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• NFL Draft: One Browns draft selection that no one is talking enough about

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Keeping the defense a strong point is a must but the Browns draft class has just two defenders The Cleveland Browns went into this year’s NFL draft with 10 draft picks. They ended up with seven picks instead. Two seasons ago, the Browns’ defense was ranked #1. This group slipped a bit last year with key injuries to LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koromoah (JOK), DTs ...2025
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• Drafting For Linebackers, Cornerbacks and Safeties

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Depth needed badly everywhere We continue with our assessments of the New York Jets roster in determining what plan of action to take during the 2025 NFL Draft. This is the outside part of the building process that is vital to the success of the defense. We now turn our attention to the linebackers and defensive backs, where the Jets need help but it’s not...2025
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• Jalon Walker’s lack of a position is a feature, not a bug in the 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Walker is one of the best players in the NFL Draft, bar none. But where exactly do you play him? If there’s any player in the 2025 NFL Draft consensus big board that I absolutely love, it’s Georgia’s Jalon Walker. An EDGE/LB hybrid, Walker turned his one year starting at Georgia into a season worthy of the Butkus award, notching 6.5 sacks and being th...2025
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• POD Community Mock: With the 15th pick, the Falcons select...

Photo by CFP/Getty Images With the 15th pick in the Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, the Falcons select... The Pride of Detroit 2025 Community Mock Draft rolls along with the 15th pick, currently held by the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons shocked the entire draft community last year by taking Michael Penix with the eighth overall pick despite signing Kirk Cousins to a massive deal ju...2025
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft: New Orleans Saints select pass rusher

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images With the 9th overall pick in the 2025 Bleeding Green Nation community mock draft, New Orleans Saints GM FierceDisc65 selects ... Jalon Walker, EDGE, Georgia Prospect Profile Jalon Walker - LB/Edge - Georgia Height 6-1 Weight 243 Arm Length 32” Athletic testing unavailable due to injury sustained prior to Combine 2022: Played in all 15 games as a reserve ...2025
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• Can Cardinals improve their ILB positions like the Eagles did in 2024?

Imagine if the Cardinals can hit a Zack Baun-like jackpot These days the Philadelphia Eagles must be feeling giddy about the emergence of Zack Baun as a 1st Team NFL All-Pro inside linebacker. Drafted with the 74th pick in the 3rd round by the New Orleans Saints, Zack Baun was supposed to be a Kyle Van Noy (Lance Zierlien’s player comp) type of edge dynamo, coming off his final All-American, 1st t...2025
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• Mock Draft Roundup 5.0: Lions beat writers release pre-Combine projections

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. With the 2025 NFL Combine set to kick off next week, this week’s Mock Draft Roundup offers fans their last opportunity to check out which prospects are being mocked to the Lions before the big event—including...2025
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• Marcus Mariota emerges as a backup option - The Splash Zone 2/4/25

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. The Miami Dolphins are entering a very important offseason with jobs on the line. If the Dolphins cannot find the right pieces to add this offseason, Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel may be looking...2025
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• Barry’s Thoughts and Jots from around the NFL, college football, the NFL draft, Jameis Winston and more

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images As we prepare for Browns vs Chiefs, football news including Bill Belichick in college provides some intrigue The Cleveland Browns season is winding down as the holidays are right in front of us. The NFL is in the stages of keeping up with who will make the playoffs and who will host post-season games, and who will watch the playoffs from the confines o...2024
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• Payton Wilson’s big pick for Steelers is even wilder after draft day fall

This is a spectacular play by the rookie. Payton Wilson was one of the most decorated off-ball linebackers in the entire 2024 NFL Draft and was coming off an incredible final collegiate season at N.C. State. Wilson won both the Bednarik Award (given to the best defensive player in college football) and the Butkus Award (given to the best linebacker). He racked up a career-best 138 tackles, includi...2024
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• Chargers 90-in-90: EDGE Khalil Mack

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Since joining the Chargers in 2022, Khalil Mack has set both personal and franchise sack records, all after turning 30. Khalil mack was born and raised in Fort Pierce, Florida where he grew up mainly playing baseball and basketball. Despite believing basketball was the way to a college athletic scholarship, Mack found a groove with football that would take h...2024
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"Paul was a Butkus Award finalist, second-team All-SEC (coaches) and third-team All-American (AP)."

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"He also won the High School Dick Butkus Award given to the nation’s best linebacker."

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"Campbell Trophy as college football’s top academic football player and the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker."

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"Butkus Award winner led vaunted Georgia defense in TFLs"

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"Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury wants to see how first-round draft pick Isaiah Simmons will fare at one position after the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Butkus Award winner played significant time in various roles for Clemson."

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"White was the 2018 Butkus Award winner as the nation's top college linebacker and was a first-team All-American "

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"Smith was the 2017 Butkus Award winner"

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"He also won the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s best linebacker."

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"Now, the reigning Butkus Award winner's draft stock is unclear."

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"0) and was a finalist last December for the Butkus Award, given to the top linebacker in college football."

