Nikola Jokic ejected for starting melee in final seconds of Game 4
Nikola Jokic was at the center of a huge scuffle to close out Saturday’s postseason game between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Jokic charged at Timberwolves swingman Jaden McDaniels in the final seconds at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The Nuggets center took exception to McDaniels laying in an uncontested layup rather than dribbling out the clock in what ended up being a 112-96 T-Wolves win in Game 4 of the first-round series.
Jokic ran the length of the floor to confront McDaniels right in front of Minnesota’s bench. Several players and coaches from both sides got involved — some playing peacemaker while others escalated the beef further.
Tensions were high at the end of Game 4 between the Nuggets and Timberwolves 😳
— ESPN (@espn) April 26, 2026
Both Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. pic.twitter.com/U7Pg8ULO1J
Both Jokic and Timberwolves forward Julius Randle were ejected from the contest for unsportsmanlike conduct with 1.3 seconds left on the clock.
The Timberwolves prevailed Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the series despite losing both Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo to serious injuries in the first half. Ayo Dosunmu emerged from the bench and scored a career-high 43 points to lead his undermanned squad to victory.
McDaniels made some ruthless comments about Jokic and the entire Nuggets roster after Game 2, which added fuel to an already roaring fire of animosity between the two teams.
The NBA could look into possibly handing out suspensions over the Game 4 incident.
Donte DiVincenzo’s torn Achilles continues eerie trend dating back to last playoffs
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo suffered a torn Achilles on Saturday, continuing a wild streak that dates back to last season’s playoffs.
DiVincenzo went down with a non-contact injury in the opening minutes of Game 4 in the Timberwolves’ first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. DiVincenzo missed a long three-pointer and got hurt while trying to rush toward the loose ball along the sideline at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
Before the game ended, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that DiVincenzo had been diagnosed with a torn Achilles.
Fans could not help but notice that DiVincenzo also wears the number zero — the same jersey number worn by Damian Lillard, Tyrese Haliburton, and Jayson Tatum. Those three players all suffered season-ending torn Achilles injuries in last year’s playoffs.
Every player who tore their Achilles the last 2 playoffs wore number 0
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) April 26, 2026
That jersey is cursed pic.twitter.com/vH1Rtl4oFA
Some fans were calling the number cursed. Even the least superstitious folks out there have to acknowledge how wild the coincidence is.
The Timberwolves must have felt cursed during Saturday’s game, as Anthony Edwards also suffered a gruesome injury in the contest.
Despite being down a starting backcourt, Minnesota managed to win 112-96 in Game 4. Reserve guard Ayo Dosunmu had the game of his life, erupting for 43 points on 13/17 shooting off the Timberwolves’ bench.
Fernando Mendoza’s ringtone caught everyone’s attention
Fans could see from miles away which team would pick Fernando Mendoza on Day 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday, but they had no idea what the call from the Las Vegas Raiders would sound like.
With all eyes on the Indiana Hoosiers quarterback right before the Raiders selected him first overall, Mendoza’s phone rang, with a ringtone that sounded like it was straight out of a Saturday morning cartoon.
Here’s a video of that moment.
Las Vegas calling. 📲#ProIU | @Raiders pic.twitter.com/rZEs7JWqex
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) April 24, 2026
Nobody in the room seemed to pay attention to Mendoza’s ringtone. They were all quiet as he spoke to Raiders general manager John Spytek, who informed the national champion quarterback that Las Vegas would pick him first overall.
All that mattered to his family and friends at the time was that he was headed to Las Vegas.
The internet, meanwhile, had things to say about his ringtone choice.
When the ringtone matches the grind, you know the league just got a problem
— Noor Mustafa (@Mustafa8097) April 24, 2026
Fernando Mendoza having the “Fred Flintstone twinkle toes bowling” noise as his ringtone is so on brand.
— Ryan Talbot (@RyanTalbotBills) April 24, 2026
I’m also aging myself greatly with that reference. https://t.co/mDSieGFrGS
Most Fernando Mendoza ringtone ever 😂
— NFL Drop (@TheNFLDrop) April 24, 2026
Special moment for the new Raiders QB 🥲 pic.twitter.com/2ia1eEpxz1
Tom & Jerry ass ringtone I’m dead 😭😭😭 Fernando Mendoza special talent https://t.co/fWieSJctjS
— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) April 24, 2026
Fernando Mendoza ringtone said pic.twitter.com/RoKIWKBiVk
— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) April 24, 2026
Many view Mendoza as a football messiah for the Raiders franchise, an expectation that can be hard for some to reconcile with how his phone sounded.
