NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to walk to the podium Thursday night to open the 2024 NFL Draft. NFL prospects will hear Goodell announce their names. The draftees will then put on their new team’s hat and walk across the stage for a photo opp with Goodell. But they might not get the commissioner’s signature hug. Goodell underwent surgery …
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Some NFL Draft history was made in Detroit Thursday night when the Denver Broncos took Oregon quarterback Bo Nix with the No. 12 overall pick. Nix was the sixth quarterback taken in the first round, making it the fewest number of picks by which that many signal-callers were selected in NFL Draft history. The stunner was Michael Penix Jr. being …
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New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft took aim at Columbia University professors in an op-ed published in the New York Post on Thursday morning. Kraft, who pulled support for his alma mater earlier in the week because of the antisemitic violence and protests on campus, wrote in the newspaper that the focus of the demonstrations should shed light on …
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Every NFL Draft, there is always a wild card. This year’s was J.J. McCarthy. The Michigan quarterback and reigning national champion shot up draft boards in recent weeks, months after not even being considered a first-rounder to begin the 2023 college season. Even Jim Harbaugh, his college head coach, made the bold prediction McCarthy would be the first quarterback taken …
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The Atlanta Falcons shook things up. The Falcons, who signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal earlier this offseason, selected Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. in the draft’s first stunner Thursday night. Cousins is 35 years old and coming off an Achilles tear, so maybe this is a security blanket. But Cousins did sign for $180 million with $100 million …
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Caitlin Clark recently was the first pick of the WNBA Draft after a record-setting college basketball career, but she isn’t the only Hawkeye to go pro this month. Cornerback Cooper DeJean will more than likely hear his name called Thursday night and find a home in the NFL. Despite going pro in football, DeJean made a bold prediction about his …
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The biggest story coming out of the San Francisco 49ers’ camp during draft week is not about what they are going to do with the No. 31 overall pick, but rather what happens with star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. With Aiyuk set to play on his fifth-year option in 2024, the wideout wants a long-term extension from the 49ers, and …
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Rome Odunze will likely be one of the first wide receivers taken off the board in the NFL Draft Thursday night after putting together a stellar collegiate career with the Washington Huskies. Odunze came on strong for Washington in his last two seasons. He caught 75 passes for 1,145 yards and seven touchdowns in 2022. He had 92 catches for …
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As a fellow USC Trojan, Detroit Lions star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown wants nothing but success for the NFL Draft’s expected first overall pick, Caleb Williams. Except for when St. Brown he plays against Williams. And the two may face each other twice a year in the NFC North if, as expected, the Chicago Bears make Williams the top …
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Quarterback hype has dominated most of the NFL Draft’s storylines heading into Thursday, when the top four picks in the first round could end up being QBs. But quarterbacks are nothing without a sturdy offensive line. And the first player expected to be taken at that position is Notre Dame’s Joe Alt. Alt, the consensus top offensive tackle in this …
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