Marlins Take Max Meyer Third Overall

The Miami Marlins selected Minnesota pitcher Max Meyer with the third overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft on Wednesday. Meyer was taken late in the 2017 draft but went to college and tied the school record with 16 saves as a freshman. The right-hander had a 2.11 ERA (second in the Big Ten) in […]

Heston Kjerstad Goes To Orioles At No. 2

The Baltimore Orioles selected Arkansas outfielder Heston Kjerstad with the second overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft on Wednesday. Kjerstad was a 36th-round pick by the Mariners out of high school in 2017. His 14 home runs in 2018 broke the school record by a freshman, and he followed that up with 17 more […]

Tigers Select Spencer Torkelson First Overall In MLB Draft

The Detroit Tigers selected Arizona State first baseman/third baseman Spencer Torkelson with the first overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft on Wednesday. Torkelson wasn't drafted out of high school, but he quickly showed at ASU that his bat was elite, particularly because of its power. Not only can he drive the ball with authority […]

Baseball Will Be Played In 2020

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said that "we will play Major League Baseball this year." The league will make a new proposal to the players union after receiving their 89-game proposal on Tuesday night. The next proposal will be a "significant move in the players' direction," but the league is fully prepared to exercise […]

C.J. Mosley Expects To Be Ready For Training Camp

New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley (groin) said that he's been cleared for all activity and expects to be able to take part in training camp next month. Mosley suffered a groin injury in Week 1 of last year and needed season-ending surgery in December after trying to return in Week 7. The 27-year-old was […]

Kerryon Johnson Praises D'Andre Swift

Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson was excited when he learned the team took D'Andre Swift in the second round of April's draft. "He was threatening to go 80 yards, 70, 60 every time he touches it. So I'm excited. I can learn from him. He can learn from me. We can all learn from […]

Lynn Bowden Jr. Present During DEA Raid

Drug Enforcement Agency agents, U.S. Marshals and local police raided an Ohio home in which Las Vegas Raiders rookie running back Lynn Bowden Jr. was staying on Wednesday. Handguns and loaded assault weapons were recovered from the house, and while Bowden was present during the raid, no arrests were made. Bowden and his son were […]

Bucs Pondering Keeping A QB Away From Facilities

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said he's trying to decide whether to keep a quarterback away from the team facilities to ensure that the Bucs have a healthy signal-caller to use in case Tom Brady and his backup must be quarantined due to coronavirus. If Brady were to test positive for COVID-19, his […]

Bradley Chubb Hopes To Be Full Speed For Training Camp

Denver Broncos defensive end Bradley Chubb (knee), who has been rehabbing at the team's facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, said he hopes to be full speed with no restrictions whenever the Broncos are allowed to return to on-field workouts. "Trying to find all the small things I can do to make sure I'm 100%. Right […]

Deshaun Watson Will Continue Working With Receivers

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, who has already been working out with wide receivers Brandin Cooks, Randall Cobb and Keke Coutee and tight end Kahale Warring, will continue to work out and throw to his receivers after the team's virtual offseason program ends on Thursday. Watson lost his No. 1 receiver in DeAndre Hopkins when […]

Robert Griffin III Wants To Be A Starter

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Robert Griffin III, the backup to reigning 2019 MVP Lamar Jackson, still hopes to be a starting QB in the NFL again. Griffin appeared in seven games last year, the most he's played in a single season since 2014, but most of the action he saw was late in games in which […]

Players Counter With 89-Game Proposal

The Major League Baseball Players Association is making a new proposal to the league for a season of 89 games with a full prorated share of salary and expanded playoffs, according to sources familiar with the situation. It could bring the two sides closer to an agreement, with the 89-game schedule proposal just 25 games […]

Anthony Lynn Back At Team Facilities

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn has returned to the team's facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The NFL allowed coaches to return to their team facilities last Friday, but not all of them have reported yet. Players are still prohibited from returning to the facilities unless they are rehabbing under the direction of the […]

Bears Ending Offseason Program Early

The Chicago Bears have decided to end their virtual offseason program early, as head coach Matt Nagy said that nine weeks are enough and that he wants the players to focus on training camp without having to worry about video conferences four days a week. Chicago's final virtual meeting will take place on Thursday, a […]

Seth DeValve Out 10-12 Weeks After Surgery

Free-agent tight end Seth DeValve (toe) is expected to be out 10 to 12 weeks after Dr. Robert Anderson surgically repaired a tendon and removed a cyst in one of DeValve's toes on Tuesday, according to a source. DeValve was released by the Panthers last week with a non-football injury designation, but he should be […]

Sam Darnold Holding Workouts With Teammates

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will gather with around two dozen teammates for an informal three-day passing camp this weekend in the Miami area. Running backs Le'Veon Bell and Frank Gore, wide receivers Breshad Perriman, Jamison Crowder and rookie Denzel Mims and tight end Chris Herndon are all expected to attend. It will be […]