But that’s part of the intrigue when it comes to the young quarterback.
Keeping that ringtone, knowing everyone would hear it, shows some level of confidence from Mendoza, who spearheaded one of the greatest championship runs in college football history with the Hoosiers.
Cade Cunningham addressed Jalen Duren’s alarming situation after Game 3
The Detroit Pistons are facing serious trouble in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, and Jalen Duren is partly to blame for it. Still, Pistons star guard Cade Cunningham believes that his teammate will get it together sooner rather than later.
Following the Pistons’ 113-105 loss in Game 3 against the Orlando Magic at the Kia Center in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Cunningham addressed the underwhelming series Duren is having so far.
“He’s confident. These last three games haven’t went the way he wants, or we might want for him. But I, and the whole team, have no doubt that he’s gonna figure it out. He knows he’s gonna figure it out,” Cunningham told reporters after the game, via Hunter Patterson of The Athletic.
Duren was among those heavily relied upon by Detroit to deliver solid numbers every night in the playoffs, but he’s not just delivering on that. When the Magic stunned Detroit in Game 1, he only had 8 points and 7 rebounds. In Game 2, the Pistons tied the series at 1-1, despite Duren scoring just 11 points and grabbing 9 boards. On Saturday, he put up 8 points on 3/10 shooting with 9 rebounds.
At the same time, Cunningham is not without fault for Detroit’s Game 3 debacles. He scored 27 points, but the former No. 1 overall pick shot 8/23 from the field and had 9 turnovers.
If the Pistons are to avoid an embarrassing first-round exit, they are going to need both Duren and Cunningham to live up to their All-Star expectations.
Anthony Edwards exits Game 4 with gruesome leg injury
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards went down with a gruesome leg injury during Saturday’s first-round series Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets.
Edwards jumped high in the air to contest a layup from Nuggets swingman Cam Johnson with under three minutes remaining at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The All-Star guard appeared to hyperextend his left knee with force, leaving him in serious pain.
anthony edwards injury; nuggets vs wolves pic.twitter.com/MRybykO6OB
— ◇ (@F0RGIAT0) April 26, 2026
Here’s a slow-motion replay of the incident.
Anthony Edwards goes down with an apparent leg injury… WHAT IS HAPPENING? pic.twitter.com/WfG1vwpfif
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) April 26, 2026
Edwards had to be assisted by two trainers on his way back to the locker room. He could not put any weight on the injured left leg.
Anthony Edwards appeared to take a knee-to-knee shot on that Cam Johnson drive to his left knee. Needed help to get to the locker room. pic.twitter.com/nCxrBzMDkA
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 26, 2026
Edwards had already been dealing with a knee injury entering the series against the Nuggets. He left Saturday’s game with five points on 1/8 shooting.
It was a brutal first half for the Timberwolves’ health, losing both members of their starting backcourt to seemingly serious injuries. Shooting guard Donte DiVincenzo went down with a non-contact injury in the opening minutes of Game 4.
Minnesota appeared to be firmly in the driver’s seat in the series after a dominant blowout win over Denver in Game 3. But their fortunes turned in an instant with injuries to two key players.
Diego Pavia makes embarrassing history after going undrafted
Diego Pavia’s post-college football career has not exactly gone according to plan.
Pavia had a stellar final season at Vanderbilt, where he led the Commodores to a 10-3 record. He did enough to convince Heisman Trophy voters to have him finish as the runner-up for the award behind Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza.
However, Pavia’s banner year wasn’t enough to sway any of the 32 NFL teams to draft him. Pavia became the first Heisman Trophy finalist to go undrafted in over a decade.
Diego Pavia becomes the first Heisman finalist since 2014 to go undrafted pic.twitter.com/e4h9v3AZee
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) April 25, 2026
Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch was the last Heisman finalist not to hear his name called during the NFL draft. Lynch finished third in voting during the 2013 season behind AJ McCarron and winner Jameis Winston.
Lynch later signed with the Chicago Bears as a running back but was released before ever taking the field. He later played in the CFL and is now a successful high school football coach.
