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• Chiefs get a defensive tackle in new USA Today mock draft

Photo by Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In his latest mock, Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz sends Ole Miss prospect Walter Nolen to Kansas City. On Monday, USA Today’s Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz published his second mock draft, which sent a defensive tackle to the Kansas City Chiefs with the 31st pick of the first round. 31. Kansas City Chiefs: DT Walter Nolen, Mississip...2025
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• NFL Mock Draft Monday: The (five) stars align

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images 5 for 25? It’s Monday, there are mock drafts to be had. Mel Kiper, ESPN - DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss This would be the third time in four years that the Eagles draft a defensive tackle, and GM Howie Roseman has historically favored the trenches on Day 1 of the draft. We just talked about the Chiefs’ offensive line issues, and it was the Eagles’ defensive l...2025
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• Big Blue View rules for draft success, 2025 edition

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s time to update the rules, and argue again about what they mean for the Giants The 2025 NFL Draft is rapidly approaching. That means it’s time to update the “Big Blue View Rules for Draft Success.” If you aren’t familiar with these rules, I created this guide to my draft philosophy several years ago. Each year the rules get tweak...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (3/23): Old QBs, local prospects, free agent grades, and more!

Matt Cashore-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. The latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow. Dawgs By Nature: Third 30-visit quarterback prospect for Browns (Barry Shuck) - In order to get to know players a bit better, the NFL allows each club to bring in 30 players for...2025
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• Lions mock draft roundup 8.0: Focus stays in the trenches

Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn 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 NFL free agency slowing down and rosters filling up, mock drafts are shifting gears to provide a more informed look at where teams stand heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. While this certainly narrows the focus for several teams, th...2025
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• Cowboys may very well have their pick of receivers in the first round

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images This receiver class is so interesting. One of the more common predictions for the Dallas Cowboys in mock drafts these days is that the team will take a receiver with the 12th overall pick. It may not be as popular as Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, but wide receiver is definitely a position of need, even after signing Parris Campbell. By mo...2025
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• Giants news, 3/20: Kiper says Shedeur Sanders best QB in draft, Jalen Milroe, Jalin Hyatt, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Thursday Good morning New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Mel Kiper: Shedeur Sanders will be better NFL quarterback than Cam Ward Vikings won’t pursue Aaron Rodgers — what might that mean for the New York Giants? New York Giants free agency tracker: Latest signings, rumors, news, analysis New York Giants’ QB search: Eve...2025
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• Cardinals on guard for the 2025 NFL Draft?

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Here’s a hunch that Donovan Jackson could be the Cardinals top 1st round target with perhaps a trade down into the 20s or low 30s The hug shown above between Cardinals’ new offensive line coach Justin Frye and Ohio St. guard Donovan Jackson after winning the 2024 FCS Natty may be precisely what the Cardinals are embracing to see for years to come. One of the ke...2025
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• Mel Kiper mock draft: Arizona Cardinals add defensive back in new post free agency mock draft

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Arizona Cardinals get help at cornerback. The Godfather has dropped his newest 2025 NFL Mock Draft and for the Arizona Cardinals it begets a fun question. Do you take a player who is likely the best player on the board (consensus wise) at a position that may not be as much of a need or do you take a player at a position of greater need? It’s interes...2025
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• MOCK DRAFT: Mel Kiper projects Dolphins to replace major star in latest mock

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Dolphins dump Terron Armstead and welcome Will Campbell in latest mock draft from ESPN’s Mel Kiper. With the National Football League’s free agency frenzy slowing down, fans’ focus has once again shifted to the 2025 NFL Draft and the multitude of mocks being done all across the world wide web — including some from yours truly. Today’s featured mock dra...2025
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• Mock Draft Monday Roundup: Ravens land post-Combine risers and usual prospects

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The latest mock drafts foresee the Ravens prioritizing their secondary and succession plan at left tackle. In the latest mock drafts, analysts foresee the Baltimore Ravens emphasizing the fortification of their offensive line and addressing the safety position in the first round. The most commonly projected prospects were a trio of former Big Ten standout...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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• Horse Tracks: Kiper mocks TE Colston Loveland to Denver Broncos

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In his pre-combine NFL mock draft, Mel Kiper sent Michigan TE Colston Loveland to the Denver Broncos in the first round. It’s about to be mocking season in the NFL media lands as the NFL scouting combine is set to wrap up this weekend. Sure free agency is in a few weeks, but the draft analysis will be never-ending between now and the...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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• 2015 NFL Mock Draft: Latest Predictions Before Week 13
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• Chiefs get a defensive tackle in new USA Today mock draft
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (3/23): Old QBs, local prospects, free agent grades, and more!
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• Lions mock draft roundup 8.0: Focus stays in the trenches
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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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• Mock Draft Round-Up: Who do you want the Rams to take in the first round?

Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first wave of free agency wrapped up with the Los Angeles Rams filling some major needs at tackle and on the defensive line. At the same time, it also made some of the Rams bigger needs that much more clear. With the first wave of free agency wrapping up, it also meant a new wave of mock drafts. It’s hard to say that the Rams have ...2025
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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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• Giants news, 3/20: Kiper says Shedeur Sanders best QB in draft, Jalen Milroe, Jalin Hyatt, more headlines
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• Giants news, 3/20: Kiper says Shedeur Sanders best QB in draft, Jalen Milroe, Jalin Hyatt, more headlines
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• Giants news, 3/19: Jeremiah, Kiper mock Shedeur Sanders to Giants, Aaron Rodgers, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants headlines for Wednesday Good morning New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Mel Kiper mock draft: Shedeur Sanders to New York Giants after free agency Daniel Jeremiah joins Mel Kiper, mocks Shedeur Sanders to New York Giants Who is the best free agent quarterback for the Giants? New York Giants free agency: Giants add more edge depth af...2025
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• Kiper’s latest mock has Rams drafting a corner

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Should Rams pick Azareye’h Thomas in the first round? In his latest mock draft for ESPN, Mel Kiper has the Los Angeles Rams picking cornerback Azareye’h Thomas at 26th overall. Cornerback is often cited as the Rams biggest need, but Les Snead hasn’t gone in that direction early in the draft in a long time. Will that change in 2025 and would it be Thomas...2025
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• MOCK DRAFT: Mel Kiper projects Dolphins to replace major star in latest mock
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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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• 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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• What if Cowboys had listened to Mel Kiper and Daniel Jeremiah in the last 10 drafts?

