Pardon me if I can get only so-so excited about this fresh batch of quarterbacks pegged to fly off the board early when the NFL draft kicks off on Thursday night. Here we go again. Five throwers, led by Trevor Lawrence in the No. 1 overall slot, are sure-fire first-round picks. Zach Wilson. Justin Fields. Trey Lance. Mac Jones. Remember the names. This […]

AB is back with Tom Brady in the Bay. While the Buccaneers did most of their heavy lifting earlier in the offseason, returning all 22 of their starters after their Super Bowl 55 win, they added one more familiar face, re-signing Antonio Brown on Wednesday morning. The Buccaneers were planning to re-sign Brown once his last-standing legal issue was settled, which […]

For all of its preceding months of projections and prognostications, the NFL draft is always ripe for a few surprises. While the early portion of the first round is dominated by known entities and names that have become fixtures of mock drafts, the back half of the first day can lend itself to some unforeseen developments. That trend could continue […]

The 2021 NFL Draft could be unpredictable knowing it’s the first one to be conducted without a Scouting Combine for the first time since 1985.   COVID-19 concerns still impacted Pro Days, and the evaluation of prospects is that much more difficult knowing the college football season was not played in fall. In fact, half of the safest picks on this list are players that […]

FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys owner Jerry Jones deems the conversation “not legitimate.” Sure, like other evaluators across the NFL, Jones marvels at the mismatch nightmare Florida tight end prospect Kyle Pitts threatens to pose. But Jones says the ESPN report characterizing him as “infatuated” with Pitts overestimates how much the owner/general manager is actually willing to act upon said admiration. […]

College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Just three days after its spring football game, Ole Miss has fired offensive line coach/running game coordinator Randy Clements, school officials confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Clements, who was entering his second season on Ole Miss’ staff, was hired by Lane Kiffin soon after Kiffin was named […]

Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot decided honesty is the best policy when it comes to Julio Jones trade rumors. In an interview with Justin Felder of FOX 5 in Atlanta, Fontenot addressed the speculation surrounding the seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver. Multiple reports have indicated that interested teams are calling the Falcons, and Fontenot told Felder that Atlanta would at […]

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The NFL’s most famous chair is making its way west. Roger Goodell’s appearance at the 2020 NFL Draft resulted in a surprising humanization of the NFL commish, most notably with his wearing down during the night, looking like he worked a 10-hour day in about 3 1/2 hours. With the 2020 draft all virtual, Goodell conducted his end — announcing […]

Geno Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday confirmed his death. He had liver disease and had been in hospice care. Hayes spent four seasons with the Bucs, who drafted him in the sixth round in 2008. He then played one year with Chicago and two […]