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With the Philadelphia Eagles taking Stanford University wide receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Friday night, speculation ensued that the Eagles could be trading fellow wideout Nelson Agholor. But Eagles general manager Howie Roseman quickly shot those rumors down, saying that Agholor is a key piece of the […]

The New York Jets have had a very strong offseason, adding players like running back Le’Veon Bell, wide receiver Jamison Crowder and linebacker C.J. Mosley to their roster. Not only that, but many feel that the Jets knocked their first-round draft pick out of the park by taking University of Alabama defensive lineman Quinnen Williams. […]

To the surprise of many, University of Missouri quarterback Drew Lock slipped past the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, but he didn’t wait very long to hear his name called on Friday, as the Denver Broncos took him with the 42nd pick of the second round. Lock grew up a Kansas […]

You would think that if the Denver Broncos weren’t planning on keeping Chris Harris long term that they would have drafted a cornerback sometime within the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. They haven’t done that, which is an indication that Harris may be sticking around after all. Harris is currently embroiled in a […]

Could Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin have played his last down in the NFL? It’s looking like that is a distinct possibility. Seahawks general manager John Schneider says that Baldwin is considering retirement due to the excessive amount of injuries he has suffered over his years of playing football: “Considering it, yeah. But there’s […]

To no one’s surprise, the Arizona Cardinals traded quarterback Josh Rosen on Friday, sending him to the Miami Dolphins for the 62nd overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft. Once it became general knowledge that the Cardinals would be taking University of Oklahoma signal-caller Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall selection, […]

Could problems already be starting between New York Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan and new head coach Adam Gase? On Friday, it was reported by The Athletic and Draft Analyst that a rift had been forming between Maccagnan and Gase, with the two parties seemingly having disagreements over personnel decisions in free agency. However, Maccagnan […]

Ohio State defensive lineman Nick Bosa was taken by the San Francisco 49ers with the second overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night, which kind of created an awkward situation. Bosa is a known supporter of President Donald Trump, which does not mix too well with the Bay Area, a generally liberal […]

The Detroit Lions took University of Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson with the eighth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night, and quarterback Matthew Stafford is already looking forward to working with him. Hockenson told TMZ Sports that Stafford, who has been tending to his wife while she recovers from surgery to […]

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller played in just seven games this past season due to a torn ACL he suffered in October, but the Texans are expressing their loyalty to him by exercising his option for 2020, per John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. The Texans have exercised the fifth-year option on WR Will […]

The Cleveland Browns are expected to have one of the best receiving tandems in the NFL this season between Jarvis Landry and newcomer Odell Beckham Jr. But the Browns won’t know what that duo will look like for a little while because neither player has been at voluntary workouts. We already know that Beckham would […]

The Los Angeles Rams selected University of Memphis running back Darrell Henderson in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Friday night, so cue all of the worrying about Todd Gurley’s knee. Rams head coach Sean McVay insists that the team’s decision to go with Henderson has nothing to do with Gurley’s health […]

The Green Bay Packers used one of their two first-round draft picks on University of Michigan linebacker Rashan Gary on Thursday night, taking him with the 12th overall selection. While there are some question marks surrounding Rashan Gary, no one will argue that his potential is off the charts, and at Michigan, he was a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers traded up in the first round of the NFL Draft for the first time since 2003 on Thursday night, making a move to No. 10 to select University of Michigan linebacker Devin Bush. The aforementioned last time the Steelers traded up in the opening round of the draft, they did so to […]

The New England Patriots were in desperate need of help in the passing game this offseason, and N’Keal Harry might give it to them. Tight end Rob Gronkowski had announced his retirement and wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson departed via free agency. On top of that, wideout Josh Gordon is serving an indefinite suspension for violating […]

The Arizona Cardinals and Kliff Kingsbury didn’t exactly shock the world when they selected University of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night. It has been known for a couple of months that the Cardinals had their sights on Murray, one of the most dynamic athletes […]

N’Keal Harry changed the equation in Foxborough. The New England Patriots are not known for drafting wide receivers in the first round. Before 2019, they hadn’t done so since taking the late Terry Glenn in 1996. But, in 2019, the Patriots broke their 23-year long streak of not drafting wide outs, as they selected Arizona […]

The Washington Redskins found their quarterback in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night, taking Ohio State signal-caller Dwayne Haskins with the 15th pick. But there are some who have reservations about Dwayne Haskins. Like Fox Sports analyst Skip Bayless, for example. A well-known Dallas Cowboys fan, Bayless does not seem […]

So New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman made a decision on Daniel Jones that a whole lot of people are criticizing. What’s new? On Thursday night, the Giants decided to take Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, passing on Ohio State signal-caller Dwayne Haskins, who went […]

NFL insiders expect embattled Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill to play in the league again at some point, according to Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report. Hill is under fire for child abuse allegations. His three-year old son suffered a broken arm. “We still don’t care about domestic violence as a league,” one AFC […]

