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Yahoo’s team of experts reacts and offers commentary on every pick of the 2020 NFL draft.

Six Yahoo Sports NFL writers take a final crack at predicting the first round before Thursday’s draft. They all agree on the first pick. After that, anything goes.

Yahoo! Sports’ Liz Loza found out from Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert that the NFL shipped cameras, lights, phones, jerseys and hats. What is their plan for during the Draft?

Rob Manfred finally releases his report on the Red Sox efforts to steal signs in 2018, the reason for Brady and Gronk’s New England departure is revealed, Percy Harvin announces he’s ready to return to the NFL after a three year hiatus, and with the 2020 NFL Draft beginning tonight, keep it locked right here as Yahoo Sports Draft Live offers coverage of the first round. PLUS Jared quits The Rush to join his brother in the NFL! Okay, not really…or does he?

Jackson’s car crash was caused by him losing control of his vehicle while driving 70 mph in a zone with a 30 mph speed limit, according to a police report obtained by TMZ.

With the 2020 NFL Draft going all virtual, it’s starting to look a lot like a fantasy draft. Matt Harmon picks what type of fantasy football drafter each team’s decision-maker would be.

On a special edition of the the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast, Liz Loza and Eric Edholm break down NFL Prospect Joe Burrow and the Comparable NFL player for the former LSU quarterback. Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

On a special edition of the the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast, Liz Loza and Eric Edholm break down NFL Prospect Tua Tagovailoa and the one word that defines the former Alabama quarterback. Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

The nation’s biggest party city was all set to make the draft a bigger, wilder spectacle than ever. It won’t happen this year, but Vegas and the NFL are still a great match.

Which rookie wide receivers should you be keeping an eye on for fantasy during the NFL draft? Football analyst Liz Loza profiles the top WRs in the 2020 class.

Football analyst Liz Loza concludes her Rookie Snapshot series with the projected No. 1 pick of the 2020 NFL Draft: Joe Burrow.

First Tom Brady left New England and now Rob Gronkowski is following, which shows Bill Belichick’s ‘Patriot Way’ wore thin on even the greatest players.

Percy Harvin is planning an NFL comeback nearly four years after his last game. The former Florida star and first-round draft pick by Minnesota in 2009 expects to get invited to a training camp this season and show his 32-year-old body still has what it takes to be an elite playmaker. ”It’s destiny,” Harvin told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Nick Hardwick’s rise from Purdue walk-on to all-time Chargers great could be made into a movie. AP With NFL draft kicking off on Thursday, let’s take a look at the 10 biggest draft steals from Purdue in the last 30 years.

The 28 picks included four in the top 100, the highest in 2011 when Villanova offensive tackle Ben Ijalana went to the Indianapolis Colts in the second round at No. 49 overall. Several CAA players could be selected in this week’s seven-round draft, but the 12-team conference will be even busier after the draft Saturday night, when undrafted free agent commitments are made faster than the draft picks. In small-school draft expert Josh Buchanan’s rankings for DraftScout, he has 17 CAA players in his top 55 FCS prospects – nearly twice as many as the next-highest conference and all with a draftable grade or high priority free agent status.

The people have spoken and, in the end, it wasn’t particularly close. LaDainian Tomlinson’s 2006 campaign is the all-time fantasy champ.

Watt was selected as the Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2017 after raising more than $41 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The 33rd pick in the 2006 draft, Ryans led the NFL with 126 solo tackles as a rookie and won Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Hard to go with anyone other than Matty Ice, who restored some credibility for the franchise in 2008 as the No. 3 pick from Boston College on the heels of Michael Vick going to prison for dogfighting. Ryan has started all but three games over his 12-year career, earning four Pro Bowl appearances and the NFL’s MVP award in 2016, when he led the Falcons to only the second Super Bowl appearance in team history. BEST SECOND-ROUND DRAFT PICK: G R.C. Thielemann of Arkansas was the 36th overall choice in 1977 and quickly established himself as a stalwart on an offensive line that would power the Falcons to the first three playoff appearances in franchise history.

In a startling move, former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is returning to the NFL and joining his old quarterback, Tom Brady, after a trade to the Buccaneers.

Really, how didn’t everyone see this coming? Part of it was that Gronk has teased a return so often it was hard to know what he was going to do.

Rob Gronkowski teased his return to football for awhile, so of course he finally comes back to play with his buddy Tom Brady, albeit in a different uniform.

The Packers added to their defensive depth before the draft started. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Packers claimed defensive tackle Gerald Willis and defensive end Jamal Davis off waivers. They were cut loose by the Dolphins yesterday, after brief appearances last year. Davis appeared in three games and Willis two for the [more]

The Cowboys have opened up a roster spot ahead of this week’s draft. According to multiple reports, the team has waived wide receiver Lance Lenoir. Lenoir signed with the Cowboys after going undrafted in 2017 and played five special teams snaps in his only game of the year. He played seven regular season games and [more]

Star tight end Rob Gronkowski is coming out of retirement and will reportedly be traded from the Patriots to Tampa Bay, where he’ll reunite with Tom Brady.

Brown is an interior dominator who enters the NFL as an excellent, scheme-diverse run stopper — and could develop as a pass-rush talent

Vince McMahon has a legal hassle on his hands.

Chinn excelled at both the Reese’s Senior Bowl and NFL Combine, strengthening him as a potential top-50 selection. Chinn considers himself to be a late bloomer, having grown at SIU into a tantalizing 6-foot-3, 221 pounds.

Go inside what former Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate can bring to the NFL level with Pac-12 Networks’ Yogi Roth. Tate departed Tucson with 2,285 career rushing yards, tops among Arizona quarterbacks all-time.

Two years after suffering a catastrophic knee injury, Alabama’s Anfernee Jennings is fully back and ready for the NFL draft.

Simmons is a rare athlete with elite versatility who can impact games in coverage, as a blitzer and in run support.