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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/20/25

Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! The NFL recently announced a larger than expected increase in the 2025 NFL salary cap. Superficially this is good news for the Jets, as they get a bit more cap space to work with this offseason. However, all 31 other NFL teams also get more cap space to work with. M...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/19/25

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! The 33rd Team, the guys the Jets hired to help with their head coach and general manager searches this offseason, have come out with rankings for all 32 teams’ quarterback rooms. The ranking for the Jets isn’t pretty. They have the Jets ranked 30th, beating out only the New Orlea...2025
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• NFL draft: Key Browns need a deep position in this year’s draft class

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Remaking the Browns roster back to Kevin Stefanski’s offense could see tight ends added in free agency, draft It is very clear that the Cleveland Browns biggest needs this offseason are at quarterback and figuring out what to do with DE Myles Garrett’s trade request. That doesn’t mean the Browns roster is ready to roll if they find a quarterback as there are a ...2025
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• National 7-round NFL mock draft transforms Browns offense including 2 Buckeyes

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Shedeur Sanders gets help with 2 Buckeyes, his brother Shilo Sanders joining him with the Browns The best player on The Ohio State Buckeyes National Championship roster won’t be eligible to be selected until the 2027 NFL draft. Still, the roster is loaded with players who can help the Cleveland Browns now. We’ve provided you with our own Browns mock drafts as well ...2025
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• Who could be Klint Kubiak’s fullback in the Seahawks offense?

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images New Seahawks offensive coordinator Klink Kubiak has stated his desired use of a fullback in 2025. Fullbacks are back! In offensive coordinator, Klink Kubiak’s introductory press conference, he stated that he likes to use 21 personnel (two running backs/one tight end) and 12 personnel (1 running back/two tight ends) and that he “certainly love[s] pla...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft: Why Cardinals need star quality not quantity this time around

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Cardinals can no longer afford to pass on star quality players Over the past two drafts, Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort has been hungry to trade down in order to acquire extra picks. In my opinion, that strategy has given the team added quantity at the expense of passing on star quality. Watching The Eagles’ CB Cooper DeJean make a major impact on the te...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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• 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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• The Linc - Putting the Eagles’ passing offense in historical context

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 1/23/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... The Philadelphia Eagles’ Pass Offense Defies Modern Playoff History (and It May Not Matter) - The RingerIs the rest of the Eagles team so dominant that they don’t need a consistently good passing game to win a title? So far, the answer would appear to be yes. But...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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• Mel Kiper Drops First Mock Draft of the Offseason

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Yes, it’s that time of year again With only three games remaining in the 2024 NFL season. . .yes, we’ve hit that time of the year again. . .we’ll soon be focusing on the offseason, including the 2025 NFL Draft. That means that it’s also mock draft season, and the unofficial start of that has come to us today. Yes, today marks the firs...2025
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• Mel Kiper NFL mock draft: The Cowboys get a playmaker for offense

Matt Bush-Imagn Images The mock drafts are rolling in. While the Dallas Cowboys brethren in the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders, prep for an NFC Championship game, the Cowboys are stuck in purgatory. They still haven't landed on a new head coach and the search process has the faithful frustrated. Until a new coach happens, it feels like the real offseason for th...2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Travis Hunter, draft scenarios, more

The mail’s here! Vincent Moody asks: Is Travis Hunter really a “shut down corner”? I really want the Giants to draft their guy at QB, but if Ward and Sanders go 1-2, getting Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter would be pretty sweet. Your thoughts? Ed says: Vincent, I don’t know if Travis Hunter will be a shut down cornerback in the NFL. I know scouts think that will be his best NFL position, and believe...2025
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• Sam Darnold’s Vikings future hinges on the 2025 NFL Playoffs

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Darnold needs to perform to avoid being franchised, or worse. The Minnesota Vikings’ matchup with the Detroit Lions in Week 18 was the regular season Super Bowl for both teams. Home field advantage in the playoffs, the critical bye, and the NFC North title were on the line — and like so many times in the team’s past, when the lights shone brightest, Mi...2025
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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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• 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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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/20/25
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• NFL draft: Key Browns need a deep position in this year’s draft class
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• National 7-round NFL mock draft transforms Browns offense including 2 Buckeyes
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• Who could be Klint Kubiak’s fullback in the Seahawks offense?
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• 2025 NFL Draft: Why Cardinals need star quality not quantity this time around
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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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• Mock Draft Monday Roundup: Ravens take immediate replacement for Ronnie Stanley
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Bucky Brooks has Miami building in the trenches

Butch Dill-Imagn Images The Miami Dolphins desperately need bullies on the offensive line. There’s no denying that the Miami Dolphins will pick who they believe is the best player available once on the clock in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft — and there’s a strong chance that player will be an offensive lineman. The Dolphins desperately need to rebuild the offensive line after seei...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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• Jacksonville Jaguars mock draft roundup (1/27)