Pavia is hoping to avoid the same fate. But the odds are stacked against him finding success at the pro level. Aside from his physical limitations as a 5’10” quarterback, Pavia also comes with a handful of questions on his maturity and off-field character.
KC Concepcion reveals little-known connection to Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders and rookie wide receiver KC Concepcion had crossed paths before, and not many people probably know about it.
Concepcion spent his freshman and sophomore years with the NC State Wolfpack before taking his talents to College Station, Texas, to play his junior season with the Texas A&M Aggies in 2025. But before landing with the Aggies, Concepcion said that he visited the Colorado Buffaloes, allowing him to meet Sanders
“Whenever I entered the transfer portal after my sophomore season, I had actually went down to Colorado and met Shedeur,” Concepcion told reporters, via Camryn Justice of News 5 Cleveland. “He’s a great guy, a great leader. I just cannot wait to build that relationship, build that connection with him.”
Concepcion and Sanders will look to revive that connection, this time as teammates with the Browns.
Cleveland can surely use someone like Concepcion to shore up its passing attack, which struggled to move the chains in 2025. Last season, the Browns averaged just 165.2 passing yards per game, second-worst in the league. They also scored just 16.4 points per contest.
Shedeur Sanders isn’t a lock to be Cleveland’s starting quarterback in 2026, with Deshaun Watson still in the mix, but his relationship with KC Concepcion could help the former Colorado signal-caller shine in training camp and boost his chances of winning the QB1 role.
Red Sox send Alex Cora packing after 10-17 start
The Boston Red Sox have sent Alex Cora to the unemployment line.
Cora will have to look for another job somewhere else after the Red Sox fired him, along with other coaches, on Saturday.
Also let go by Boston are bench coach Ramon Vazquez, hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin. Meanwhile, run prevention coach Jason Varitek is moving on to a different role in the organization, reported Jorge Castillo of ESPN.
This series of moves came amid the club’s ugly start to the 2026 MLB season.
Interestingly enough, Cora’s final game as Red Sox manager was a 17-1 demolition of the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. That win snapped the Red Sox’s four-game losing streak, but it was clearly not enough to save Cora from getting canned. Through 27 games, Boston only has a 10-17 record to show, still the worst in the American League East through Saturday.
Firing Cora, who led the Red Sox to a World Series title in 2018, came as a surprise to many despite Boston’s struggles.
After the Boston missed the playoffs three years in a row amid a rebuild, Cora guided the club back to the postseason in 2025, when they finished with 89 wins. But it is going to be another man handling the Red Sox from the bench going forward. For now, it’s Chad Tracy filling the void left open by Cora’s exit. Tracy had managed the Red Sox’s top affiliate Worcester since 2022.
Knicks fans furious after Scott Foster ‘humiliated’ himself with botched call in Game 4
Veteran NBA referee Scott Foster did not endear himself Saturday to the New York Knicks faithful.
Foster committed one of the more curious officiating blunders in Game 4 of the Knicks’ first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks. The mistake happened as the Knicks had possession and a 41-31 lead midway through the second quarter at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga.
Knicks swingman OG Anunoby was being defended by Jalen Johnson near the sideline when the Hawks forward stepped out of bounds. Foster, whose attention was initially toward the hand-to-hand contact, suddenly called Anunoby out of bounds because both players were wearing yellow shoes.
Scott Foster thinks Jalen Johnson's yellow shoe is OG Anunoby's yellow shoe and calls out of bounds on Knicks pic.twitter.com/fWT1MMqTFt
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) April 25, 2026
Knicks fans, understandably, weren’t happy with Foster for making a judgment call on a player he clearly wasn’t sure about. You can see by where his eyes were looking that he was relying on his peripheral vision to make the call.
i cannot believe we turned the ball over because scott foster is COLOR BLIND
— rads (@rads619) April 25, 2026
Scott Foster NOOOOO
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) April 25, 2026
If you're gonna make a call like this, you better be 10000% sure
— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) April 25, 2026
Scott Foster just humiliated himself pic.twitter.com/Zk2b4SEPOd
Scott Foster just cheated on national television. OG did NOT step out of bounds. Clear as day. Smh #nbaplayoffs
— Jae Millz (@JAE_MILLZ) April 25, 2026
Knicks fans didn’t have to be upset for long, as their squad held the lead all the way to the finish line in Game 4. The 114-98 New York victory knotted the series up at 2-2.
