Kevin Colbert on 2020 opt outs: If two players are close, we’ll choose the one who played

One common theme shared by General Managers at this year’s pre-draft press conferences has been the difficulties in preparing for the draft given the lack of a Combine and in-person meetings with prospects. Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert shared those thoughts on Monday and also touched on another one of the things teams have to [more]

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Jon Robinson: You don’t want to trade back just to trade back

The Titans have the 22nd pick in the first round of this week’s draft, but they could move up or down the board depending on the player. In his pre-draft press conference on Monday, Tennessee General Manager Jon Robinson said the way his team would trade back would be if it only allows the Titans [more]

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Ben Roethlisberger deal “started a real positive offseason” for Steelers

When the Steelers season came to an end with January’s playoff loss to the Browns, it was unclear if quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would be back for the 2021 season. Roethlisberger was set to have a cap number of more than $41 million and the team made it clear that number had to go down in [more]

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Steelers GM doubts they’ll trade up

Count Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert as one who does not believe that trading up in the NFL draft is wise. Colbert said today that he’d rather keep the quantity of picks the Steelers currently have than package some picks to move up from their first-round slot, No. 24 overall. “I’m very doubtful that we’ll [more]

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Social media buzzes over fake tweet showing Chargers, Giants trade

Seventeen years ago, a very real first-round trade happened between the Chargers and Giants, with quarterbacks Eli Manning and Philip Rivers swapping cities after being selected. On Monday morning, a fake tweet from the Chargers’ Twitter account showed the Chargers packaging a third-round pick (No. 77 overall) with the 13th selection to trade up two [more]

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Will the Falcons find a taker for Julio Jones?

There are two potential explanations for the sudden rash of reports regarding a potential Julio Jones trade. One, Peter King had it initially and exclusively in Football Morning in America and others used it as a springboard for their own reporting (without crediting King). Two, all three — King, Albert Breer of SI.com, and Ian [more]

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Brian Flores: The goal isn’t to accumulate first-round picks, it’s to craft the best team

Since Brian Flores took over as the Dolphins head coach in 2019, Miami has made several trades to maximize their opportunities in the first round of the draft. The club had three first-round picks last year, has a pair this year, and will have two in 2023 following the blockbuster trade with the 49ers for [more]

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