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• ESPN 3-round mock draft looks like a dream scenario for Bengals

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images A stud defensive tackle and an emotional leader from the Buckeyes National Championship Team were selected in this NFL Mock Draft. It’s becoming clear the Cincinnati Bengals are likely to target the defensive line in next week’s NFL Draft. Not only that, but the Bengals may have a defensive-heavy draft. Getting younger is a huge priority for the Bengals'...2025
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• ‘Things I think’ as we get closer to the 2025 NFL Draft

Jalen Milroe | Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images Thoughts on Jalen Milroe, Shedeur Sanders, Abdul Carter, and more We are less than two weeks away from the 2025 NFL Draft. Here are some New York Giants-related ‘things I think’ as we count down the days. Jalen Milroe to the Giants? Todd McShay of The Ringer put an exclamation point on the rising tide of support for Jalen Milroe as a potential first-r...2025
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• Horse Tracks: Why WR might be the best option if the Broncos stand pat in the first round

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The Denver Broncos might want to consider drafting a wide receiver with their first round pick instead of running back. There are a lot of NFL mock drafts running the circuit and most of them have the Denver Broncos taking North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton in the first round. It has been overwhelmingly in that direction for a running back, but what happens if h...2025
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• Shedeur Sanders emerging as top-10 lock in NFL Draft after surprising injury news

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft stock could be trending up after injury news to a veteran QB. With the 2025 NFL Draft now inside of two weeks away, the picture is coming into focus for several top prospects in the incoming rookie class. Miami quarterback Cam Ward looks like a lock for the first-overall selection by the Tennessee Titans, and rumors continu...2025
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• The Linc - Brandon Graham says he is “90 percent retired”

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/10/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Brandon Graham leaves the door open on a potential return - PFTA wave can mean farewell. A wave can mean hello. Last month, long-time Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham waved goodbye to football. Now, he might be waving hello to a return. Appeari...2025
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• Vikings Links: 14 Days Until The Draft

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images I’m not counting, yore counting! As we get closer to the draft, the sentiment is strong for a cornerback or safety or offensive guard this year with the first pick either at #24 or after a trade down. The arguments for these positions are solid with Harrison Smith more than likely being in his last year and the cornerback group still not being as strong a...2025
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• Shedeur Sanders emerging as top-10 lock in NFL Draft after surprising injury news
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• Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft has Seahawks taking Texas lineman in Round 1

Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Seattle also goes for a corner and wide receiver in the second round. When it comes to NFL mock drafts, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr may not be the best but he’s certainly the most notable draft analyst in the business. He’s just released his latest two-round mock with a little over two weeks before the actual NFL Draft kicks off in Green Bay, a...2025
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• Vikings Links: 16 Days Until The Draft

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images May as well mock! I love to see those mocks! Minnesota Vikings News and Links Seven things Vikings’ offseason has revealed Players, including McCarthy, were aware of Rodgers talks On the morning of the 2024 draft, coach Kevin O’Connell summoned quarterback Sam Darnold to his office. In a 45-minute conversation, O’Connell told Darnold — who had recently signed a on...2025
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• Mel Kiper’s mock draft 4.0 sticks with an offensive tackle to the Chiefs

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images In his latest mock, the ESPN draft analyst picks Ohio State’s Josh Simmons for Kansas City. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. published mock draft 4.0 for 2025, in which he sent an offensive tackle to the Kansas City Chiefs with the 31st pick of the first round. 31. Kansas City Chiefs: T Josh Simmons, Ohio State If Simmons didn’t injure his knee last Oc...2025
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• Jihaad Campbell sliding, or could the Arizona Cardinals get a steal?