Anunoby fittingly led the Knicks in scoring with 22 points to go along with 10 rebounds. He may want to consider a less conspicuous shoe color for Game 5, though.
Caleb Downs had a strong response to a fan’s ‘next Ed Reed’ message
Caleb Downs wants to forge his own path to greatness.
The Dallas Cowboys rookie safety made that clear to a fan after he was selected 11th overall in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday.
In a video shared by Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Downs was approached by a fan to ask for his autograph. The fan told Downs that he hopes the Ohio State Buckeyes product would become the “next Ed Reed.”
Being compared to one of the greatest ever to play the position must be nice to hear, but Downs wants to define his own legacy in the league.
“I’m gonna be myself,” Downs responded.
Here’s a clip of that interaction:
A fan walked up to Caleb Downs for an autograph as he walked into The Star and said, “Hope you’re the next Ed Reed.”
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) April 24, 2026
Downs: “I’m gonna be myself.” pic.twitter.com/Nby0roEVUb
It was perhaps not the first time that Downs heard someone compare him to the Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back.
For one, college football analyst Joel Klatt said that Downs “can line up anywhere but then play any position from any part of the field, very similar to Reed,” during an appearance on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” just before the draft.
Only time can tell whether Downs will be able to live up to the hype that just got amplified even more by the fact that he’s now on America’s Team.
In two seasons with the Buckeyes, Downs racked up 150 combined tackles and 4 interceptions in 30 games.
Seahawks pick had the most unbelievable coincidence
Seattle Seahawks draft pick and cornerback Julian Neal saved himself some money, thanks to his presience.
After being selected by the Seahawks in the third round as the 99th overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, Neal shared an incredible story about the universe seemingly pointing him to his destination beforehand.
Apparently, he was supposed to have hats of all 32 teams before the draft so he could choose one when his name was called. But he never received them. Instead, he asked his aunt to buy him a hat, specifically a Seahawks cap.
“Hey, guess what? This was the only hat I bought,” an incredulous Neal said. “This was, literally, the only hat I bought. Some company failed to send me all 32 hats. I wasn’t going to buy all 32. I said, ‘Auntie, go get me a Seahawks hat.’ I promise you, it’s crazy that happened, bro.”
AWESOME: New #Seahawks CB Julian Neal said the company responsible for sending all 32 NFL hats messed up, and didn’t send any.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) April 25, 2026
So he asked his auntie to go buy only ONE hat instead — a Seahawks hat — and then Seattle drafted him!
You couldn’t write this in a Hollywood script!… pic.twitter.com/h1o9unud2Q
Neal must have felt that the Seahawks would target a defensive back after Seattle parted ways with Riq Woolen in the offseason. But choosing to bring a specific hat with him during the draft still required considerable confidence. For one, he wasn’t Seattle’s first pick to address its secondary needs, as the Seahawks took TCU Horned Frogs safety Bud Clark in the second round.
Had another team selected Neal, he would have had no use for the Seahawks hat.
Either way, he would have an amusing story about it.
Neal spent four years with the Fresno State Bulldogs in college before transferring to the Arkansas Razorbacks. In 2025, he had 2 interceptions, 10 passes defended and 55 combined tackles in 12 games for the Razorbacks.
Garrett Nussmeier was in tears after his draft fall ended
One year ago, Garrett Nussmeier was thought of as a potential No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. When the moment actually arrived, he was in tears after slipping into the back half of the seventh round.
Nussmeier was finally drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 249th overall pick in the NFL Draft on Saturday. Some experts thought he could go as early as the fourth round, but it turned out that he looked like he was going to go undrafted.
Nussmeier was in tears when the Chiefs called him to tell him that he would be their pick.
.@LSUfootball QB Garrett Nussmeier got emotional after getting drafted to the @Chiefs 🥹
— NFL (@NFL) April 25, 2026
NFL Draft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/3EWBi8ShHI
This is, undoubtedly, not how Nussmeier imagined these three days playing out. He threw for 4,052 yards with 29 touchdowns for LSU in 2024, but regressed across the board in 2025. He was bothered by an oblique injury for much of the season and threw for just 1,927 yards and 12 touchdowns. He actually wound up benched late in the season due to ineffectiveness.
