Category: nfl draft

When you want to look at the overall strength of an NFL team, most analysts know that there are better metrics than simply each team’s win-loss record. The 2017 Bills, for example, won nine games and made the playoffs despite being outscored by 57 points on the season. When the 2018 win totals market

With Sam Darnold eyeing the New York Jets’ starting quarterback job halfway through the preseason, general manager Mike Maccagnan offered tremendous praise for the No. 3 overall pick on Monday. “Of all the young quarterbacks I’ve been around, I’ve been exceptionally impressed by Sam

In a league dominated by bland soundbites, the Jacksonville star cornerback’s trash talk is so on point that Jags-Bills is now must-watch TV.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former NFL player who migrated to Utah from Tonga as a child has found a new career as an opera singer, performing in productions around the world. The Deseret News reports the 6-foot-5, 290-pound Ta’u Pupu’a studied music at Weber State University, but never graduated

The NFL and its players association issued a joint statement Thursday evening, saying the sides are “working on a resolution to the anthem issue,” and that all new rules relating to the anthem will be put on hold. “The NFL and NFLPA, through recent discussions, have been working on a

Bills running back LeSean McCoy has called the allegations against him “completely false.” His team and the league to which it belongs, however, will be doing their due diligence in order to get to the truth, whatever it may be. “We have spoken to LeSean and have been in contact with the National Football

The NFL Players Association announced Tuesday that it has filed a grievance against the league related to the revised national anthem policy that passed earlier this summer. “In advance of our filing today, we proposed to the NFL to begin confidential discussions with the NFLPA Executive Committee

Percy Harvin never lacked the physical talent to be a great NFL player, but his career consisted mostly of a few flashes of greatness surrounded by many times he fell short. Now retired, the 30-year-old Harvin told Sports Illustrated he had “mental stresses that I can’t even put into words.” Those stresses

A judge Thursday once again denied bail for ex-NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II accused of assaulting several women in Encinitas, California.

The NFL fined Jerry Richardson $2.75 million after an investigation into workplace misconduct by the outgoing Carolina Panthers owner, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Thursday. Goodell announced the decision following the conclusion of the investigation conducted by former U.S. Attorney and

Prosecutors say former NFL player Kellen Winslow II targeted older women in spree of sexual assaults, then threatened to kill them if they spoke about the attacks.

New Jersey State Senator Jeff Van Drew, one of the main advocates to legatlize sports gambling, discusses the “oxymoron” in leagues asking for a cut of the action.

I find it somewhat disappointing that all the Tribune’s sportswriters feel the NFL is wrong with respect to requiring the players to stand for the national anthem. It is equally disappointing that the NFL even had to take this action. These players are employees, and an employer has the right to

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump held out an olive branch in his feud with National Football League players on Friday, asking them for recommendations as he considers pardoning several thousand people who may have been unfairly treated by the criminal justice system

Pilot data from a recent study suggest that NFL teams have better performance during night games versus afternoon games due to advantages from circadian rhythms. It is well established that NFL teams on the West Coast win more night games, dating back to the 1970s. Recent data conclude that the night

Rep. Keith Ellison, the Democratic congressman from Minnesota’s Fifth District, had started looking ahead to the next NFL season with great anticipation. He believes Kirk Cousins is a better downfield passer than Case Keenum, expects running back Dalvin Cook will be “awesome” returning from a major

For decades, the NFL’s high-level conversations about legalizing sports betting centered only on how problematic it would be. The NFL was long resolute in its belief that legal sports gambling would be a threat to its integrity, even as the NBA and others warmed to the idea. Just last year, when NFL

For months, while the NBA and Major League Baseball began making their voices heard in the dozens or so states looking to legalize sports betting, the NFL sat on the sidelines, awaiting a ruling from the Supreme Court. That ruling came down Monday, and suddenly the NFL appears ready to get into the game

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal law effectively prohibiting sports betting outside Nevada is unconstitutional, paving the way for a dramatic increase in gambling on sports in the coming weeks and months.  Here’s how governing bodies and notable figures in the world of sports have reacted

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former Australian Rules player Joel Wilkinson is taking the body that runs the country’s professional game to court alleging that racist abuse and sexual harassment ruined his career. Wilkinson, who was also briefly on the book of National Football League team the Arizona Cardinals

I’m already on record regarding my concerns about the Vikings’ approach to this year’s draft and how little immediate help they seem to have added — particularly on the offensive line. But if you’re looking for a doom-and-gloom outlook overall for the 2018 Vikings, you won’t find

The NFL is open to looking at ways to improve working conditions for hundreds of cheerleaders. Two former cheerleaders filed a gender-discrimination complaint and had given the league a Friday deadline to settle for $1 each. Sara Blackwell, the attorney for the cheerleaders who filed claims against the

The most meaningful portion of the NFL’s transaction period is now complete. Save for a desperation trade or two during training camp or right before the deadline, and the flurry of waiver claims that punctuate the roster cutdown dates in the summer, we have a very solid idea of each team’s personnel

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports NFL insiders Jarrett Bell and Lindsay Jones detail what the Browns look to do at the top of the draft and who could move up and cause chaos. An extended slide can be one of the most awkward and agonizing experiences for a player in the NFL draft. Such an episode is made

Will McFadden AtlantaFalcons.com FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Today’s Early Bird Report includes the Falcons’ draft needs – with one position clearly at the top – as well as Rob Gronkowski’s decision to return to the Patriots in 2018.   Enjoy! FALCONS HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AJC: The Falcons

In the NBA, teams tank to get better draft position. In baseball, tanking has more to do with saving money, and in turn making money. As a result, tales of baseball tanking typically don’t land on the PFT radar screen, since NFL teams would (do) tank not to save money but to enhance draft standing. This

Infamous for being a pot-smoker, former NFL running back Ricky Williams estimated two years ago that he’d lost as much as $10 million in salary and potential endorsements during his playing days due to his marijuana use. Now, Williams thinks cannabis can help him make some of that money back.

Riding pigs and Nordic dancing… two activities that were a part of Josey Jewell’s unique childhood. The Iowa linebacker reflects on that, and looks ahead to playing in the National Football League.

Baker Mayfield’s motivation stems from media criticism. That may not be such a great thing.