2023 NFL mock draft with all trades: Deals for 32 first-round picks

So much of why trades occur has to do with the unique universe in which the draft exists. If the Cardinals decided to move on from quarterback Kyler Murray last offseason, they wouldn’t have traded the No. 3 overall pick to the Texans for edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. Which means the Texans might instead […]

49ers are back in first round of NFL draft after two years off

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the first round of the NFL draft unfolded in each of the past two years, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan spent those nights sharing the same feeling: boredom. The malaise was the product of a trade the Niners made in 2021, dealing their first-round […]

Haason Reddick latest former first-rounder to join Jets defense

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — When Haason Reddick heard he was being traded to the New York Jets, the first thing he did was check out the roster to get a better feel for what he was walking into. He already knew the defense was good; this confirmed how good. “Dogs on each level,” Reddick concluded, […]

Adding Haason Reddick gives Jets defensive closer they covet

A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Loaded D: Coach Robert Saleh gushed so much about Bryce Huff at the NFL annual meetings that it made you wonder why the Jets let him out of the building. He actually compared Huff to a sports icon, saying, “[He] closes games. People want […]

Sources: Jets pick up QB Tyrod Taylor, guard John Simpson

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Securing a new backup for Aaron Rodgers and adding to his offensive line, the New York Jets agreed to terms Monday night with former New York Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor and former Baltimore Ravens guard John Simpson, sources confirmed to ESPN. In another late-night move, the Jets finalized a deal with […]

Jets ready to face free agency with big decisions ahead

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Perhaps more than any executive in the NFL, New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas is under pressure to win now. Not that he needed a reminder, but the message was amplified last month by owner Woody Johnson, who came close to dropping a playoff mandate on his top football man. […]

Here’s how the New York Jets can compete for a playoff spot in 2024

We are closer than we appear. “It’s really not as far away as it looks right now,” general manager Joe Douglas said at the end of the season. “We need a couple of more pieces … but we’re close,” quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. Those words — “we’re close” — are echoing at One Jets Drive. […]

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With 49ers out, where will Vikings’ Kirk Cousins go in 2024?

For much of their NFL careers, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan have been the proverbial ships passing through the night. They’ll make another pass Monday night at U.S. Bank Stadium (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), the timing once again wrong for a long-anticipated but now almost certainly unattainable reunion. […]

NFL field surface intel: Grass vs. turf, owners, problems

The Miami Dolphins hosted the New York Giants on Sunday, one day after the Miami Hurricanes hosted Georgia Tech on the same field — in the rain — at Hard Rock Stadium. In past years, depending on the weather, that kind of doubleheader sometimes led to tough field conditions for the NFL teams. Multiple tenants […]