A cyst was discovered on Nussmeier’s back during the NFL Combine, which was the cause of many of his injury issues last year. That likely scared some teams off.
Nussmeier dealt with oblique pain last year, as a result of a nerve problem. A cyst was found in his back, and that’s at least part of this. His tape not being great last year is the other obvious factor. https://t.co/LCpQvxWMtc
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 25, 2026
Nussmeier is highly unlikely to see much action as long as the Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes around and healthy, as he is expected to be for the start of the season. He is an insurance policy and a long-term project for them after a fall that would have been very hard to imagine at this time last year.
Top QB recruit Elijah Haven announces his college decision
Elijah Haven, the top quarterback recruit in the 2027 class, announced his college decision on Saturday.
Haven, a 17-year-old quarterback for The Dunham School in St. George, La., announced that he will commit to Alabama. The Crimson Tide beat out the Georgia Bulldogs for the five-star quarterback.
BREAKING: Five-Star QB Elijah Haven has Committed to Alabama, he tells me for @Rivals⁰⁰The 6’5 215 QB from Baton Rouge, LA chose the Crimson Tide over Georgia
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) April 25, 2026
He’s the No. 1 QB in the 2027 Rivals Industry Rankings⁰⁰https://t.co/WorRVGSus3 pic.twitter.com/v0hOQpwXyG
Haven credited Kalen DeBoer’s history of quarterback development as a key reason for his decision, and said Alabama checked all the boxes for what he was looking for.
“Coach DeBoer is a great guy and an amazing coach,” Haven told Sam Spiegelman of Rivals. “He produces at the QB level and he’s done a great job of that. With Ty (Simpson) this year, they did a helluva job this season. Coach DeBoer is the leading factor of that, and that definitely is reassuring to have a head coach in that position and also to be able to lead the quarterbacks in that way.”
Haven, regarded as a top-five national prospect, established himself as the top quarterback in the class with his combination of size and skill. The 6-foot-5, 215 pound quarterback has drawn comparisons to Cam Newton during his high school career, and threw for 3,909 yards and 62 touchdowns with seven interceptions as a junior last season. He also ran for 832 yards and 11 touchdowns.
The reigning Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year is set to be a high school senior this year. He will start at Alabama in 2027.
Lu Dort accused of dirty play against Devin Booker
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Lu Dort is facing accusations of dirty play after a collision with Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker.
Booker was hobbled during the third quarter of Saturday’s Western Conference first round series between the Suns and Thunder. Booker was trying to execute a backdoor cut when he tripped and fell, grabbing his ankle.
Replays showed that Booker tripped over Dort’s right foot, an act that some fans thought was intentional and dirty.
Lu Dort trips Devin Booker who grabs his ankle in pain before hobbling to the bench… pic.twitter.com/WOROwS6doq
— PHNX Suns (@PHNX_Suns) April 25, 2026
Booker had to briefly retreat to the locker room for treatment, but was able to check back in later in the quarter.
No foul was called on the play, which only made fans angrier. Some noted that Dort seemingly raised his arm after the play, as if expecting to be whistled for a foul.
Lu Dort tried to trip Book. Raised his hand to admit he fouled him. And they still let it go.
— Tony Clements (@TonyCMKE) April 25, 2026
Fairly or not, Dort has garnered a reputation for this sort of thing. The Denver Nuggets were infuriated late in the regular season when the Thunder forward seemingly pulled a similar move on Nikola Jokic. He was also accused of trying to take out Victor Wembanyama last December.
The Thunder already went into Saturday’s game with a 2-0 lead in the series, so the Suns were in something of a do-or-die situation. If Booker is at all hobbled by this, Suns fans are definitely going to zero in on Dort as an antagonist, just as several other fanbases have.
Browns reveal plan for Dillon Gabriel after drafting another QB
The Cleveland Browns picked another quarterback in the NFL Draft on Saturday, raising questions about what they might do with the quarterbacks they selected in the last draft.
The Browns opened the sixth round of the draft Saturday by selecting Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green at No. 182 overall. The selection means the Browns have taken the very unusual step of drafting three quarterbacks in a two-year span. There had been talk that Green might be converted to wide receiver at the NFL level, but Browns GM Andrew Berry made it clear that the team sees him as a quarterback.
