Month: April 2025

While the Chiefs again turned to Patrick Mahomes‘ increasingly team-friendly contract for a restructure to create cap space, they did move on from a core player to make room for Trey Smith‘s franchise tag. Kansas City traded three-time All-Pro Joe Thuney to Chicago, moving the guard’s contract-year salary off the

The Tyreek Hill trade gave the Chiefs two first-round picks in 2022. They used their own first-rounder on George Karlaftis and traded up for Trent McDuffie with the pick the Dolphins sent them (via the 49ers) for Hill. Both defenders are now extension-eligible. McDuffie and Karlaftis have been central cogs

The 2025 NFL Draft is four days away, and the Patriots hold the fourth pick for the first time since 1994 when they selected defensive end Willie McGinest. This year, they’ve been linked to these prospects. OT Will Campbell | LSU Last offseason, New England took North Carolina quarterback Drake

The New York Jets, unsurprisingly, have a different characterization of their now-infamous meeting with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers blasted the Jets for their handling of his release, but the Jets would not entirely agree with how he characterized the meeting. In an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” Friday, NFL

Recent reports have indicated that Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders could slide out of the top 10 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft, in part because “the majority of the league” doesn’t see him as a first-round talent.  When asked to make a bold prediction for an article published on Friday,

Last summer, Isaiah Buggs was released by the Chiefs while he faced criminal charges on multiple fronts. The veteran defensive tackle was out of the league in 2024 as a result, but with his legal situations now behind him a return to the NFL is being targeted. “The cruelty to dogs charges

Trey Smith seemed at one point to be on track for free agency and thus a massive contract sending him to a new team. Instead, the Chiefs kept him in place via the franchise tag, buying team and player time to work out an extension agreement. [RELATED: Chiefs Aiming To Trade

Braxton Jones missed the final two games of the 2024 campaign due to ankle surgery, a procedure which ensured a lengthy recovery timeline. The latest update on his recovery notes Chicago’s starting left tackle is making progress, but he is unlikely to be back to 100% in time for training camp.

We’ve seen lately that a litany of first-round options at edge rushing positions could lead to a run at the position in the first two days of the 2025 NFL Draft. After Penn State’s Abdul Carter (projected at Nos. 2 or 3 overall), there isn’t expected to be another pass

In our recent 2025 NFL Mock Draft, we projected that LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell would be selected by the Patriots at No. 4 overall, and we don’t appear to be alone in that projection. Ben Volin of the Boston Globe recently asserted that “all roads lead to” New England

The University of Georgia has been a pipeline for first-round defensive talent in the past several years. Since 2016, 11 Bulldogs have been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, including in 2022 when No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker was joined by four other defensive teammates in

The New England Patriots have plenty of needs to address in the upcoming NFL Draft, but there is a growing sense that they already know which player they will select with their first-round pick on Thursday night. The Patriots have the fourth overall pick in this year’s draft. That will

Entering the 2024 college football season as a likely top five draft pick, Michigan cornerback Will Johnson only needed to show NFL scouts what they had seen for the first two years of his career in order to solidify that status. Unfortunately, an up-and-down junior campaign could cost Johnson money

Shoulder surgery could force Carr to miss some, if not all, of the 2025 season, effectively forcing the Saints into a long-avoided rebuild. That could push them to using the No. 9 pick on a quarterback after doing their homework on this year’s class. However, surgery is not a certainty,

Reports of a shoulder injury to Saints quarterback Derek Carr that may require surgery have put his situation in New Orleans back in the spotlight. Shoulder surgery could force Carr to miss some, if not all, of the 2025 season, effectively forcing the Saints into a long-avoided rebuild. That could

Kirk Cousins has made it clear that he wants out of Atlanta, but the Falcons aren’t letting him go without some compensation after giving him $90MM in fully-guaranteed money last offseason. Cousins’ situation has been the subject of much scrutiny this offseason, and he and the team are at odds

NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein compares Graham to the Raiders’ Christian Wilkins, a first-round pick of the Dolphins in 2019.  “Graham’s first-step quickness makes interior disruption inevitable,” Zierlein wrote. “He has the instant read and response to regularly beat lateral blocks.” If taken, Graham would be Jacksonville’s first interior defender taken

Happy 44th birthday to Pittsburgh Steelers legend, 2020 Pro Football Hall-of-Fame inductee and two-time Super Bowl champion Troy Polamalu! Known for his iconic hair trailing behind him as he flew around the football field distributing punishment, racking up 783 tackles with 12 sacks in 12 seasons as a safety to

With the Steelers still left in limbo when it comes to Aaron Rodgers, there’s only one clear path left to take at this point. It’s time for the Steelers to move on and pull their offer to the future Hall of Famer.  While the thought of bringing in Rodgers for

The Ravens are well-known for their draft approach of taking the best players available regardless of position, though they’re not above taking a player at a position of need if they believe it’s at a good value. That being said, Tony Pauline of sportskeeda claimed today that Baltimore is “believed

Donovan Smith did not play last season, but the Chiefs did not effectively replace their Super Bowl LVIII starting left tackle. Kansas City started four players at the position last season, eventually seeing their setup unravel on the biggest stage. The Eagles’ dismantling of the Chiefs checked in as more

Just over a year ago, the Seahawks were the winners of the Sam Howell-sweepstakes, acquiring the former Commanders starter, a fourth-, and sixth-round pick while sending Washington a third- and fifth-rounder. After backup passer Drew Lock signed a deal to go to New York, Howell was Seattle’s answer to fill

Deciding to try and improve on a depth chart topped by Aidan O’Connell at quarterback this offseason, the Raiders’ new leadership opted to trade for former Seahawks veteran Geno Smith. Las Vegas wasn’t done there as they were reportedly interested in trading for a backup quarterback, as well, per Vic

The Las Vegas Raiders are one of the first major wild cards in the 2025 NFL Draft, which starts on April 24 in Green Bay. In typical Raiders fashion, there is no real consensus on what they might do with their No. 6 overall pick, but there are several intriguing

Here are today’s minor moves as we head into the last weekend before the draft: Arizona Cardinals Denver Broncos Houston Texans Tennessee Titans Dortch has had a couple decent seasons as a depth receiver in Arizona now. The Wake Forest product didn’t have much of a choice but to sign

Debates about if and when teams should play rookie quarterbacks pop up just about every year, both before and during NFL seasons.  While chatting with Ken Carman and Anthony Lima of Cleveland sports radio station 92.3 The Fan on Thursday, veteran Joe Flacco seemed to offer some advice to the Cleveland

Quarterback obviously looms as a higher priority for the Steelers, who have seen their Aaron Rodgers dance extend beyond a month since an offer emerged. Whether or not the Steelers are souring on the aging great, they are likely to make a notable skill-position addition to play behind Rodgers (or

Cam Ward is already assembling questionable rankings that prop up Titans skill-position players, all but assuring he knows where he will be drafted. This now reminds of last year, when Caleb Williams‘ draft destination was known weeks in advance. The cloudy outlook for this draft’s second batch of quarterbacks is now

Can Ward is already assembling questionable rankings that prop up Titans skill-position players, all but assuring he knows where he will be drafted. This now reminds of last year, when Caleb Williams‘ draft destination was known weeks in advance. The cloudy outlook for this draft’s second batch of quarterbacks is