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who would the Cowboys have drafted over the last decade if they listened to Mel Kiper and Daniel Jeremiah? We have the answers. ESPN’s Mel Kiper and NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah are two of the biggest names in the mock draft business and have been for years. So today we ask ourselves what would have happened if the Cowboys had followed the...2025
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• Mel Kiper mock draft: Arizona Cardinals add defensive back in new post free agency mock draft
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• Ravens nab S Malaki Starks in Mel Kiper’s latest mock

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images The Ravens could instantly upgrade their pass defense by landing Georgia’s Malaki Starks, the top safety in the 2025 draft class. With a strong defensive second level headed by linebacker Roquan Smith, the Ravens could feasibly find an impact player to either reinforce their front line or their secondary and both would likely be just as impactful as t...2025
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• Kiper’s latest mock has Rams drafting a corner
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• Vikings reinforce secondary with Texas CB Jahdae Barron in new 2025 mock

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Vikings would be over the moon to land an impact cornerback like Texas’ Jahdae Barron in this year’s draft. The Vikings need help at outside cornerback in a bad way. With the team seemingly moving on from both Shaq Griffin and Stephon Gilmore — both of whom combined for over 1,300 snaps played in 2024 — the Vikings don’t have any names in the room to fee...2025
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• MOCK DRAFT: Mel Kiper projects Dolphins to replace major star in latest mock
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• Grant Paulsen was born to talk sports

I got the chance to prolific radio host Grant Paulsen about the Nationals and his own career Grant Paulsen has been a fixture on 106.7 The Fan for years now. Talking to him, it is easy to see why. He is a natural communicator who is a passionate sports fan. Grant could talk all day long. He is also able to provide a level of substance as well. Getting to chat with him was a pleasure, as he is a ve...2025
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• Mel Kiper predicts a shocker: Shedeur Sanders at pick #7?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Mock drafts rarely shock me anymore. But apparently rarely leaves just enough of a crack in that door for the godfather of mock drafts, Mel Kiper of ESPN, to slide right through. Mel Kiper’s Latest Mock (2/25) 1. Titans - Abdul Carter, EDGE2. Browns - Cameron Ward, QB3. Giants - Travis Hunter, CB4. Patriots - Will Campbell, OT5. Jaguars - Mason Gra...2025
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• Cowboys mock draft: Mel Kiper has Dallas taking running back in first round that is not Ashton Jeanty

Photo by John McGloughlin/ISI Photos/Getty Images Mel Kiper’s latest mock has the Cowboys going with a running back in the first not named Ashton Jeanty. It is not hard to find a mock draft that has the Dallas Cowboys taking Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty at number 12 overall. Generally. we always reach a point in the draft process where a target becomes very well-connected to the ...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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• 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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• Le'Veon Bell calls out Mel Kiper, other NFL Draft analysts
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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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• 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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• Chiefs get a defensive tackle in new USA Today mock draft
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (3/23): Old QBs, local prospects, free agent grades, and more!
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• Dolphins still need work along the offensive line - The Splash Zone 3/20/25

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. At the end of the Miami Dolphins season, Chris Grier sort of said they made mistakes along the offensive line and that it would be a priority to fix it this offseason. Well they found one big an...2025
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• Cardinals on guard for the 2025 NFL Draft?
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• NFL mock drafts: Kiper, Jeremiah offer different fixes to Lions’ pass rush

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Daniel Jeremiah and Mel Kiper Jr. went about fixing the Detroit Lions’ pass rush in very different ways in their latest NFL mock drafts. Attention is starting to shift from free agency to the NFL Draft, and for every team in the NFL—all of which have a first-round pick—that brings excitement of landing young, cheap talent. For Detroit ...2025
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• Giants news, 3/19: Jeremiah, Kiper mock Shedeur Sanders to Giants, Aaron Rodgers, more headlines
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• Mel Kiper mock draft: Arizona Cardinals add defensive back in new post free agency mock draft
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• Big Blue View rules for draft success, 2025 edition
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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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• Previewing the 2025 NFL Combine: Which defensive backs and tight ends to watch
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• Cowboys mock draft: Mel Kiper has Dallas taking running back in first round that is not Ashton Jeanty
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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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• Mel Kiper mock draft: Travis Hunter to the Giants before the Combine

Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images Could the Giants bypass another quarterback class? The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine is here. The NFL has gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Likewise, the whole of the media ecosystem surrounding the NFL has descended upon the city. Everyone with contacts in the NFL is working the phones to get the latest rumors and intel, and that will inform reporting for...2025
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• Mock Draft Monday Roundup: Ravens take immediate replacement for Ronnie Stanley

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images The latest mock drafts foresee the Ravens prioritizing finding a successor at left tackle. In the latest rounds of mock drafts, analysts foresee the Baltimore Ravens putting an emphasis on finding their next left tackle as well as addressing the cornerback or edge rusher spot in the first round. The most commonly projected prospects were a pair of Big Ten st...2025
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