NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday that he will give up his entire $40 million salary as part of an effort by the league to cut costs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodell announced the move in a memo sent to the NFL league office, NFL Network, and NFL Films. Goodell […]
If actions really do speak louder than words, than the Green Bay Packers management team is shouting that they aren’t willing to bend to quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ will any longer. The NFL Draft being the latest signal that the Packers are head coach Matt LaFleur’s team. Rodgers says he needs […]
Cincinnati released veteran quarterback Andy Dalton Thursday, officially turning the reigns over to No. 1 overall draft pick Joe Burrow. Dalton had been the starting quarterback for the Bengals since 2011, and is Cincinnati’s career leader in touchdown passes. Burrow, however, has been tabbed as the next franchise signal-caller, and […]
The NFL Draft did more than just help several teams to improve their rosters; it also changed their odds to win Super Bowl 55. Several squads saw their chances to capture the Vince Lombardi Trophy jump considerably. The biggest movement went to Tampa Bay, whose odds to win Super Bowl […]
After Tom Brady signed a lucrative free-agent deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, former Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston landed a new job with the New Orleans Saints as a backup QB to Drew Brees. Winston, the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner and former overall #1 draft pick, signed a one-year deal […]
LSU and the SEC dominated the NFL Draft, setting or tying draft and conference records with how many players were taken. There were 63 players selected from the SEC, with LSU leading the way with 14 players, including No. 1 overall pick, quarterback Joe Burrow. It was the 14th consecutive […]
The NFL Draft is complete, and now the real spectacle of the three-day process begins. How well did each of the 32 teams use their picks during the Draft’s seven rounds? There were definitely clear winners. Denver, Dallas, Baltimore, and Indianapolis all received high marks from several draft experts. Chicago, […]
Tom Brady hasn’t taken a snap for his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but has already had two miscues with his new hometown. Both are fairly benign, and Brady made light of them. Brady signed as a free agent with Tampa Bay in March, the two-year deal worth $50 […]
The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books, and there were plenty of winners and losers from Thursday night. A big winner was the format. The hoopla of the evening was missing because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, but ESPN did a great job with the broadcast. […]
We compiled a list of every #1 pick in the NFL Draft since 1980, and quarterbacks have been a popular pick this decade as the NFL evolved into a pass-first league in the 21st Century. Joe Burrow, the Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU, became the 15th quarterback to get […]
After a predictable start to the opening round of Thursday night’s NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders shook things up with their No. 12 pick of a lower-ranked wide receiver. Henry Ruggs III of Alabama was at +475 to be the first wide receiver picked in the 2020 draft. Those […]
Six wide receivers were selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, but there are still plenty of sleepers available during the late rounds, including Tyler Johnson (Minnesota), Gabriel Davis (UCF), Donovan Peoples-Jones (Michigan), Quintez Cephus (Wisconsin), Aaron Parker (Rhode Island), and Lynn Bowden, Jr. (Kentucky). In a […]
To the surprise of no one, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Joe Burrow with the first pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday. The former LSU quarterback was the -10000 favorite to be the first player picked at most sportsbooks, and a -10000 pick to be the first signal-caller selected. The […]
With many NFL teams experiencing kicking woes last season, and veterans phased out of the picture, several teams might draft a kicker in one of the later rounds. This year’s deep crop of kickers in the 2020 NFL Draft include Lou Groza winner Rodrigo Blankenship (Georgia), German-born Dominik Eberle (Utah […]
Which teams will take a flier on an undersized running back the draft this year? JJ Taylor (Arizona), Eno Benjamin (Arizona State), Darrynton Evans (Appalachian State), Darius ‘Jet’ Anderson (TCU), and FB/RB Darius Bradwell (Tulane) are among the sleeper picks at the RB position heading into the 2020 NFL Draft. […]
The best running backs in the upcoming 2020 NFL draft include D’Andre Swift (Georgia), JK Dobbins (Ohio State), Zack Moss (Utah), Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin), and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (LSU). This year’s draft is top-loaded with wide receivers and quarterbacks. It seems unlikely that anyone will select a running back, aside from […]
With the 2020 NFL Draft a couple of days away in a quarterback-heavy year, several QBs could be sleeper picks, including Anthony Gordon (Washington State), James Morgan (FIU), Josh Love (San Jose State), Cole McDonald (Hawaii), Bryce Perkins (Virginia), and Nathan ‘Air Canada’ Rourke (Ohio). This year’s crop of incoming […]
The 2020 NFL Draft has several key quarterbacks available for teams in need. Joe Burrow (LSU), Justin Herbert (Oregon), Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama), Jordan Love (Utah State), and Jacob Eason (Washington) are the consensus top 5 QBs in the upcoming NFL Draft. The deep quarterback class also includes Jake Fromm (Georgia) […]
The “weird” in our current weird times continues. After a short stint in the WWE and an appearance on “The Masked Singer” karaoke reality show, Rob Gronkowski will unretire. The New England Patriots agreed to trade Gronk, the five-time Pro Bowl tight end, to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers so he […]
The NFL Draft stock of several college football players has been on the move as Thursday’s first round fast approaches. The buzz began during the NFL Combine in late February, where players had a chance to either impress or disappoint executives and general managers. Since the combine, wide receivers such […]
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