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• Can Cardinals improve their ILB positions like the Eagles did in 2024?
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• On the Draft Board: Ole Miss linebacker Chris Paul Jr. could help the Chiefs in coverage

Stephen Lew-Imagn Images For Paul, the explosiveness is there, but his limited size may see him fall. In February, the Kansas City Chiefs met with Ole Miss linebacker Chris Paul Jr. at the East-West Shrine Bowl. Here’s what you need to know about Paul: Background Coming out of high school, Paul Jr. wasn’t a high recruit. Paul was a three-star recruit from Georgia who had decent offers fro...2025
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• Jacksonville Jaguars 2025 NFL mock draft roundup (Mar 24)

Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As the draft draws nearer, maybe it isn’t so certain the Jags draft Mason Graham. We are officially a month away from the 2025 NFL Draft. Obviously the name to know at this point is Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham, but as the days keep going, more and more names are coming up as likely draft candidates. This week we dive into som...2025
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• Who are the No. 22-ranked 2025 NFL Draft prospects across the media big boards?

Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer and Michigan’s Colston Loveland headline players ranked No. 22 on various 2025 big boards. The Chargers are officially owners of the No. 22 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Today, we’re taking a look at a handful of players who are ranked No. 22 on various 2025 draft big boards from across the media. Let’s get i...2025
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• Barry’s Thoughts and Jots from around the NFL, college football, the NFL draft, Jameis Winston and more
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• Chiefs sign 17 undrafted players before rookie minicamp

Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Kansas City announced its undrafted rookie signings just before the team’s rookie minicamp. On Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs announced the signings of 17 undrafted free agents following last weekend’s NFL Draft. All of these players will be on the practice field for the team’s rookie minicamp, which will be held Saturday through Mon...2024
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• Jeremiah Trotter Jr. can’t wait to start the new stage of his career as a Philadelphia Eagle

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images PHILADELPHIA, PA — Jeremiah Trotter Jr., dressed in a sharp blue suit and Clemson orange flower on his left lapel, sat there last Friday night on a bean bag in the basement of his father’s South Jersey home looking casually looking down at his cell phone. The names of the second and third rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft were being called, a...2024
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• Meet Up! Everything you need to know about LB Nathaniel Watson, Jr.

Linebacker is the only position on the entire roster in which there is a clear opening The Cleveland Browns went into the NFL draft knowing that whoever they selected the franchise did not require any of the new athletes to start this year, or even play for that matter. How cool is that? On the unofficial depth chart, all eleven offensive positions are filled. All the special team...2024
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• Meet Up! Everything you need to know about LB Nathaniel Watson, Jr.
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• Jeremiah Trotter Jr. will enter the NFL with a strong pedigree and a special motivation

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Jeremiah Trotter Sr. knew this time would come since his son, Jeremiah Jr., was a 10-year-old. Trotter Sr., the Eagles Hall of Famer, four-time Pro Bowler and beloved linebacker, just admits with a bellowing laugh that he may be more anxious about the 2024 NFL Draft than Junior is. Jeremiah Jr., a 6-foot, 230-pound two-year starting insi...2024
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• Seahawks Drafts from the Past: 2004 – Beware of Boulware

Photo by Allen Kee/NFLPhotoLibrary The Seattle Seahawks drafted a personal favorite and a few other key contributors in 2004 even though their first pick didn’t pan out. In the lead-up to the 2024 NFL Draft, let’s take a look back on the Seattle Seahawks draft classes from 40, 30, 20, and 10 years ago. I’ll list each draft pick and give a short summary of their career achievements – if ap...2024
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• Meet Browns new linebacker: Jordan Hicks

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The linebacker room this year will look a lot different The defensive unit with the Cleveland Browns is at an elite level. At least, that’s what occurred last year with a slew of new faces, the hiring of a new defensive coordinator in Jim Schwartz, and a stellar year by DE Myles Garrett who completed the year as the league Defensive Player of the Year. ...2024
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• 2024 NFL Draft positions of need: Off-ball linebacker

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A position that the Eagles have historically ignored in the draft is also one of need? Get outta here! Every team has different needs during NFL Draft weekend and, as you may have surmised from being a football fan for longer than 30 seconds, it informs each team’s board. The Philadelphia Eagles are no different and I have taken the libe...2024
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• Cowboys news: Free agent running backs that Dallas should be interested in

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Your Sunday morning Cowboys news. 5 best free agent options at running back for the Cowboys - Ali Jawad, Inside the Star The Cowboys had problems at running back, here are a few solutions. Zack Moss Let’s kick off the list with a lower-end but still solid option. Zack Moss spent the first two and a half seasons of his career with the Buffalo Billsbefore being ...2024
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• Jeremiah Trotter Jr. should be on the Cowboys radar for the 2024 NFL Draft