Chris Harris is currently embroiled in a contract dispute with the Denver Broncos, and, as a result, rival teams are waiting to pounce. According to James Palmer of NFL Network, some clubs have reached out to the Broncos to inquire about the cornerback, with Palmer adding that a deal could happen within the next two […]

Former Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews is not exactly a fan of new Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. Matthews played under LaFleur this past season while LaFleur was the Titans’ offensive coordinator. However, Matthews did not exactly excel, logging just five catches for 24 yards in five games before being cut. He […]

The Baltimore Ravens are in desperate need of help in the passing game, and they certainly got some assistance on Thursday night, taking University of Oklahoma wide receiver Marquise Brown with the 25th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. The Ravens actually traded back from No. 22, picking up a couple of extra picks […]

It looks like the Arizona Cardinals have found a taker for Josh Rosen after all. According to Pro Football Talk, the Miami Dolphins will be acquiring Rosen for the 48th overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft. While nothing is official yet, Pro Football Talk says the deal is “tentatively done.” Reports surfaced last night […]

The Green Bay Packers continued to revamp their defense in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night, selecting University of Maryland safety Darnell Savage with the 21st overall pick. Savage is ready to get to work, and, most of all, he is prepared to learn from fellow safety Adrian Amos, who […]

The New York Giants have now taken quarterbacks in three straight NFL Drafts after taking Duke signal-caller Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick on Thursday night. Of course, this is the first time the Giants have chosen a quarterback in the first round since drafting Eli Manning all the way back in 2004, but […]

For the first time since 2012, the Washington Redskins used their first-round draft pick on a quarterback, selecting Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins with the 15th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night. The last time the Redskins took a signal-caller with their first-round draft choice was when they nabbed Baylor’s Robert Griffin […]

There were some who felt that the Oakland Raiders could take a quarterback with the fourth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night, as Dwayne Haskins, Daniel Jones and Drew Lock were all on the board at that spot. However, the Raiders had maintained all along that they were behind Derek Carr […]

Before the NFL Draft, we heard constant rumors of the Washington Redskins considering trading up to take a quarterback. It turns out that they didn’t even have to. Ohio State signal-caller Dwayne Haskins fell right into the Redskins’ laps at No. 15, and now, Haskins will get a chance to compete for Washington’s starting quarterback […]

To no one’s surprise, the New England Patriots took a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, selecting Arizona State’s N’Keal Harry with the 32nd overall pick. Herm Edwards, Harry’s college coach, says that Harry reminds him of Dez Bryant: “A very competitive player,” Edwards such on Mut & […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers traded up to the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night just to take University of Michigan linebacker Devin Bush, and the Steelers seem thrilled with their choice. “When you make a trade up to the top 10, we were very excited to make […]

Robbie Gould does not want to be in San Francisco much longer, but he will, at the very least, have to spend one more season as the 49ers’ kicker, as Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan says the team will not grant his trade request. “We understand that he doesn’t want to live here long-term and […]

The Arizona Cardinals did not surprise anyone during the first night of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday, selecting University of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick. Now, the Cardinals have to find a taker for fellow signal-caller Josh Rosen, whom the team selected with its first-round pick last spring. Oddly […]

The New England Patriots took Arizona State wide receiver N’Keal Harry with the 32nd overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night, and Harry is thrilled to join an organization that has won six Super Bowl championships: “I’m extremely excited,” said Harry, per Tyler Sullivan of 247 Sports. “I’m just ecstatic to come […]

The Denver Broncos entered the 2019 NFL Draft with the 10th overall pick in the first round, but they decided to trade down to No. 20, where they selected University of Iowa tight end Noah Fant, widely considered the best tight end in this year’s draft class. Fant is thrilled to join the Broncos, and […]

With the San Francisco 49ers selecting defensive end Nick Bosa with the second overall pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, it seems like fellow 49ers defensive lineman Solomon Thomas could be the odd man out along the team’s defensive front. So, could San Francisco trade Thomas? Niners general manager John Lynch says that […]

Earlier this week, the Seattle Seahawks traded star defensive lineman Frank Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs. At the time of the deal, it was thought that the Seahawks were just looking to unload Clark because he was embroiled in a contract dispute with the team, but, apparently, Seattle had every intention of keeping the […]

The general consensus has been that 2019 will be Eli Manning’s last season with the New York Giants and that his successor, whom we now know is Duke quarterback Daniel Jones, will take over in 2020. But Giants general manager Dave Gettleman says that might not be the case. As a matter of fact, Gettleman […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers traded up to acquire the 10th overall pick from the Denver Broncos in Thursday night’s NFL Draft, and with the pick, the Steelers selected University of Michigan linebacker Devin Bush. Pittsburgh’s normally stout defense has slipped a bit in recent years, so the Steelers are hoping that Bush can bring some of […]