Raiders Take Malcolm Koonce 79th Overall

The Las Vegas Raiders selected Buffalo edge rusher Malcolm Koonce with the No. 79 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Koonce has excellent bend around the edge and is a super flexible pass-rusher with long arms. He stands at 6-foot-3, 250 pounds, though, so he'll need to […]

Vikings Select Chazz Surratt In Third Round

The Minnesota Vikings selected North Carolina linebacker Chazz Surratt with the No. 78 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Surratt is a converted quarterback who has turned some heads at linebacker the last two seasons. He plays at 120 percent intensity and loves to blitz. There have […]

Paulson Adebo Joining The Saints

The New Orleans Saints selected Stanford cornerback Paulson Adebo with the No. 76 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Adebo is a lengthy ball hawk at 6-foot-1, 192 pounds. He isn't all that agile, but he makes up for it by reading the opposing quarterbacks eyes and […]

Osa Odighizuwa Heading To Dallas

The Dallas Cowboys selected UCLA edge rusher Osa Odighizuwa with the No. 75 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Odighizuwa gets excellent leverage on his offensive line opponents and drives them backwards. He could improve on his hand work, and he has some pretty good athleticism at […]

Washington Adds Benjamin St-Juste To Secondary

The Washington Football Team selected Minnesota cornerback Benjamin St-Juste with the No. 74 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. St-Juste is long and athletic at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds and glides around the secondary with his length. Because of his size, he won't be the fastest defensive back […]

Eagles Draft Milton Williams At No. 73 Overall

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Louisiana Tech defensive lineman Milton Williams with the No. 73 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Williams is an incredible athlete at the defensive tackle spot and uses his hands really well to fight off offensive linemen. The problem with him is that […]

Alim McNeill Goes To Detroit In Third Round

The Detroit Lions selected North Carolina State defensive lineman Alim McNeill with the No. 72 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. McNeill has a devastating first step and great bull rush as an athletic nose tackle. However, he'll need to be coached up at the next level […]

Giants Defense Adds Aaron Robinson

The New York Giants selected Central Florida cornerback Aaron Robinson with the No. 71 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Robinson can get it done both on the inside and outside because of his quick feet and good route recognition. If anything, he can be an immediate […]

Brady Christensen's Name Called By Carolina

The Carolina Panthers selected BYU offensive lineman Brady Christensen with the No. 70 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. It's hard to pick something that Christensen doesn't do well. If there's one thing, it might be pure strength that he needs to work on. The 6-foot-6, 300-pounder […]

Bengals Take Joseph Ossai To Help With Pass Rush

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Texas edge rusher Joseph Ossai with the No. 69 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Ossai is long and explosive and should help Cincinnati replace Carl Lawson. In the beginning of the third round, this is a great value pick for the Bengals. […]

Jalen Mayfield Goes To Falcons At 68 Overall

The Atlanta Falcons selected Michigan offensive lineman Jalen Mayfield with the No. 68 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Mayfield has positional flexibility along the offensive line and has a good initial burst. The Falcons are looking to give quarterback Matt Ryan some more protection with the […]

Kellen Mond Lands With Vikings In Third Round

The Minnesota Vikings selected Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond with the second pick (66th overall) of the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. The Vikings came into this draft looking for some insurance for Kirk Cousins, and Mond was their choice early in the third round. He was once more of […]

Jaguars Kick Off Third Round With Andre Cisco

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Syracuse safety Andre Cisco with the first pick of the third round (65th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Cisco is the fifth selection for Jacksonville already in this draft, and he's the second defensive back taken. The Jaguars secondary could surely use the help, as they were […]

Falcons Agree With A.J. McCarron

The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with free-agent quarterback A.J. McCarron on an undisclosed deal on Friday, locking him in as their backup to Matt Ryan after they did not select a signal-caller with the No. 4 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday night. Atlanta took Florida tight […]

Chiefs Sign Jerick McKinnon

The Kansas City Chiefs are signing free-agent running back Jerick McKinnon to an undisclosed deal on Friday, according to sources. McKinnon missed both the 2018 and 2019 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers due to injuries, and he managed just 81 carries for 319 yards and five touchdowns while adding 33 receptions for 253 yards […]

Ravens Pick Up Lamar Jackson's Fifth-Year Option

The Baltimore Ravens officially exercised quarterback Lamar Jackson's fifth-year option for the 2022 season on Friday. The Ravens and the 2019 NFL MVP will now work to reach a long-term contract extension. Jackson will make a fully guaranteed $23.016 million in 2022. This comes as no surprise, as head coach John Harbaugh guaranteed earlier this […]

Aaron Rodgers Considering Retirement?

