Here’s an interesting P.S. to the Bill Tobin, Mel Kiper feud

The 27th anniversary landed on Saturday of the memorable moment between former Colts G.M. Bill Tobin and longtime ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper. Roughly a week before that, the player Kiper believed the Colts should have taken shared with Ryen Russillo a story that, if true, makes the entire Tobin-Kiper kerfuffle moot. Quarterback Trent Dilfer [more]

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Broncos will address Bradley Chubb, Courtland Sutton contracts after draft

Broncos General Manager George Paton’s focus is solely on this week’s draft at the moment, but he has an idea of what will be on the agenda once things wrap up in Cleveland. Defensive end and 2018 first-round pick Bradley Chubb is heading into his fourth season, which means the team will need to make [more]

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Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Penei Sewell among 45 players to participate virtually in draft

Many of the top prospects in the 2021 NFL draft won’t be in Cleveland. In addition to 13 players who have confirmed they will attend, another 45 players have decided to participate virtually. That includes Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who will be the Jaguars’ first overall pick. Also participating virtually are Ohio State quarterback Justin [more]

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Justin Herbert doing his best to get Penei Sewell to the Chargers

Joe Burrow said publicly he isn’t lobbying for former LSU teammate Ja’Marr Chase. The question is: Why not? Kyler Murray had a draft suggestion for Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim last year and admitted publicly he would be “very fond of that pick” if Arizona selected CeeDee Lamb. The Cardinals selected Isaiah Simmons instead, but [more]

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Justin Jefferson is sticking with No. 18

The NFL’s decision to dramatically change the rules regarding permissible numbers opens the door for a major reshuffling by veteran players. If those veteran players are willing to buy the remaining stockpile of their current jerseys, at retail. Count Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson among those who would be counting out a stack of cash to [more]

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Browns at No. 26 can be “very flexible,” with one caveat

The Browns will pick near the bottom of round one for the first time in a long time. So could they move up? G.M. Andrew Berry addressed in a Friday press conference the flexibility that the Browns have with the 26th pick. “In general, how I view the draft is we really go into the [more]

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Ravens to meet with offensive tackle Dennis Kelly

The Ravens are expected to sign offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva after the draft, but he may not be the only player Baltimore will add at the position. Free agent offensive tackle Dennis Kelly also has a visit scheduled with the Ravens, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Titans released Kelly at the start of [more]

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