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cowboys need help at linebacker, and there’s a perfect fit for them in this upcoming draft. The last thing Cowboys fans wanted to be focused on in late January was the offseason. However, as the NFL enters the conference championship round of the playoffs this weekend, the Cowboys will not be participating, after being eliminated t...2024
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• Left Parentless and Homeless, Harvard Star's Amazing Journey May Lead to the NFL
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• Notre Dame Linebacker Jaylon Smith: 'I'm the Best Player in the Draft'
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• Draft grades: National analysts give Lions low marks for Day 1 picks
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions posted some of the lowest grades after Day 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions certainly took an unexpected approach to the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. After trading down, the Lions selected running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the 12th overall pick and followed it up with Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell six picks later. While each player...2023
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• The Browns defense is counting on linebacker JOK to rebound
Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The soul of the defensive unit begins with 2-8 The Cleveland Browns defense last season had a linebacker problem: most of them became injured. It was really weird for one club to have so many guys go down at a singular position, but this was the narrative with Cleveland 2022 edition. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (JOK), Jordan Kunaszyk, Jacob...2023
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• Jaylon Smith Injury Update: NFL Draft Prospect Expected to Miss 2016 Season
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• Why NaVorro Bowman Has the Chance to Become the New Face of the 49ers in 2015
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• Browns midseason accolades: Myles Garrett, Amari Cooper and more

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Half of the 2023 NFL season is behind us The 2023 season for the Cleveland Browns is teetering at the halfway point with eight games completed out of the 17-game schedule. (Editor’s Note: Very annoying that the 17-game schedule robs us of clean quarter/halfway points.) This would be a great time to reflect on how the offense, defense, and special teams ...2023
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• Meet Browns new linebacker: Jordan Hicks
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• Future Broncos: 3 Prospects to Watch in Week 3 of College Football

Photo by David Stacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As the collegiate football season rolls on so does Future Bronco. This week Christopher Hart takes a deeper look at three more prospects that Broncos Country should get to know for the 2025 NFL Draft. For last week’s edition of Future Broncos, I gave you three prospects to watch that would bolster the team’s talent at three position gro...2024
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• Chargers 90-in-90: EDGE Khalil Mack
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• Payton Wilson’s big pick for Steelers is even wilder after draft day fall
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• Summer Scouting: A strong group of linebackers for a great defensive draft

Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports A strong linebacker class potentially rounds out a strong front 7 for 2025 The 2024 college football season is almost here, which will send NFL scouts criss-crossing the nation as they scout the upcoming draft class. As we’ve mentioned several times before, the defensive front looks to be the unquestioned strength of the 2025 NFL Draft class. As it stands now, ...2024
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• Payton Wilson’s fall in the 2024 NFL Draft, explained

Photo by William Howard/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images One of college football’s best linebackers had to wait a while to hear his name called Every draft cycle there is a player — or more — who waits a little longer than expected to hear their name called. One such example from the 2024 NFL Draft is NC State linebacker Payton Wilson. While off-ball linebackers have seen their positiona...2024
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• Jaguars 2024 NFL Draft: Dillon’s final mock

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars take a bold approach to the 2024 NFL Draft in this day-of seven-round mock. We are mere hours away from the start of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan. Teams around the league are putting the finishing touches on their draft boards as they prepare for three days worth of picks that could make or break the foreseeable future ...2024
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• Cowboys news: Dallas needs to learn from past draft mistakes to capitalize in 2024

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The latest and greatest Dallas Cowboys offseason news! Prospects for Cowboys to Avoid in 2024 NFL Draft - Kristopher Knox, Bleacher Report The Cowboys are going to address running back at some point in the draft, with plenty of buzz about Texas RB Jonathan Brooks coming off an ACL tear. RB Jonathon Brooks, Texas The Cowboys need to bolster their backfield aft...2024
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• Glimpse Ahead to Cardinals’ 2024 Season Part V Mitch Mock

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Having laid out a number of off-season possibilities for the Arizona Cardinals throughout the first three articles of this series, now it’s time to consider what an encouraging off-season would be for the 2024 Arizona Cardinals. Here are some suggestions and an ROTB Mock Draft Simulator competition: 2024 Core: QB Kyler Murray RB James Conner S Budda Ba...2023
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• Glimpse Ahead to the Cardinals’ 2024 Season Part III

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Who will be the Cardinals’ 1st pick in the 2024 NFL Draft? If the 2024 NFL Draft were to commence today, the Arizona Cardinals would have the 3rd pick, behind the Bears (via the Panthers) at #1 and the Patriots at #2. The most intriguing question at the top of the draft is whether the Bears will decide to keep building around QB Justin Fields, or whethe...2023
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• Giants 2023 NFL Draft: Best available players for New York on Day 3
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images If the first three rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft, the New York Giants added three players who, at one time or another, were mocked to the Giants at pick No. 25. GM Joe Schoen did trade up twice, costing him three of the seven Day 3 picks that the Giants had going into the draft. New York does not pick again until the 172nd overall pick in Round 5. Here ar...2023
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• 2023 NFL Mock Draft: Buffalo Bills boost linebacker corps
Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the 27th overall pick in the 2023 Bleeding Green Nation community mock draft, Buffalo Bills GM EHyungNim selects ... Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa Hi everyone! The day has finally arrived…I am called to make a public-facing mock draft pick for my future mother-in-law’s favorite teams. Wish me luck with this one! With the 27th pick of t...2023
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