Sean McVay: Cole Strange comments were “misunderstood”

On Thursday night, video of an overly jocular (and quite possibly overserved) Rams coach Sean McVay and G.M. Les Snead made the rounds regarding their surprise that the Patriots used a first-round pick on offensive lineman Cole Strange. While not making any picks (because eff them picks) and possibly after mixing up a frozen concoction [more]

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Ravens optimistic David Ojabo will play this season

Edge rusher David Ojabo was on track to becoming a first-round pick before he tore his Achilles at Michigan’s Pro Day workout this year and the injury forced him to wait until Friday night to hear his name called. The Ravens made Ojabo the 45th overall pick in a move that reunites him with former [more]

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Desmond Ridder calls himself “younger guy just like” Marcus Mariota

Desmond Ridder became the second quarterback selected in the 2022 NFL Draft when the Falcons took him in the third round on Friday night and Ridder said he had an inkling that he might wind up in Atlanta. The reason for Ridder’s premonition was another move that the Falcons made this offseason. They signed Marcus [more]

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Joe Schoen: A few teams had medical concerns on Evan Neal but most doctors cleared him

Giants General Manager Joe Schoen acknowledged that there were some medical concerns regarding offensive tackle Evan Neal prior to the draft, but Schoen said the Giants’ doctors were confident enough that Neal will stay healthy that Schoen didn’t hesitate to take him with the seventh overall pick in the draft. “On the medical, a lot [more]

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Nakobe Dean says he’s fully healthy, doesn’t know why his draft stock dropped

The NFL invited former Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean to the 2022 NFL draft with the idea that he would go off the board in the first round. So it was surprising to everyone — including Dean — that he lasted until the third round, where the Eagles selected him. Reports surfaced that pectoral and knee [more]

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Nine teams had multiple first-round picks, an NFL draft record

The high quantity of trades in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft was unprecedented. Nine different teams ended up using multiple first-round draft picks, an NFL record. The previous record for the most teams with multiple first-round picks was six, which happened in 2020, 1989, 1974 and 1973. The Jets had three first-round [more]

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Joe Douglas: We got better on Thursday night

The Jets came into Thursday night with a pair of first-round picks and they added a third before the night came to an end. After taking cornerback Sauce Gardner and wide receiver Garrett Wilson at No. 4 and No. 10, the Jets traded back into the first round to add edge rusher Jermaine Johnson with [more]

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