2023 QB preview … With most of the football world focused on NFL training camps these days, one should not forget that fall camps are also now underway at college campuses all across the country. In fact, we are less than 20 days away from the opening of college football’s regular season, although the blockbuster early season games… Read More »
Quarterback has pretty much been the position of choice early at the NFL draft. Over the last decade, for example, 6 of the 10 #1 picks overall were QBs, while the position accounted for 13 of the 30 top three selections. However, 2022 was the exception as for the first time in a decade, no QB was taken… Read More »
Jags-Raiders kick-off pre-season slate … Are you ready for some football. Well, pre-season football anyway as Jacksonville and Las Vegas will kick-off the pre-season later this evening in the Hall-of-Fame game in Canton, Ohio. Game time is 8 PM ET on NBC. No surprise, though, that Jags’ QB Trevor Lawrence, the first player selected at the 2022 draft,… Read More »
Watson gets 6 game suspension … There are multiple reports at this hour that Cleveland QB DeShaun Watson has been suspended for the first 6 games of the upcoming season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Both sides now have three days in which to file an appeal. The NFLPA has already indicated they’ll live with the… Read More »
With training camp now nicely underway we thought it might be a good time to post our man pre-camp (almost) opening day 53-man roster hich gives one a idea where the Giants’ strengths this season might lie (and they do have some strengths), as well as where there are weak links which, among other things, will need to… Read More »
With NFL training camps set to all be open by tomorrow, the last thing on the mind of most fans is when and where the league might expand to in the future. Trust us, though, its very much on the minds of NFL executives. Indeed, the discussion of the potential cities the NFL can expand to seems to… Read More »
Two more rooks sign; 7 still to go … With NFL training camps all set to be open by Tuesday, the pressure on unsigned rookies to come to terms and get on the field continues to grow. In fact, two more rookies signed within the past 24 hours including Minnesota OG Ed Ingram and Tampa bay TE Cade… Read More »
Texans’ rookie WR Metchie diagnosed with leukemia … Houston rookie WR John Metchie announced earlier today that he has been diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia and likely will not play this season. Metchie, whom the Texans traded up in the second round of the 2022 to acquire, was already sidelined with an torn ACL suffered in last fall’s… Read More »
Giants Report: Will the real Saquon please stand up … Its clearly still the off-season, or at least until Tuesday when veterans report to the opening of the Giants’ 2022 training camp. And we guess people just have too much time on their hands waiting for camp to get going because we keep getting queries asking how we… Read More »
Its clearly still the off-season, or at least until Tuesday when veterans report to the opening of the Giants’ 2022 training camp. And we guess people just have too much time on their hands waiting for camp to get going because we keep getting queries asking how we feel about the Giants’ selection of RB Saquon Barkley with… Read More »
Gator QB dumps nickname … Florida QB Anthony Richardson has announced that he will no longer use the nickname AR-15 due to its being associated with the weapon used in so many recent mass shootings across the U.S. Richardson, whose initials are A. R. and who does wear #15 with the Gators, also indicated that he will be… Read More »
Star game coaching changes … As first reported by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, there will be a major change beginning this year as to how coaches are assigned to Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine all-star games. In the past, both teams in the Senior Bowl had full NFL coaching staffs, however, this year, the two full… Read More »
Shrine Watch List posted … With college football training camps set to open in 2-3 weeks, the East-West Shrine All-Star game has posted its annual Watch List of approximately 1000 players eligible to participate in this year’s game. The list includes seniors, super seniors and some selected 4th year juniors.
Alabama made it 14 years in a row with at least one player selected in the opening round – and 6 straight with at least two opening round picks – this past spring, but it was still something of an off-year for the Tide as ‘only’ 7 total players from the program were selected overall including ‘just’ two… Read More »
NFL cancels supp draft; camp dates set … The NFL announced earlier today that for the third straight year, there will no summer supplemental draft this year. Meanwhile, the league also announced training camp dates and sites for all teams. In fact, all camps will be fully open in just over a month by July 26th, although several… Read More »
Steelers sign top pick … Pittsburgh has signed QB Kenny Pickett, the 20th player selected at the 2022 draft, to standard 4-year deal worth an estimated $14.1M with a club option for a 5th year. Pickett came into the week as one of two still unsigned first-round picks from this year’s draft along with New England OG Cole… Read More »
Preliminary Watch List posted … With just over 300 days to go until the 2023 draft, we have posted our annual pre-season watch list of the top prospects for next year’s draft. It wasn’t necessarily all that easy putting this year’s list together, in part because of all the transfers that occurred this off-season as a result of… Read More »
The NFL is a perfect platform for young prospects to showcase their talent to the world. It is the biggest stage of all when it comes to American football. Every year, excitement goes around the corridors regarding new talent. Fans and team management all get hyped up to see the next superstar of the NFL. Talent scouting is… 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 »
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 »
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 »
* indicates 3rd year player Bryce Young, 6-1, 195, Alabama * CJ Stroud, 6-3, 215, Ohio State * Tyler Van Dyke, 6-4, 220, Miami * Phil Jurkovec, 6-5, 230, Boston College Will Rogers, 6-2, 210, Mississippi State * Will Levis, 6-1, 205, Kentucky Spencer Rattler, 6-1, 210, South Carolina Tanner McKee, 6-3, 215, Stanford Devin Leary, 6-1, 212,… 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 »
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 »
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 »
