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Perhaps the biggest surprise of the 2020 NFL Draft’s first round was the Green Bay Packers trading up to select Utah State quarterback Jordan Love, possibly as the future successor to Aaron Rodgers. On Friday, Love discussed his first conversation with Rodgers after becoming a Packer, per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Jordan Love told @MariaTaylor on […]

The Minnesota Vikings were reportedly interested in trading for Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams. However, after the Vikings selected Ezra Cleveland with the 58th overall pick, the trade is now off the table, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL.com. With the #Vikings using the No. 58 pick on Boise State OL Ezra Cleveland, a […]

As the fifth selection of the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft at No. 37 overall, the New England Patriots selected safety Kyle Dugger from Division-II school Lenoir-Rhyne. Even with having Patrick Chung and Devin McCourty as the team’s starting safeties, adding Dugger is a huge get for the Patriots’ defense, especially with how […]

The Carolina Panthers have traded the No. 69 and No. 148 overall picks in the 2020 NFL Draft to the Seattle Seahawks in order to move up to pick No. 64 and draft Southern Illinois safety Jeremy Chinn. Nice trade, @Panthers. 🤝 We get: #69 (R3), #148 (R5)They get: #64 (R2) pic.twitter.com/MgFrovSmqO — Seattle Seahawks […]

The Detroit Lions didn’t turn any heads in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, selecting Jeffrey Okudah with the No. 3 pick. However, in the second round of the draft, the Lions made a shocking decision to take the running back out of Georgia with the No. 35 pick, D’Andre Swift. Throughout the […]

Fifteen years ago, to the day, the Green Bay Packers selected University of California quarterback Aaron Rodgers with the 24th selection, after the former Golden Bear signal caller made a majestic fall through the draft. Even though Rodgers was projected to go first overall and was vying with Utah QB Alex Smith for the right […]

The New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens have agreed on a draft-day trade. The Patriots are trading its No. 71 (third round), and 98 (third round) picks to the Ravens. In exchange, the Ravens are trading its No. 60 and No. 129 picks to the Patriots, according to ESPN’S Field Yates. The Patriots used […]

At pick No. 53, the Philadelphia Eagles decided to add a work in progress to their quarterback room by drafting University of Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts. Projected as a developmental piece when first entering the league, Hurts comes into the NFL hot off of a wild ride through the college ranks at both Alabama and […]

The Indianapolis Colts used their first-ever pick in the 2020 NFL draft on a wide receiver, selecting former USC star Michael Pittman Jr. with the 34th overall pick Friday night. With Philip Rivers as the starting quarterback for the near future, Pittman should find plenty of room to produce immediately. He’s a big-bodied target standing […]

There is a slew of talented running backs that are available in the 2020 NFL Draft, and that list was just made shorter. With the No. 55 pick in the NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens decided to select JK Dobbins out of Ohio State. For the months leading up to the draft, there’s been plenty […]

With the 53rd-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts, a 21-year-old senior transfer via Alabama, starred for the Sooners in his final season in the NCAA, throwing for 3,851 passing yards with a 69.7 completion percentage for 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 14 games […]

The Denver Broncos turned heads at the 2020 NFL Draft by selecting a pair of wide receivers in back-to-back opening rounds on Thursday and Friday. Denver picked Alabama wideout Jerry Jeudy, after the college star dropped a bit in the draft, with the 15th overall selection on Thursday. Then, on Friday, the Broncos took Penn […]

The Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets agreed to a Day 2 trade in the 2020 NFL Draft, allowing the NFC West franchise to move up in the second round and take Tennessee defensive back/linebacker Darrell Taylor 48th overall, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.   Taylor, 23, spent five years with the Volunteers, redshirting his […]

The Cincinnati Bengals began the 2020 NFL Draft by taking Joe Burrow with the No. 1 pick, and now they’ve given him another weapon to throw to. To kick things off in the second round, the Bengals selected Tee Higgins with the No. 33 pick out of Clemson. By adding Higgins, he joins a receiving […]

This year’s class of tight ends in the 2020 NFL Draft didn’t get much attention in the pre-draft process, being labeled as one of the worst position groups in the draft. Nevertheless, the Chicago Bears have selected Cole Kmet out of Notre Dame with the No. 43 pick. Again, scouts and the media alike haven’t […]

Changes keep a-coming in Foxborough as the New England Patriots appear to have a new head coach and general manager. It’s a dog. Longtime Patriots coach and executive Bill Belichick had his dog spotted sitting by his laptop at the table when shown on screen during the 2020 NFL Draft—conducted virtually by the league while […]

The Indianapolis Colts have selected former Wisconsin Badgers running back Jonathan Taylor with the No. 41 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The running back not being valued as high as really hurt Taylor’s stock. If this would have been 10 or 15 years ago, Taylor would probably have been a top ten pick. […]

The Las Vegas Raiders used their 12th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft on former Alabama star Henry Ruggs III. The Raiders were planning to draft a receiver with their first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. However, they couldn’t decide between Jerry Jeudy, CeeDee Lamb, or Henry Ruggs III. In a recent interview, Raiders […]

Clemson standout linebacker Isaiah Simmons had a brief fall down the board in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, but the Arizona Cardinals are more than glad the 6-foot-4, 230-pound versatile defender fell into their laps with the eighth overall pick on Thursday evening. Per Sports Illustrated‘s Howard Balzer, Cardinals general manager Steve […]

