Joe Burrow: To go No. 1 overall is “crazy to me” but “dream come true”

Joe Burrow’s subdued reaction to the call from the Bengals and the announcement by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell belied the fact that he was the No. 1 overall choice. Of course, Burrow anticipated this for months now. After Burrow won the Heisman Trophy and LSU went undefeated in winning a national title, it became fairly [more]

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Lions take Jeff Okudah at No. 3

Despite spreading the word over the last few days that they were open to a trade, the Lions stayed put with the third overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Detroit selected Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah with the third overall pick. The Lions needed a cornerback after trading Darius Slay to Philadelphia, and Okudah [more]

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Washington takes Chase Young with second overall pick

There’s something to be said for not being too cute, and simply taking the best player available. That’s exactly what Washington did, sitting tight with the second pick and taking Ohio State defensive end Chase Young. In his last two seasons for the Buckeyes, he had 27 sacks and 131 quarterback pressures, and was a [more]

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Bengals make Joe Burrow the first overall pick in the 2020 draft

The Bengals didn’t waver, didn’t buckle, didn’t flinch. Despite interest from the Dolphins, the Bengals stayed put at No. 1 and made LSU quarterback Joe Burrow the first overall pick in the 2020 draft. Burrow, not expected to be a first-round pick after his first year in Baton Rouge, put together one of the best [more]

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Jerry Jones will draft at home alone, with no one to stop him

When the Cowboys’ football staff is gathered together in one draft room, owner and General Manager Jerry Jones has final say — but sometimes Jones would get talked out of making a splashy move, most famously when his son Stephen Jones convinced him to draft guard Zack Martin instead of quarterback Johnny Manziel. This year, [more]

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Source: “Zero truth” to Eagles interest in Trent Williams

The last couple of days have seen multiple reports about Washington talking to multiple teams about a trade involving tackle Trent Williams, including a report that had the Eagles as a possible trading partner for their NFC East rivals. It was a curious team to have in the mix given the presence of 2019 first-round [more]

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Bengals turned down Dolphins’ attempt to trade up to No. 1

The Bengals are poised to take LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the draft tonight, and it appears there’s nothing the Dolphins can do to get him. The Dolphins have made multiple calls to the Bengals to try to trade up to No. 1 but were rebuffed, according to Adam Schefter [more]

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