Turk on the clock; Eagles first to cut pick … NFL teams continued to chip away at their rosters today with Tuesday’s 53-man opening day deadline looming for 4 PM ET tomorrow. In fact, roughly two-thirds of teams have made at least some of their cuts ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. And defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia became the… Read More »
ACC Tigers head list of top dozen draft classes for 2026 … We noted in a post a couple of weeks back entering the college football season there isn’t necessarily a clear dominant team or teams like Ohio State last year when a small army of the Buckeyes’ stars who were considered legit draft prospects opted to return… Read More »
Eagles stay busy; add vet OT Johnson, trade ER Kinnard to Pack … At least based on their activity earlier today, the defending Super Bowl champions aren’t going to rest on their laurels. After trading for back-up QB Sam Howell earlier in the day, Philadelphia made a couple of more deals this evening re-acquiring veteran back-up OT Fred… Read More »
Chiefs reacquire DT Nnadi from Jets for future pick swap … Kansas City has reacquired veteran DT Derrick Nnadi from the NY Jets in deal involving the swap of conditional 2027 picks. The Jets will get a conditional 6th in 2027 from the Chiefs while KC gets a conditional 7th from the Jets. The Jets had signed Nnadi… Read More »
Vikes flip back-up QBs; sign Wentz, send Howell to Eagles … In something of an odd move, at least this close to the start of the regular season, Minnesota has signed veteran QB Carson Wentz and traded Sam Howell to Philadelphia. In exchange for Howell, the Vikings get a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick from the… Read More »
‘Irish’ Bowl kicks off college season … Of course, the college football season really kicks off next weekend with a full slate of games including several must-see contests such as #1 Texas at defending national champion Ohio State and LSU hosting Clemson; however, there are several games this weekend including one involving ranked teams as#22 Iowa State and… Read More »
Steelers first to make cuts … Pittsburgh became the first team to make cuts in the process of getting down to Tuesday’s 53-man opening day roster limit by releasing 11 players. That leaves the Steelers needing to make another 26 roster moves to get down to the limit.
49ers get RB Robinson from Commandos for 6th … San Francisco has acquired RB Brian Robinson from Washington in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2026.
49ers get KC WR Moore in late-round picks swap trade … San Francisco has acquired WR Skyy Moore from Kansas City in a deal that will see the teams swap 7th round picks in 2027. The Chiefs will get the 49ers 6th rounder while the Niners get a 7th from KC. Moore was a promising second round pick… Read More »
Busy week in NFL set to kick-off … The final weekend of the NFL pre-season kicks off later this evening with a couple of games including Pittsburgh at Carolina (on the NFL Network at 7 PM ET) and New England at the NY Giants (on Prime Video at 8 PM ET). That will set in motion what should… Read More »
Jets get vet DTs for picks; Broncos get rangy WR in pre-cut trades … The process of getting down to Tuesday’s 53-man opening day roster got started in earnest today with three trades. The NY Jets were involved in 2 of those deals acquiring veteran DTs Harrison Phillips from Minnesota and Jowon Briggs from Cleveland. In the Phillips… Read More »
Arch says no decision on draft … Texas QB Arch Manning, the presumptive consensus top prospect for the upcoming draft were he to turn pro this winter, said in a pre-season interview that he really hasn’t made any decisions about the 2025 draft, that he’s just taking it day-to-day. He also kind of disputed comments by grandpa Archie… Read More »
As the QB turns (or doesn’t); Tuesday edition … Another QB domino fell in the NFL earlier today when Indianapolis named former Giant Daniel Jones as the Colts’ starter heading into the season. Jones beat out Anthony Richardson for the job. In fact, its almost a shocking decision by the Colts after having selected Richardson with the 4th… Read More »
Colts lose 2nd pick to season-ending injury … Indianapolis has placed S/LB Hunter Wohlers, a 7th round pick at the 2025 draft, on injured reserve with a Lisfranc foot injury. As a result of the fact that the designation comes in the preseason, Wohlers cannot return this season. Wohlers is actually the second rookie DB drafted this past… Read More »
Browns name vet Flacco starter … It was the NFL’s worst kept secret of the pr-season, but Cleveland has ended the drama early and named veteran Joe Flacco as their starting QB to open the season. The Browns play cross-state division-rival Cincinnati on September 7th. Flacco gets the nod over fellow vet Kenny Pickett and rookie draft picks… Read More »
Eagles get WR Metchie from Texans for vet TE; pick swap … Philadelphia has reportedly acquired veteran WR Jon Metchie from Houston in exchange for veteran TE Harrison Btryant and a 5th round pick in 2026, while the Eagles will get a 6th rounder from the Texans. In fact, the teams are actually simply returning the picks they… Read More »
Browns’ rook RB Judkins avoids charges; immediate football future still on hold … According to local prosecutors in southern Florida, rookie Cleveland RB Quinshon Judkins will not faces charges of domestic assault stemming from an incident early last month. The local authorities concludedthat there just wasn’t enough evidence to get a conviction in what was essentially a ‘he… Read More »
OU QB Mateer being looked at for past past gambling … Reports out of Oklahoma indicate that the school is at least ‘looking into’ possible gambling activity by rising QB John Mateer who transferred to the program this year from Washington State. The issue arose last night after a series of screenshots showing betting activity involving former WSU… Read More »
‘Horns #1 in pre-season AP college poll … With just 19 sleeps until the first full weekend of the college football season, the Associated Press has released its pre-season poll ranking the top 25 teams entering the upcoming campaign. And – somewhat astonishingly – for the first time in its most storied history, Texas is ranked #1. However,… Read More »
LSU QB tweaks old knee issue … LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2026 draft, was held out of a couple of practices earlier this week sparking rumors that he might have a serious knee injury. Nussmeier, the leading returning passer in college football this fall, though, was back at… Read More »
Grandpa Archie talks grandson Arch’s draft … There has been a bit of buzz this week about comments by Archie Manning indicating that grandson Arch Manning, the consensus favorite to be #1 pick overall at next April’s draft, wouldn’t be entering the 2026 draft. On further review, though, it doesn’t appear to be quite so definitive. Archie, in… Read More »
Ravens, Colts lose rook CBs for year in pre-season opener … It wasn’t a great start to the season for either Baltimore or Indianapolis after both lost rookie CBs to torn ACLs in last night’s pre-season opener for the two teams. Out for year for Baltimore is Bilhal Kone, a 6th round pick this past April, while the… Read More »
First full pre-season week kicks off … The NFL’s full pre-season schedule gets underway later Thursday evening with a tripleheader. Of course, in truth, not much happens in the pre-season, but there will be plenty of the line when Indianapolis plays at Baltimore this evening (7 PM ET ; NFL Neywork) as Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones are… Read More »
ESPN acquires NFL properties for league equity; what of coverage? … ESPN reportedly is acquiring the NFL Network and other league assets, including the RedZone channel and the NFL’s fantasy product. In exchange, the NFL will reportedly receive a 10% equity stake in ESPN. For our purposes the one major question is what happens to draft coverage down… Read More »
Lions’ late rounder to IR … Detroit has placed rookie safety Dan Jackson, a 7th round pick at the 2025 draft, on injured reserve with a leg injury that Lions’ head coach Dan Campbell said ‘doesn’t look good.’ As a result, Jackson’s season is likely over, although the Lions could technically bring him back later in the year,… Read More »