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The talented Alabama linebacker One of the great unknowns of every NFL Draft is that special inside information. We get leaks of it here and there and then have to parse out the information if it is good, bad or even noteworthy. Then have to weigh it against what we do know. We have heard rumors about concerns for character in James Pearce Jr., Walter No...2025
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• Previewing the 2025 NFL Combine: Which defensive backs and tight ends to watch

Cris Tiller / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It’s time for the DBs and tight ends to work out The New York Giants and the rest of the NFL are in draft season! Aspiring NFL athletes will perform at Lucas Oil Stadium in their underwear, testing their movement skills and being measured to their exact size. Yesterday we watched the defensive linemen, edge defenders, and linebackers work o...2025
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• Bengals attack the edge in Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft

Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images Big week at the combine for the prospect. Regardless of what happens with defensive end Trey Hendrickson, the Cincinnati Bengals need to attack their pass rush this season. Hendrickson finished the 2024 season with 17.5 sacks, but the rest of the pass rushers left a lot to be desired. With the NFL Draft coming up in under two months, the Ben...2025
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• NFL draft analyst: ‘Deepest’ draft class at important position for Browns

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 2025 NFL draft has some high end players at all the positions but one group might stand out The Cleveland Browns and their fanbase enter the offseason with a lot of focus on the quarterback position and the second overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. We now know HC Kevin Stefanski will be calling plays while the team interviews for...2025
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• Who were the Dolphins top performers - The Splash Zone 1/23/25

Kirby Lee-Imagn 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 had a pretty lackluster 2024 season as they failed to reach the playoffs for the first time under Mike McDaniel. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any good as their were several players ...2025
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• Notes: Levi Onwuzurike takes part in Lions’ voluntary offseason program
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Despite back surgery, Detroit Lions DT Levi Onwuzurike is taking part in the team’s offseason program, a positive sign that his career is not over. This week, the Detroit Lions were among the majority of NFL franchises who began their offseason workouts. While we’re only in Phase 1 of those workouts—which is basically only allows conditioning, strength tra...2023
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• ESPN 3-round mock draft looks like a dream scenario for Bengals
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• Shedeur Sanders emerging as top-10 lock in NFL Draft after surprising injury news
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• The Linc - Brandon Graham says he is “90 percent retired”
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• Vikings Links: 14 Days Until The Draft
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• Mel Kiper Jr. mocks Malaki Starks and a pass-rusher to the Ravens

Brett Davis-Imagn Images ESPN’s premier draft analyst remains steadfast in the Georgia defensive back going to Baltimore. In his latest two-round mock draft released on April 8, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has the Ravens selecting safety Malaki Starks out of Georgia with the No. 27 overall pick in the first round. This is the same pick Kiper had the Ravens making in his mock draft a few weeks ago...2025
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• Our NFL draft experts picked 10-man rosters from the 2025 class: Who has the best superteam?
Mel Kiper Jr., Matt Miller, Jordan Reid and Field Yates drafted their own rosters of 2025 draft prospects. Check out all 40 picks -- and vote on the winner....2025
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• NFL Draft rumors for Steelers, Browns, Patriots, and Alabama QB 2 weeks out

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Jalen Milroe is ‘gaining steam’ and other 2025 NFL Draft rumors We are just two weeks away from the 2025 NFL Draft. Two weeks from tonight Roger Goodell will walk across a stage outside Lambeau Field in Green Bay to officially open the Draft, and announce that the Tennessee Titans are on the clock. If everything goes according to plan, moments later Good...2025
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• 2025 NFL draft scouting report: UCLA DE Oluwafemi Oladejo

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Film observations for UCLA DE Oluwafemi Oladejo—a potential Detroit Lions target in the 2025 NFL Draft. Oluwafemi Oladejo is an unpolished edge rusher prospect with desirable versatility and burst off the edge. He went from an off-ball linebacker—who was fifth in the Pac-12 conference in total tackles (91) at Cal as a sophomore in 2022—to an outside linebacker edg...2025
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• ESPN 3-round mock draft looks like a dream scenario for Bengals
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• Mel Kiper Jr. mocks Malaki Starks and a pass-rusher to the Ravens
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• Who is QB3 in the 2025 NFL Draft? You tell us.

