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The Oakland Raiders came into the draft with three first-round picks and lots of holes to fill. Their selections were not necessarily in line with where draft experts expected players to go. There was plenty of unfavorable reaction to the …
It’s probably safe to say that linebacker Sione Takitaki wasn’t expecting to be drafted by the Cleveland Browns. Takitaki, who was selected by the Browns in the third round with the No. 80 overall pick Friday, had quite an interesting …
One wildcard when a team with an established quarterback selects a young one in the NFL Draft is how the entrenched starter will react to it. In the case of the Carolina Panthers, the answer appears to be pretty well. Carolina selected quarterback …
The Oakland Raiders have an interesting consideration as part of their pre-draft process: they have to ask prospects about potentially playing in Las Vegas, given they will be calling the city home next year. There are definitely some questions …
Many were surprised to see the New York Giants make Daniel Jones the second quarterback selected in the NFL Draft, but they reportedly were not alone in their assessment of the class. According to ESPN NFL Draft analyst Jim Nagy, the majority of …
The New York Giants’ decision to select Daniel Jones sixth overall in the NFL Draft seems to have come together quickly, at least by the standards of the NFL offseason. Giants general manager Dave Gettleman admitted Monday night that he …
The Oakland Raiders had three first round picks in the NFL Draft, and a chance to revitalize the franchise. Only time will tell if they did that, as we see plenty of guys pan out that were not the favorites of many experts, while guys seen as …
The 2019 NFL Draft started slow when it came to trades. None of the first nine picks were traded, and only one trade occurred in the first twenty picks. But things then went crazy, and we saw five trades at the end of the first round, so that by its …
The first word from the infamously tough New York media is in on the New York Giants’ draft, and it’s not pretty for the organization. In response to the Giants’ selection of quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick, the …
The New York Giants’ new quarterback of the future has no swag whatsoever, according to his college coach. Duke coach David Cutcliffe offered up one of the strangest quotes of draft night after his quarterback, Daniel Jones, was selected sixth …
Many experts believed that former Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins should be the second quarterback taken in the NFL Draft after Kyler Murray. The New York Giants were not among them, making Duke’s Daniel Jones the sixth overall pick and …
Last week, I said that Dave Gettleman controlled how the draft would proceed, holding the sixth pick and with no one knowing which way he would go. He did not disappoint. The Giants did take the quarterback of the future with their first pick in the …
Most draft boards and mocks had Clemson’s Clelin Ferrell going in the mid-teens or twenties, but the Oakland Raiders didn’t bother waiting around and took him fourth overall. The pick was viewed by many as a huge reach for coach Jon …
The NFL Draft being held in Nashville, Tennessee is a huge deal for the city and football fans in the area. But it’s bad for one other group: those who unwittingly scheduled their bachelorette parties for the same city. Kathleen Jacobs, a …
College GameDay icon Lee Corso was on duty for ABC’s NFL Draft coverage on Thursday night, and he brought a bit of his usual flair to the proceedings. Corso, a believer that Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins is the best quarterback in the …
The NFL Draft is one of the most exciting nights of the year for football fans across the world, but they once again did not allow those feelings of happiness to mask the way they feel about Roger Goodell. For the second straight year, Goodell was …
