OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Six years ago, the Baltimore Ravens pulled off one of the best moves of their draft history: The team made a draft-night trade with the Philadelphia Eagles and jumped up from the second round to take Lamar Jackson with the No. 32 pick. Even though no team has traded up into […]
Continue readingNick Saban, recognized as the greatest college football coach of all time, retired from his post at Alabama, setting off a late coaching carousel chain reaction that left Kalen DeBoer in Tuscaloosa, Jedd Fisch at Washington and San José State’s Brent Brennan at Arizona. Georgia scored the top-ranked recruiting class in February, and while there […]
Continue readingI’ve been watching a ton of tape on the 2024 NFL draft’s top prospects to prepare for the three days of action, which begins just over one week from now. A few players really jumped out in film study, so I wanted to break down five potential first-rounders and five sleepers I really like this […]
Continue readingAROUND THIS TIME every year, Archie Manning places a call to former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi, who is retired and often watching baseball or immersed in a book. It’s sort of a thank you, and Eli Manning will text, too, as thoughts drift back to 2004 and an afternoon at the NFL […]
Continue readingThree quarterbacks — Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye — are among the 13 players who have accepted invitations to be in attendance at the NFL draft in Detroit, the league announced Thursday. USC’s Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, is the presumptive No. 1 pick of the Chicago Bears when the draft kicks […]
Continue readingThe Carolina Panthers own seven picks in the 2024 NFL draft, but they don’t have one in the first round. The Panthers traded that pick before last year’s draft in a package to the Chicago Bears in exchange for the 2023 No. 1 pick, which Carolina used on quarterback Bryce Young. It didn’t work out […]
Continue readingChicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles pondered the question, knowing his ability to find an answer will help define his legacy: Why haven’t the Bears been able to draft and develop a franchise quarterback in the past 85 years? “It’s a good question,” Poles said at the annual league meeting in March. Perhaps the person […]
Continue readingThe 2024 NFL draft is just around the corner, which means you’re about to start hearing (if you haven’t already) many prospects be compared to some of the best past and present NFL stars. NFL draft evaluators’ matches are typically based on style of play, physical measurements, production, versatility and role, similar traits or some […]
Continue readingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s a year filled with a wide variety of top wide receiver and quarterback prospects in the NFL draft. It’s perhaps a stroke of luck for the New York Giants, who have the No. 6 pick and could benefit from a top player at either position. It’s the Giants’ pre-draft conundrum: […]
Continue readingCHICAGO — Upon returning last week from the NFL league meetings in Orlando, Florida, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles planned to break his personnel staff into groups to go through the three likeliest avenues for the No. 9 pick. After Chicago selects a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick — likely USC’s Caleb […]
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