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Who should be QB3 in the 2025 NFL Draft? Sound off in the comments. Every NFL Draft is filled with fascinating questions. Often, those questions center on the quarterback position. Some years the main debate lands on “who is QB1?” Other years the debate regarding quarterbacks has fans and evaluators discussing who is QB2, or how many quarterbacks land in ...2025
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• 6 shocking picks in Mel Kiper Jr’s final 2025 NFL Mock Draft

Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Everything gets turned on its head. There’s just over two weeks until the NFL Draft and the final projections are creeping in. Mel Kiper Jr. just dropped his final mock drat over on ESPN, fairly certain he knows how the first two rounds will shape up. Obviously this will all collapse on draft night, because nobody bats 1.000 and tea...2025
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• Bengals attack the edge in Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft
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• Mel Kiper’s newest mock draft has Seahawks taking ‘best pure guard in this class’

Photo by Jason Clark/Getty Images Same position, different player to the Seahawks in Kiper’s second 2025 NFL Mock Draft. ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr has been hard at work creating content for us developing his latest mock draft ahead of the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. If you recall his initial mock draft, he had the Seattle Seahawks selecting Missouri tackle Armand Membou at No. 18,...2025
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• Mel Kiper Jr’s latest NFL Mock Draft has some stunning surprises

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are the most shocking things from Kiper’s mock. With the NFL Combine around the corner we’re starting to see more and more mock drafts. This week Mel Kiper Jr. put out his second of the cycle, and there are some serious head scratchers in this one, at least based on the consensus around the rest of the football world. That’s not ...2025
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• PFF projects Colts to select top tight end Tyler Warren in 2025 NFL Mock Draft

Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Colts come away with one of the most complete tight end prospects to come out in recent memory in this one. According to PFF, the Indianapolis Colts will select top tight end prospect Tyler Warren out of Penn State with the 14th overall pick the 2025 NFL Draft in their latest mock draft: 14. Indianapolis Colts: TE Tyler Warren, P...2025
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft: ESPN’s Mel Kiper mocks running back Ashton Jeanty to the Broncos

Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images In his debut mock draft, ESPN’s draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. mocks Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty to the Broncos. ESPN’s lead NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. released his debut 2025 NFL Mock draft today and has the Broncos selecting a popular pick in the draft. He mock Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty to the Broncos at their 20th over...2025
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• Bengals go defense in first Mel Kiper mock draft at ESPN

Photo by Sarah Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Interesting pick. There is no doubt that the Cincinnati Bengals' defense needs help this offseason. With new defensive coordinator Al Golden now in place, the team can look toward how they can improve the defensive unit through free agency and the NFL draft. In his latest mock draft, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has the Bengals selecting line...2025
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• Shedeur Sanders emerging as top-10 lock in NFL Draft after surprising injury news
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• NFL Draft rumors for Steelers, Browns, Patriots, and Alabama QB 2 weeks out
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• Dolphins need to nail this draft - The Splash Zone 4/10/25

Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports 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. It’s no secret that the Miami Dolphins have a very crucial season ahead of them. They lost some key players and plenty of roster pieces when the new league year began and have patched some holes will s...2025
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• Broncos fortunate free agent signings didn’t get poached

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Making tampering legal has create a cut-throat atmosphere among teams competing for top free agent talent. File this story under things that happen every year, but you don’t really think about it or dwell on it. However, since the opening of ‘legal’ tampering in the NFL the cut-throat behavior between teams to get the best talent on the open market is p...2025
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• Mel Kiper Jr. projects Colts to select ballhawking Georgia safety in latest NFL mock draft

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Could the Colts select a new chess piece to anchor the backend of their secondary—with a versatile top playmaker? According to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. (subscription), the Indianapolis Colts will select ballhawking Georgia safety Malaki Starks at Pick #14 in his latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft: 14. Indianapolis Colts Malaki Starks, S, Georgia This is a good fit, ...2025
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• Who were the Dolphins top performers - The Splash Zone 1/23/25
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• Vikings Links: Do You Still Believe?

