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Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast hosts Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson are joined by Senior College Football Writer Pete Thamel and NFL Draft Expert Eric Edholm to debate which QB in the 2020 NFL Draft class will make the most immediate impact. Hear the full conversation on the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith was arrested Wednesday on a charge of having sexual activity with a minor. The 29-year-old Smith was booked into the Duval County Jail around 5 p.m. and released about five hours later on a $50,003 bond. According to Florida Statute 794.05, which was the listed charge in the jail log, unlawful sexual activity with certain minors is a second-degree felony and applies to any person age 24 or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years old.

While in grade school, Justin Herbert filled out questionnaires saying he wanted to live in Los Angeles and his favorite team was the Chargers.

With the NFL draft in the books, Matt Harmon hands out a grade for every team’s offense for the 2020 seaso, with the Cowboys looking like a force to be reckoned with.

Dallas, which was already pretty potent before the draft, looks even more exciting now that the picks are in. But which team boasts the best offense?

Michigan Wolverines football linebacker Jordan Glasgow went to the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round.

Green Bay’s draft has been universally panned.

Teams still have chances to improve their teams before the season starts, and adding a player from this list could go a long way in rounding out a roster.

Breeland was leading the Chiefs in tackles in Super Bowl LIV less than three months ago.

There were rumors Tennessee would pursue the legendary QB in free agency. Instead, it went all-in on Ryan Tannehill, who now needs to prove last season wasn’t a fluke.

Rams coach Sean McVay says the team wouldn’t have moved on from Brandin Cooks if it didn’t believe Josh Reynolds could be a dynamic deep-ball threat.

With their blazing speed on offense, the Kansas City Chiefs ran away from their AFC West brethren en route to their first Super Bowl title in half a century. “Every move and signing we make we have to have them in mind,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said of the Chiefs, who have ruled the division since 2016 and used a 21-0 burst over the final six minutes to beat San Francisco in the Super Bowl.

Dustin Colquitt walked into the Kansas City Chiefs training facility 15 years ago as a third-round pick out of Tennessee, a punter with a big leg and peerless pedigree. Colquitt’s long tenure is finally coming to a close. The Chiefs are releasing the two-time Pro Bowl punter after signing a pair of prospects to compete for the job in training camp.

After discussing the biggest fantasy winners of the NFL draft, Dalton Del Don turns his attention to the players whose stock had the biggest downgrade.

Michigan Wolverines linebacker Khaleke Hudson went to the Washington Redskins in the fifth round. Here’s reaction …

Two of the most intriguing teams this season will be the Patriots and the Bucs, who now have two extremely high-profile ex-Pats in the fold.

Liberty’s Antonio Gandy-Golden, a receiver Washington selected in the fourth round, won the most praise from the Group of 5 and independents.

Yahoo Sports asked 120 college coaches which opposing players they felt fell too far in the 2020 NFL draft. Here are their answers.

Yahoo Sports’ Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson dive into New Orleans’ decision to sign the former number one overall pick – and what it means for Taysom Hill, who just signed a big two-year deal to backup Drew Brees. Subscribe to the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Chargers had a productive free-agency period and draft over the weekend, but the question about who starts at left tackle is still unanswered.

Yahoo Sports’ Senior NFL Writer Frank Schwab names three recent draft picks that he believes will have dominant defensive seasons.

Patriots fullback James Develin is retiring from the NFL because of complications from the neck injury that caused him to miss the final 14 games of last season. “I have decided it is my and my family’s best interest to retire from the game of football,” Develin wrote. Develin played in just two games last season before being placed on injured reserve with the neck issue.

The NFL is making alternate plans with its schedule.

New Orleans is making an extremely ambitious investment in backup quarterback and gadget player. Does this mean the Saints believe in him as Drew Brees’ successor?

SIGN UP FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TODAY AND DON’T PAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1. Missouri had two players selected in the NFL Draft this weekend. Jordan Elliott went to the Browns with pick No. 88 on Friday night and Albert Okwuegbunam was taken by the Broncos with pick 118 in the fourth round on Saturday.

With the 2020 NFL Draft now in the rearview mirror, BeaversEdge.com Managing Editor Brenden Slaughter gives his five…

Clyde Edwards-Helaire hit the jackpot going to the Chiefs, and Joe Burrow should be fantasy relevant as a rookie. Dalton Del Don reveals his post-draft stock up report.

Offensive guard Ben Bredeson was one of 10 Michigan football players to be drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, which was tied with Ohio State for the second-most players selected from a school in this year’s draft. The Baltimore Ravens nabbed Bredeson in the fourth round, with the No. 143 overall pick. Bredeson will go from playing for Jim Harbaugh at U-M to brother John Harbaugh with the Ravens.

The 2020 NFL draft had some rough edges, but the ingenuity of the broadcast could offer a glimpse into the new normal for sports.

The Rams plan to launch an ambitious virtual offseason program because of the coronavirus, and Sean McVay asked Clippers coach Doc Rivers for advice.