Chauncey Gardner-Johnson To Spend Time Covering The Slot

New Orleans Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn said that safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson will spend a good amount of time covering the slot this year. Gardner-Johnson was taken in the fourth round by the Saints last year, and he compiled 49 tackles (38 solo), six tackles for loss, one interception, eight passes defensed and a […]

Dalvin Cook Would Be Fine With $13 Million Per Year

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, who is scheduled to make $1.33 million in 2020 in the final year of his rookie contract, is headed for a holdout in training camp unless he receives around $13 million per season on a new deal. Since 2017, the Vikings are 12-3 when Cook has at least 100 […]

Cam Akers Should Have Immediate Opportunity

Los Angeles Rams rookie running back Cam Akers, drafted 52nd overall in the second round with the team's first pick, forced 74 missed tackles on rushes last year at Florida State, which tied him for ninth-most in college football, per Pro Football Focus. He should have immediate opportunity in a Rams backfield that is now […]

J.K. Dobbins A Good Fit In Baltimore

Baltimore Ravens rookie running back J.K. Dobbins, the 55th overall pick in the second round, had the third-most yards after contact (2,652) in college since 2017 and the third-most last season alone (1,208), according to Pro Football Focus. He had 31 carries of 15-plus yards last season, which was the most in college football, and […]

Ke'Shawn Vaughn Could Be Surprise Of RB Class

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn, the 76th overall pick in the third round out of Vanderbilt, led the SEC over the last two years with an average of 4.4 yards per rush after contact among those with a minimum of 100 rushes, per Pro Football Focus. His receiving skills could definitely come […]

D'Andre Swift Has A Path To Rookie Success

Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift, the 35th overall pick in the second round, had the second-most yards after contact (1,334) in the SEC since 2018, according to Pro Football Focus. He's had 77 missed tackles on rushes since 2018. Swift was aligned in the slot or out wide as a receiver on nine […]

Denard Span Officially Retired

Denard Span, who played 11 seasons in the big leagues (1,359 games, 5,956 plate appearances) for the Twins, Nationals, Giants, Rays and Mariners, confirmed that he's officially retired from baseball. The 36-year-old found a cold free-agent market last offseason. “I’m a man of principles, and when those principles aren’t met, I can’t go along with […]

Jonathan Taylor A Yards-After-Contact Beast

Indianapolis Colts rookie running back Jonathan Taylor, drafted No. 41 overall in the second round, is projected to be the second-most productive rookie running back in 2020. His 3,921 yards after contact are the most in college football -- by 941 yards -- since 2017, according to Pro Football Focus. Taylor's nastiness as a runner […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Projected To Be Best Rookie RB

NFL Network's Cynthia Frelund projects Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, the 32nd overall pick in the draft, to be the most productive rookie running back in 2020. He had an SEC-best 782 yards after contact last year, per Pro Football Focus. The former LSU star was able to break tackles in the running […]

Tyrann Mathieu Underrated As A Run-Defender

Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu played 98 percent of the defensive snaps (1,205 of 1,230) last year, including the playoffs, according to Next Gen Stats. Known for his work mostly as a pass-defender, Mathieu's run-stopping ability ranked seventh-best among safeties in 2019. The Honey Badger was even better against the run in previous seasons […]

Jamal Adams A Pass-Rushing Safety Threat

New York Jets strong safety Jamal Adams' positional versatility -- he can play all three safety spots, cornerback and pass-rusher -- makes him an extremely valuable safety for Gang Green. His 90 pass-rushing snaps were second-most at the safety position, and he recorded 23 pressures, which were the most among safeties per Pro Football Focus. […]

Minkah Fitzpatrick Provides Excellent Deep Help

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick allowed only a 27.3 passer rating in coverage after his Week 3 trade from the Dolphins in 2019, according to Pro Football Focus. His passer rating in coverage was lower than if a quarterback threw the ball away on purpose (39.6). Fitzpatrick was lined up at deep safety on 90 […]

Eric Kendricks Excels In Coverage

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks was Pro Football Focus' highest-ranked linebacker last season among those with a minimum of 300 snaps. The linebacker excelled mostly in coverage, with just an 83.9 passer rating allowed when in coverage, which is around 20 points lower than the league average for linebackers. Kendricks, a former second-round selection in […]

Demario Davis Has A Nose For Shutting Down Drives

New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis was ranked by Pro Football Focus as 2019's second-best linebacker. He had 13 trips inside an opposing quarterback's five-foot halo (four sacks) and the fifth-fewest yards per rush allowed among linebackers when in a runner's path. Davis was also accredited with the most stopped overall drives and touchdowns among […]