Until the situation with the Green Bay Packers is repaired to his liking, quarterback Aaron Rodgers is seriously considering retirement, according to sources. If he were to retire, he would have to repay the team $11.5 million this year and $11.5 million if he remains retired next year -- all from his signing bonus. Reports […]

Teoscar Hernandez To Be Activated Friday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez will be activated from the COVID-19 injured list and will start in right field on Friday against Atlanta Braves left-hander Drew Smyly, according to industry sources. Hernandez spent the last week playing at the team's alternate training site, but he will return to the Blue Jays lineup on Friday […]

Bryce Harper Goes Through Concussion Protocol

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went through the concussion protocol, according to manager Joe Girardi. Harper and shortstop Didi Gregorius (ribs) will be evaluated on Friday. Both players sat out of Thursday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals after they were hit by pitches on Wednesday. Harper was hit by a pitch in the face […]

Sean Newcomb Reinstated From Injured List

The Atlanta Braves reinstated left-handed pitcher Sean Newcomb (undisclosed) from the injured list on Friday. In corresponding moves, right-hander Edgar Santana was recalled and right-hander Mike Soroka was moved to the 60-day injured list. The team also optioned right-hander Bryse Wilson and infielder Johan Camargo to the alternate training site. Newcomb hasn't pitched since April […]

Cam Newton Still The Patriots Starter

The New England Patriots took Alabama quarterback Mac Jones at No. 15 overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday night -- the first QB drafted by head coach Bill Belichick in the first round -- but Belichick said that Cam Newton is "our quarterback" and that Jones and Jarrett Stidham […]

Panthers Pick Up Sam Darnold's Fifth-Year Option

The Carolina Panthers picked up quarterback Sam Darnold's fifth-year option for the 2022 season on Friday, as general manager Scott Fitterer said they'd do after trading for Darnold. There were some doubts that the Panthers would actually pick up the 23-year-old's fifth-year option before the draft. They also passed on taking a quarterback with the […]

Mason Rudolph Receives One-Year Extension

The Pittsburgh Steelers are giving quarterback Mason Rudolph a one-year, $5 million contract extension on Friday, according to a source. The deal also includes up to $4 million in incentives based on playing time. Ben Roethlisberger is only under contract through the 2021 season, so it makes Rudolph the only quarterback currently under contract with […]

Les Snead Tests Positive For COVID-19

Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead said that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and will now have to isolate for the remainder of the 2021 NFL draft. The Rams didn't have a first-round pick on Thursday night, but Snead will now be forced to conduct the rest of the draft from his […]

Byron Pringle Signs Tender

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Byron Pringle signed his original-round tender on Thursday, according to his agents. The 27-year-old will make $2.1 million during the 2021 season. Pringle caught just 13 passes on 17 targets for 160 yards and one touchdown in 13 games (three starts) for the Chiefs last year, but the team remains […]

Tim Tebow Works Out For Jaguars

Former first-rounder Tim Tebow recently worked out for the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end, according to a source. There has been at least some discussion of him signing. Tebow continues to stick around. The obvious connection here is head coach Urban Meyer, who was Tebow's head coach in college at Florida. The 33-year-old had […]

Packers Like What They Have In Jordan Love

The Green Bay Packers like what they have in quarterback Jordan Love if something were to happen with Aaron Rodgers on the trade front. Love has performed well in practice. He has yet to appear in an NFL game, but the early returns on his development are positive. Rodgers was not pleased that Green Bay […]

Packers Say They Won't Trade Aaron Rodgers

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said on Thursday night about that possibility of trading quarterback Aaron Rodgers: "No, we're not going to trade Aaron Rodgers." "He's our quarterback. He's our leader. We've been working through this for a little while now. I just think it might take some time. But he's the guy […]

Buccaneers Conclude First Round With Joe Tryon

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Washington edge rusher Joe Tryon with the No. 32 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday. Tryon is extremely versatile and gives the Bucs a hybrid body with a tough side. Tampa is likely hoping that he can take over on the defensive line […]

Jayson Oweh Becomes Ravens Second First-Rounder

The Baltimore Ravens selected Penn State linebacker Jayson Oweh with the 31st overall pick of the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday night. The Ravens took Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman with their first first-round pick at No. 27 overall. Oweh compares to Danielle Hunter physically and production-wise in college. He did […]