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images After last week, the believers are dwindling The playoffs start today! What is the best case scenario for the Vikings? No. 5 L.A. Chargers (-3) at No. 4 Houston I like the Chargers in this game. They play solid defense and run the ball. CJ Stroud has regressed this season and I am not sure he will snap out of it especially when he is missing Stefon Dig...2025
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• Jameis Winston Wins 2015 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award
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• Jerry Jones Says Tony Romo Will Be Cowboys Starting QB for 'Next 4 or 5 Years'
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• Steelers' Le'Veon Bell Rips into ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. During Twitter Rant
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• KSU FB Glenn Gronkowski to Meet with Patriots During Senior Bowl
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• Randy Gregory Confirms He Tested Positive for Marijuana at NFL Combine
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• Who does Mel Kiper Jr. predict the Giants will draft?
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• Seahawks' Bruce Irvin Lashes out at Draft Analysts During 2015 NFL Draft
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• 2022 NFL Rookie Preview
It's the evening of Thursday, April 28, 2022 -- and Mel Kiper Jr. is backstage at Allegiant Stadium looking into the mirror, trying to decide which angle to position his head in an attempt to make his hair look different this year than the 38 NFL Draft shows prior. From the shadows, Mark Davis approaches from behind and proceeds to ask Kiper what he's doing at his (Davis') backstage dresser. Kiper...2021
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• Horse Tracks: Why WR might be the best option if the Broncos stand pat in the first round
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• The Linc - Brandon Graham says he is “90 percent retired”
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• Vikings Links: 14 Days Until The Draft
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• Dolphins need to nail this draft - The Splash Zone 4/10/25
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• Mel Kiper’s latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft has Jets addressing one of their biggest needs

Denny Medley-Imagn Images There’s one question mark for the Jets on the offensive line as we approach the Draft. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has released his latest mock draft. In his projection, he gives the Jets a tackle prospect who has been rising up Draft boards. 7. New York Jets Armand Membou, OT, Missouri Membou is powerful and quick, and he started 30 games at right tackle in college. It...2025
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• Who is QB3 in the 2025 NFL Draft? You tell us.
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• Colts plug glaring offensive holes in ESPN Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest NFL Mock Draft

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The Colts get after their remaining offensive roster deficiencies in this most recent Mel Kiper Jr. mock draft. According to ESPN’s longtime NFL draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. (subscription), the Indianapolis Colts are going to plug two of their glaring offensive holes, as the Horseshoe will select Michigan tight end Colston Loveland (#14) and...2025
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• Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft has Seahawks taking Texas lineman in Round 1
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 03/20/25

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! Derrick Gaffney died on Monday. If you became a Jets fan after the mid 1980s you might say to yourself Derrick who? Gaffney isn’t the most famous Jet of all time, to say the least. But for those of us who remember cheering for the New York Sack Exchange Jets, Gaffney wa...2025
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• NFL mock draft: 2 big name experts have Browns taking same player

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Cam Ward seems locked the top pick, will the Browns NFL draft pick be Abdul Carter, Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders? Nothing is certain in the NFL until the ink is dry, or, more accurately email is sent or the announcement is made or the phone call is finished (we know it is no longer fax machines after Sashi Brown stopped the AJ McCarron trade). The NFL draft is even...2025
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• NFL Draft Expert Mel Kiper Jr. Makes Feelings Clear on Whether Giants Should Take Shedeur Sanders With No. 3 Pick
Amid all the speculation about New York's future at QB, Mel Kiper Jr. revealed what Shedeur Sanders would look like with the New York Giants....2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/26/25

Kara Durrette/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey held a pre-NFL Combine press conference yesterday, and it went pretty much as expected. Which is to say, they said a lot of words but pretty much said nothing at all. They’re here to win, now and in the future. As opposed to what - they’re here to lo...2025
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• Vikings Links: Do You Still Believe?
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