Bucky Brooks suggests the Ravens should take Justin Fields, let Lamar Jackson “graduate”

Three years ago, the Ravens used the 32nd pick in round one on quarterback Lamar Jackson, who became the league’s MVP in only his second season. As Jackson inches toward his second contract, Bucky Brooks of NFL Media has an intriguing idea. Brooks thinks the Ravens should at least consider drafting Jackson’s replacement, in Justin [more]

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Fifth-year option tracker for 2018 NFL first-round picks

NFL teams will be adding first-round picks to their roster this week and some of them will then turn their attention to first-round picks from 2018. Fifth-year contract options for players selected in the first round that year need to be exercised by May 3 and some teams have already gotten the ball rolling on [more]

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Zac Taylor: Certainly you can see why Penei Sewell is in position to be a top pick

Penei Sewell is one of the players the Bengals are expected to consider choosing at No. 5 overall on Thursday, particularly after quarterback Joe Burrow tore his ACL last season. Protecting the 2020 No. 1 overall pick should be a priority for Cincinnati, which is a big part of why Sewell has often been projected [more]

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Mike Tomlin: Vince Williams bleeds black and gold

When the Steelers released linebacker Vince Williams early in the offseason to create cap room, it appeared Williams’ time with the franchise was coming to an end. But after about a month on the open market, Williams elected to return to the only team for which he’s played in his eight-year career. The Steelers announced [more]

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Kyle Shanahan: “Irresponsible” to listen to outside opinions on No. 3 pick

Everyone paying attention to the NFL Draft is curious about what the 49ers will do with the third overall pick and many of those people have a strong opinion about which quarterback the team should select. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday that those people have not been shy about sharing those opinions [more]

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Packers veered away from “what we normally do” to keep team together

The Packers have only brought in one free agent from outside the organization this offseason, but that doesn’t mean they’ve been sitting on their hands. Green Bay has been active when it comes to restructuring deals to push salary cap hits down the road and they used the space to make sure that they held [more]

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Zaven Collins’ ceiling could be No. 16

Getting a sense on the first 10 or so players to go in the 2021 draft isn’t more difficult than a normal year. After that, the various factors that have complicated scouting this season make it harder than usual to figure out how things will fall. Here’s a nugget that has made its way our [more]

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