriots getting the Raiders 6th round selection while getting the Patriots’ 7th… Read More »
Top pick overall signs early … There won’t be any holdout drama with the #1 pick at this year’s draft as former Georgia DE Travon Walker has reportedly agreed to terms with Jacksonville. Walker reportedly has agreed to a fully guaranteed 4-year deal in the $37M range. The Walker signing makes it 4 of the first 6 picks… Read More »
Vikes sign top pick … Minnesota has reportedly come to terms with former Georgia FS Lewis Cine, whom the Vikings selected with the 32nd and final pick in this year’s opening round after trading down with Detroit.
Schedule day in the NFL … The NFL will finally release the full 2022 schedule this evening beginning at 8 PM ET on the NFL Network, although some feature games have already leaked out.
Panthers sign top pick … Carolina has reportedly come to terms with former North Carolina State OT Ickey Ekwonu, the 6th player selected at the 2022 draft. Ekwonu gets a 4-year deal worth a reported $27.6M with $17.2M guaranteed. There is also the normal club-option fifth-year option. Ekwonu is the third top 6 pick to have already signed… Read More »
What’s Next for the Players selected at the 2022 draft? … The 2022 Draft of the National Football League was a historic night that came with plenty of surprises. It’s no longer news that Travon Walker was the top overall pick selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Five of the first six overall picks were defensive players, the most… Read More »
Lions sign #2 pick … That didn’t take long as the Detroit Lions have reportedly come to terms with former Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson whom they selected with the second pick overall at the 2022 draft. Hutchinson reportedly signed signed a fully guaranteed 4-year deal worth $35.7M with a $23.1M signing bonus. With Hutchinson signed it means that… Read More »
Rising UK RB hit with DUI charge … Kentucky RB Chris Rodriquez, an emerging second-tier prospect for the 2023 draft, was reportedly arrested and charged with DUI and reckless driving by campus police over the weekend. The 5-11, 225-pound Rodriquez was 12th nationally in rushing last fall when he ground out over 1,200 yards while averaging 6.3 yards… Read More »
Giants post-draft review: Where we’re at and where we’re going!! … With the 2022 draft in the books, we have now have just a little more clarity on what the Giants might look like this fall. Indeed, we’ve had a number of correspondents contact us this week asking how many wins we think the Giants might be good… Read More »
More Pigskin draft thoughts … We are now barely over a week removed from the 2022 draft – somehow it seems longer – so there is still plenty to chew. Certainly GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette ain’t done chewin’ on this year’s draft and has more post-draft thoughts in his Sunday column.
Pack, Chiefs sign top picks … Both Green Bay and Kansas City were able to sign both their 2022 first round picks yesterday. The Packers came to terms with LB Quay Walker and DT Devonte Wyatt, both from Georgia, while the Chiefs inked CB Trent McDuffie and DE George Karlaftis. For good measure, the Chiefs also signed DB… Read More »
Rams, 49ers head list of projected ’23 comp picks … For those that didn’t see it. the NFL.com has a piece today by Lance Zierlein projecting which teams will get compensatory picks at the 2023 draft. The period during which unrestricted free agent signings would count in the calculation of comp picks for next year’s draft ended earlier… Read More »
UGA DTs first first to sign … A couple of former Georgia DTs became the first 1st round picks at the 2022 draft to come to terms with their respective clubs. Green Bay signed Devonte Wyatt, the 28th player selected in this year’s opening round earlier today and then later Philadelphia agreed to terms with Jordan Davis whom… Read More »
Panthers first to sign 2022 pick … Carolina appears to be the first team to come to terms with a player selected at the 2022 draft as the Panthers have reportedly inked OLB Amare’ Barno, a 6th round pick last weekend, to an entry level contract.
LB Luketa staya local; WR Metchie picked late in CFL draft … As noted earlier, Montreal selected Syracuse LB Tyrell Richards with the first pick overall in last night’s CFL draft of Canadian-born players. Montreal had acquired the first pick earlier in the day from Edmonton in exchange for the 4th pick and the rights to OT Carter… Read More »
Pigskin thoughts on low-rent drafts … After posting his thoughts earlier in the week regarding the teams he felt had the best drafts last weekend, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts today on the teams that he wonders if they really did themselves any big favors at this year’s draft.
Orange LB top pick in CFL draft … Montreal selected Syracuse LB Tyrell Richards with the first pick overall at tonight’s CFL draft. Montreal had acquired the first pick earlier in the day from Edmonton in exchange for the 4th pick and the rights to OT Carter O’Donnell. Ottawa then took OT Zach Pelehos from the University of… Read More »
Giants draft review … Over the course of the past couple of days we have been wracking our brain trying to come up with a word the best encapsulates the Giants 2022 draft. In the end we settled on ‘strange.’ Of course, there was nothing strange about the Giants first-round selections of former Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux and… Read More »