#Browns GM Andrew Berry asked if there’s any thought to moving Taylen Green to receiver: “He’s playing quarterback. He’s playing quarterback.” https://t.co/bpTWyHzLKj
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 25, 2026
Speculation immediately shifted to the future of Dillon Gabriel. The Browns picked Gabriel in the third round of last year’s draft, but he was unimpressive as a rookie and eventually wound up behind fellow 2025 draft pick Shedeur Sanders on the depth chart.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported, however, that the Browns have no intention of trading Gabriel despite their suddenly crowded quarterback room.
Despite drafting QB Taylen Green today, the Browns say they have no plans to trade QB Dillon Gabriel. https://t.co/7FWsRwlTK0
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 25, 2026
This may just be posturing by the Browns in order to maintain some sort of trade value, because their current quarterback situation is untenable. In addition to Sanders and Gabriel, the team still hopes Deshaun Watson can contribute in 2026, and his contract makes him immovable anyway.
Gabriel would be the logical quarterback to be moved, with Sanders expected to compete for the starting job. While the Browns drafted Gabriel ahead of Sanders, the former Oregon quarterback showed little during game action, and would profile as the odd man out if the Browns had to get rid of one. For now, the plan appears to be to keep all four.
Steelers could get in trouble for their Makai Lemon phone call
The Pittsburgh Steelers were publicly embarrassed on Thursday when the Philadelphia Eagles traded up to snap wide receiver Makai Lemon out from under them. Somehow, the situation might get even worse for them.
The Steelers were not yet on the clock at No. 21 when they called Lemon, who they planned to pick, expecting that the Dallas Cowboys would not use the No. 20 pick on a wide receiver. The Cowboys traded that pick to the Eagles, however, leading to an incredibly awkward moment in which their new wide receiver was already on the phone with Pittsburgh.
Former Eagles executive Jake Rosenberg pointed out on X that NFL rules prohibit teams from having contact with players if it conflicts with the team on the clock. In other words, the Steelers might have breached a rule by calling Lemon early.
Clubs that are not “on the clock” may have discussions with the representative of one or more draft-eligible players not yet selected (or discussion with the players themselves) regarding the player’s interest in playing in the League, playing with a particular club or type of… https://t.co/5gdpABUJEY
— Jake Rosenberg (@jakerosenberg33) April 24, 2026
Rosenberg added that it is “strange” and a “rare breach of process” for any team to put itself in the position the Steelers put themselves in. Steelers GM Omar Khan has been with the organization since 2011 and served as GM since 2022, so it’s not as if he is new at this, either.
A league spokesperson told Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk that “all aspects of the Draft” would be reviewed after its conclusion, but did not comment specifically on this situation.
On one hand, the Steelers obviously did not know the Eagles were planning to trade up and snipe Lemon, and they presumably did not think they were stepping on any toes. On the other hand, most teams wait until they’re on the clock to call their would-be draft picks precisely to avoid situations like this one.
The Eagles ultimately got their wide receiver, and it’s the Steelers who wound up embarrassed by the whole situation. That was not the point, but Philadelphia fans might see it as a bonus.
49ers draft pick jumped into his pool to celebrate getting the call
One San Francisco 49ers draft pick had the best way of celebrating his selection in the NFL Draft.
Defensive end Romello Height went No. 70 overall to the Niners and had quite the wild party at his home. It culminated in Height and his agent, Shawn O’Gorman, jumping into the pool to celebrate.
A deal is a deal 🤣🌊 https://t.co/R95iu7i1Mw
— Shawn O'Gorman (@agent__OG) April 25, 2026
Needless to say, Height was pumped. So was his draft party, which screamed and cheered as it became clear that the 25-year-old had been drafted.
Part of the reason Height was so excited was because he apparently had some sort of premonition that he would be selected by the Niners.
Height was picked out of Texas Tech, but also spent time playing for Auburn, USC, and Georgia Tech during his collegiate career. He had nine sacks and ten tackles for a loss with the Red Raiders, and was named first-team All-Big 12 last season.
Dog of Saints pick Oscar Delp becomes Internet star during NFL Draft
Oscar Delp was overshadowed a bit at the NFL Draft by his furry friend.
The former University of Georgia tight end Delp was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round on Friday. Delp went with the No. 73 overall pick to New Orleans.