With the No. 35 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected Georgia Bulldogs running back D’Andre Swift. Swift, a 21-year-old junior at 5’8″ and 212 pounds from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, starred for the Bulldogs during their 2019 campaign a year removed from sharing the backfield with eventual undrafted running back for the […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been mentioned as a team that could pursue Trent Williams in a trade, and their interest appears to be very legitimate. According to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, Minnesota has already made a trade offer for Williams. So, like @john_keim and I have been reporting, the Vikings are in a pursuit for Trent […]

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman on Friday morning admitted new wide receiver Jalen Reagor, selected by the NFC East club in the first round with the 21st overall pick, was taken under consideration with the TCU product’s fit with franchise quarterback Carson Wentz. Per Josh Alper in ProFootballTalk: “You see the vertical separation as […]

With the 33rd overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Clemson Tigers standout wide receiver Tamaurice “Tee” Higgins, a 21-year-old junior from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. With the 33rd pick in the 2020 #NFLDraft, the Cincinnati Bengals select @teehiggins5, per @AlbertBreer https://t.co/YiK5NVL1ca pic.twitter.com/vLdeCsjTJU — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 24, 2020 Higgins was […]

Laremy Tunsil was able to become the highest-paid offensive tackle in the NFL on Friday and he deserves all of the credit for that being a possibility. According to the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson, Tunsil negotiated his $66 million extension directly with Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien. Laremy Tunsil negotiated his own $22M per […]

Two NFC franchises, the New York Giants and Chicago Bears, had a fairly calm first round of the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday. That is, one club picked in the top five, and another didn’t even have a selection. Now the Giants and Bears will look to trade up on Day 2 at the (virtual) […]

It would not be the NFL draft without controversy. Thursday night began the 2020 NFL Draft and the first two picks were already penciled in. Joe Burrow and Chase Young went No. 1 and 2 without any drama. Jeff Okudah to the Detroit Lions was predictable. The New York Giants made the first surprising move […]

The Houston Texans finalized a lucrative extension with Laremy Tunsil on Friday and Deshaun Watson could be next. Following Tunsil’s extension, it’s been reported that Houston has had ‘very preliminary’ talks on an extension for the quarterback. On Friday, ahead of the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Tunsil received a three-year, $66 million […]

There was much speculation made where the top wide receivers in the 2020 NFL Draft were going to be selected in the first round. Surprisingly enough, the Dallas Cowboys were able to select CeeDee Lamb with the No. 17 pick of the first round. While the Cowboys didn’t need a wide receiver, Lamb provides them […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are currently slated to be the first team to be on the clock in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, but that may not remain true. According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, Cincinnati is considering trading down from the No. 33 pick in the second round. Per sources, the Bengals […]

Most people projected the Miami Dolphins to select Tua Tagovailoa in the 2020 NFL Draft. That’s exactly what happened on Thursday when they selected the quarterback from Alabama with the fifth overall selection in the first round. There has been a lot of talk about Tagovailoa since the end of the College football season. Some […]

The first round of the 2020 NFL Draft has concluded, and just like any other first round in any other draft, there were some surprises, some steals, some reaches and some picks that were very predictable. But usually, the most interesting part of every NFL Draft class are the boom-or-bust guys. So who are the […]

The 2020 NFL draft class is loaded and heading into Friday night there is a lot of talent left. Adam Schefter of ESPN talked to one player personal director who said this is the second deepest class in the last 25 years. One personnel director calls this “the deepest second round in the last 25 […]

The Minnesota Vikings were among the teams involved in trades during the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft and they could be aggressive again on Friday. Ahead of day two of the NFL Draft, Vikings GM Rick Spielman admitted that Minnesota could make another draft-day trade. #Vikings GM Rick Spielman to me on the […]

The first round of the 2020 NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror, with quite a few surprises taking place. However, none of them might have been as shocking as the Dallas Cowboys being able to select CeeDee Lamb with the No. 17 pick. Throughout the pre-draft process, Lamb was linked with Jerry Jeudy and […]

The New York Jets are not known for their prowess in the NFL Draft, but every blind squirrel finds a nut eventually, right? This is the team that drafted great players like Joe Namath, Darrelle Revis, Al Toon, and Freeman McNeil. The Jets drafted Mekhi Becton out of Louisville with the No. 11 pick in […]

Heading into the 2020 NFL draft all the talk was about all the trades that could happen during the first round. It took a while for the first trade to happen, but four did end up happening. Let’s break down the four trades, and the grade for each team involved. Follow the rest of the […]

As always, the first round of the NFL Draft was entertaining from start to finish. Even though the first two picks were as obvious as they can get, Round 1 had plenty of twists and turns. Here are the 10 biggest surprises. 1. No trades in the top 10 This year was the first since […]

The Miami Dolphins selected University of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday night, and retired Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade seems pretty happy about it: The last 5th overall pick to Miami did some cool things. Congrts @Tuaamann can’t wait to watch your journey. — […]

The Green Bay Packers made one of the most shocking moves in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. While many thought they would end up pursuing a wide receiver with the pick, the Packers had other plans. Instead of taking a wideout like Clemson star Tee Higgins, the Packers chose to trade up […]