Broncos go to Plan B; get Seahawks’ Wilson in huge deal … Rebuffed in their pursuit of Aaron Rodgers, who resigned a 4-year deal with the Packers earlier today, Denver has acquired star Seattle QB Russell Wilson in a blockbuster trade in which the Seahawks will reportedly get first and second round picks in what are believed to… Read More »
Rodgers, Pack agree to extension … You can scratch Aaron Rodgers from the list of veteran QBs who could be on the move this off-season. Not that he was going anywhere, but Rodgers and the Packers have reportedly agreed on a 4-year contract extension. Teams like Denver had been hoping that Rodgers might be available this off-season, but… Read More »
Cowboys, Dolphins tag TEs … With the deadline to designate franchise and transition players coming up later this afternoon, both Dallas and Miami have tagged their TEs with the franchise designation. The Cowboys franchised Dalton Schultz, while the Dolphins tagged Mike Geisicki. That brings to four the number of teams that have used a tag so far. Ironically,… Read More »
Post-combine trends … In normal times, NFL teams come out of the combine with a little more clarity on where players stand heading into the final stretch leading up to the draft. For those that haven’t noticed, these are anything but normal times and talked with a couple of NFL people we know and they hinted, in not… Read More »
Browns, Bengals tag players … With tomorrow’s deadline to designate franchise and transition players looming, Cleveland has reportedly tagged TE David Njoku as a franchise player, as has Cincinnati with FS Jesse Bates.
NFL sets 2022 salary cap … The NFL informed teams today that the salary cap for the 2022 season has been set at $208.2M. That’s up substantially from the 2021 figure of $182.5M which was low because of revenue lost during the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 figure was also lower than in 2020… Read More »
No rest for weary football souls … Watched over 20 hours of NFL combine drills over the weekend and think you should get a break! Think again! We are just getting started! The new NFL year starts a week today when teams must be under the salary cap and can begin to trade players and sign free agents.… Read More »
Combine wrap … As we said at the outset of the combine, one never wants to read too much into the results. Football is a game played in helmets and pads, not shorts, and the grades for most teams are still going to be based largely what they saw on tape during the season. That said, there was… Read More »
LSU adds ASU grad QB … The SEC West just got a lot more interesting – if that is even possible – with word this evening that former Arizona State QB Jayden Daniels, one of the top dual-threat passers in the country, will be joining LSU as a grad transfer for the upcoming season. The 6-3, 185-pound Daniels… Read More »
Terp Cross blitzes safety 40; Irish’s Hamilton still slowish … Alas there was no reprieve as there were earlier today for several corners for Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton when the official 40 times for the safeties were confirmed. Hamilton, who is generally considered to be a top 5 type prospect for the upcoming draft was indeed clocked in… Read More »
Barnes sizzles in final CB results; Sauce heats up … As noted at the beginning of the note on CB times below we do not want to get too carried away until we get the actual official times. Indeed, according the official times Baylor’s Kalon Barnes came within 1/100th of a second of tying John Ross’ all-time 40… Read More »
Top CBs sluggish in combine runs … We still have the second run to go and we will want to know what the actual official times, but unofficial times from the first round of 40s for the CBs was kind of disappointing. Cincinnati’s Sauce Gardner,who was trying to make the case to be a the #1 corner selected,… Read More »
No real surprises at safety weigh-in … No real surprise here, but in the end there were no real surprises when the safeties went thru their weigh-in/measurement session at the scouting combine in Indianapolis earlier today. Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton, who likely won’t run later today as he is still rehabbing from a foot injury, did look the… Read More »
Sauce hot at CB combine weigh-in … Its always a good start when you go to the combine in a battle for the top spot at one’s position and you’re the best looking guy at the weigh-in/measurement session. Of course, they still have the on-field stuff to do later this afternoon, but at least in shorts, Ahmad –… Read More »
DBs set to workout at combine … Just a quick reminder to folks that the final on-field workout session for the CBs and safeties at the scouting combine in Indianapolis gets underway at 2 PM ET later this afternoon.
Tide LB Harris aces 40 test … It is not hard to imagine that Alabama LB Christian Harris has chafed all day as people gushed over Georgia defensive linemen Jordan Davis, Traylon Walker and Devonte Wyatt. However, he was able to get in the act himself this even running a very quick unofficial 4.44 40. Harris had kind… Read More »
Notes from DL weigh-in … Perhaps the biggest takeaway from today’s measuring and weigh-in session for the defensive linemen was the fact that while he’s a rangy 6-6.5, Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson has really short arms. Indeed, they were only a tad over 32-inches, although at this time its hard to imagine anyone in the NFL is really… Read More »
Top ER hold serve … The unofficial results for the first run of the DEs are in an for the most part the top guys at the position did what they had to do. Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson rana respectable 4.75 40 with a good split of 1.62, while Kayvon Thibodeaux was a tenth faster (4.65) over 40 and… Read More »
UGA DT Davis blows up combine … Running at over 6-6 and 341 pounds, Georgia DT Jordan Davis made a statement at the combine as he ran a 4.82 40 with a 1.68 split. Unreal! Just for comparison purposes, Oklahoma ER Nik Bonitto had a 1.61 split while Aaron Donald has the best ever split for a DT… Read More »
Defense on display at combine … The offensive players have left the field at the scouting combine in Indianapolis and the defensive prospects will take over for the next two days. Indeed, the defensive linemen and LBs will be doing their on-field thing later today beginning at 4 PM ET on the NFL Network. Then it will be… Read More »
Combine RB notes … After yesterday’s track meet among the WRs at the scouting combine yesterday, today’s workout by the RBs was rather pedestrian. However, a few guys did stand out. Iowa State’s Breece Hall, one of the guys generally thought to be in the mix of the top 2-3 backs, for example, ran a solid 4.39 40… Read More »
Top OL keep pace in combine drills … If there is any group that one can really say “who the heck cares” about the on-field portion of the combine program its that for the offensive linemen who definitely do not play the game in shorts. However, if there was anything to be learned at the OL workout today… Read More »
OL combine weigh-in update … It doesn’t appear as if there will be any big surprises among the offensive linemen as they get weighed and measured at the scouting combine in Indianapolis this morning. Alabama OT Evan Neal, though, is actually a little ‘slimmer’ than anticipated as he weighed in at 337 pounds, down from his listed playing… Read More »
Overnight combine updates, thoughts … A couple of late notes from yesterday’s on-field workouts for the QBs and receivers at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. For starters, in yesterday’s reporting, we neglected to mention that Ole Miss QB Matt Corral’s measurements were pretty good, at least for him. He measured in at 6-1.5 and 212 pounds, which isn’t… Read More »
OSU WR Wilson also runs well … Teammate Chris Olave laid down a number in the first group of WRs when he posted an unofficial 40 time of 4.26 seconds, but Ohio State’s Garrett Wilson, one of the top 2-3 receivers in this year’s draft class, also checked off the speed box as he ran a quick 4.37.… Read More »