Georgia Football posted a great video to their X page of the moment that Delp learned he had been drafted. However, Delp’s dog quickly became the real star of the video.
As Delp heard his name called, he leapt up off the couch and embraced with his family and friends. Sensing its opportunity, Delp’s pupper climbed up onto the now-empty couch and made itself at home.
Here is the priceless video.
What a moment for @DelpOscar#GoDawgs | #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/dQMqIc6z8j
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) April 25, 2026
The Internet could not get enough of Delp’s four-legged pal. Many commented online with praise for the dog over its impressive opportunism.
The dog just wanted them off the couch so he could lay down.
— Dawgholio1 (@CooterBrown22) April 25, 2026
Thank goodness all those people stood up and the dog got its sofa back.
— (@TheSnortingBull) April 25, 2026
I’m really happy for the dog getting a spot on the couch more than anything https://t.co/7rul05qvdY
— Chase Snyder (@ChasingSnyder) April 25, 2026
Dog literally did the Spongebob meme and then returned to claim a seat on the couch.
— Jack Mac (@JackMac) April 25, 2026
Star. https://t.co/tz4uDASQ1b
Delp, 22, won a national championship with Georgia as a freshman in 2022 and caught 20 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown as a senior in 2025. But what the people really want is some bio information about Delp’s dog, who has officially displaced Bill Belichick’s pooch as the biggest viral canine star in NFL Draft history.
Sean McVay is so sick of talking about the Ty Simpson pick
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay is clearly over trying to explain his muted response after the team picked quarterback Ty Simpson at No. 13 overall.
McVay was interviewed by ESPN on Saturday and was asked to explain why he seemed so ornery after the team decided to draft a developmental quarterback so high. The Rams coach said there were “some other things I was grumpy about,” but admitted that his reaction was in part out of respect for Matthew Stafford.
“I would have been stoic by nature anyway just based on the respect for Matthew,” McVay said. It’s a unique situation. You get a chance to be able to take a player that you like at a really important position, but you don’t want it to be minimized or misunderstood in terms of what this means in terms of our investment and our commitment to Matthew for as long as he wants to continue to play. You’re kind of teetering that line and clearly I came off a little grumpier than normal.”
Sean McVay tells Kyle Brandt and Peter Schrager (together again!) that his reaction to picking Ty Simpson was, in part, because he didn't want to send the wrong signal to Matthew Stafford. pic.twitter.com/zDZuQg8T44
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 25, 2026
Even during the interview, McVay’s grumpiness returned, as he sarcastically said the Simpson pick “didn’t get a lot of attention” and that he was “glad that we’re talking about it.”
Sean McVay is so annoyed by the Ty Simpson pick still:
— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) April 25, 2026
“It didn’t get a lot of attention, glad that we’re talking about it”
He’s so pissed 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/VBCMtofUNN
McVay also cited “normal life” reasons for his mood when addressing the situation on Friday. Still, the initial reaction will linger for many who are convinced that the Rams coach was not happy with the selection.
Reports have suggested that McVay and GM Les Snead were totally aligned on the pick. You just would not know it from McVay’s public demeanor.
Isaiah Stewart gets a flagrant foul for whacking Jalen Suggs in the face
Jalen Suggs got Beef Stew’d during Saturday’s Game 3.
Suggs and the Orlando Magic faced off against Isaiah Stewart and the Detroit Pistons for the third game of their first-round playoff series. In the second quarter at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla., Stewart rotated over to defend a Suggs drive to the rim and ended up whacking the Magic guard in the face.
Take a look at the video (in which Stewart caught Suggs with a downward swipe as Suggs was airborne).
Jalen Suggs takes an elbow to the face from Isaiah Stewart.
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Damnpic.twitter.com/kG6SiskuKS
Stewart was whistled for a common foul on the spot. Upon an official review however, the foul was upgraded to a flagrant 1.
This is not the first incident for Stewart in the series against the Magic either. Before Game 1, Stewart got physical with Orlando’s Desmond Bane during a pregame run-in.
While the foul against Suggs itself looked like a fairly weak flagrant call, Stewart’s reputation may have preceded him there. The 24-year-old big man Stewart is known as perhaps the most confrontational player in the league and has had multiple (very) physical incidents with opponents just this season alone.