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images The Michigan-to-Jacksonville pipeline strengthens in this week’s mocks. Another weekend goes by that the Jacksonville Jaguars are not in the playoffs, so here we are looking at mock drafts. Not all is doom and gloom with the team however as the Jags have hired Liam Coen as the new head coach. Even better than that was the news that general manager Trent Baalke ...2025
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• What if Cowboys had listened to Mel Kiper and Daniel Jeremiah in the last 10 drafts?
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• PFF projects Colts to select top tight end Tyler Warren in 2025 NFL Mock Draft
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• The Linc - Putting the Eagles’ passing offense in historical context
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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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• Giants news, 1/23: Mel Kiper mock draft, new NYG DBs coach, Azeez Ojulari, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants news for Thursday Good morning New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Mel Kiper 2025 NFL mock draft 1.0: Shedeur Sanders to New York Giants Marquand Manuel hired by New York Giants to coach defensive backs New York Giants lose Boogie Basham to Carolina Panthers New York Giants free agency: Stay or go? QB Drew Lock New York Giants free a...2025
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• Mel Kiper 2025 NFL mock draft 1.0: Arizona Cardinals beef up interior offensive line

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Arizona Cardinals add some beef into their interior offensive line in Mel Kiper Jr.’s first mock draft. As Mock Drafts come and go the guy who started the draft industry complex, Mel Kiper Jr. is one we will always check in on. Mel dropped his 2025 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 today and he has the Arizona Cardinals beefing up their interior o...2025
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• Mel Kiper Jr. projects Colts to select prized Penn State TE Tyler Warren in inaugural 2025 Mock Draft

Photo by CFP/Getty Images It’s hard to argue with this recent projected pick for the Colts by longtime ESPN NFL Draft Guru Mel Kiper Jr. According to longtime ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. (subscription), the Indianapolis Colts will select prized Penn State tight end Tyler Warren in his inaugural 2025 NFL Mock Draft—currently holding the 14th overall pick: 14. Indianapolis Colts Tyler W...2025
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• Sam Darnold’s Vikings future hinges on the 2025 NFL Playoffs
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• The Linc - Putting the Eagles’ passing offense in historical context
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• Who were the Dolphins top performers - The Splash Zone 1/23/25
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• Mel Kiper 2025 NFL mock draft

Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports Mel Kiper has the Titans getting their quarterback in his first 2025 NFL mock draft People have a lot of feelings about ESPN’s Mel Kiper. You can say whatever you want about him, but he is the godfather of NFL Draft content on television. He’s really not great at predicting what happens in the draft. Think about the Jimmy Clausen draft. He had Clausen as the n...2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Travis Hunter, draft scenarios, more
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• Why the Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr. isn’t as crazy as it may seem

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The former Husky’s selection raised a lot of eyebrows, but Atlanta’s move was hardly unexpected. The Atlanta Falcons’ selection of University of Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the 8th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft caught a lot of people by surprise, including Mel Kiper Jr. and the rest of the talking heads on the official draft broadc...2024
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• Kiper: Rams have real interest in Bo Nix

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Rams could draft Bo Nix with their first pick, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper The connection between the Los Angeles Rams and Oregon quarterback Bo Nix may or may not be real, but analysts from every outlet including ESPN and NFL Network and all in between have continuously been beating that drum for weeks. Where there’s smoke, is ...2024
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• Bengals News (3/20): Cincinnati’s Towering Tackles

Four the third consecutive free agency period, the Bengals made a big investment in their offensive line.fensive line. Bengals News Trent Brown Signing Anchors Bengals’ Impactful Free-Agent Haul As Draft Comes Up On Radar: ‘The Right Guys For What We Do’ After signing massive pass-protector Trent Brown Tuesday to use his decade-long NFL experience to shield Joe Burrow at right tackle this year, t...2024
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• Mel Kiper, Daniel Jeremiah send offensive linemen to Cowboys in latest mock drafts

Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cowboys need help along the offensive line and both Mel Kiper and Daniel Jeremiah have offered help. It feels fairly safe to bet on the Dallas Cowboys drafting an offensive lineman early on in the 2024 NFL Draft. Like fairly safe. This is the case because the Cowboys have seen two starters depart in free agency in Tyler Biadasz an...2024
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• Can the Colts discover a hidden gem with Indiana-native Austin Booker?

Kansas Jayhawks defensive lineman Austin Booker (9) celebrates after a sack in the fourth quarter of a Big 12 football game between the Kansas State Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks on Nov 18, 2023 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, KS. | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images “It’s great being back at the crib,” Booker said. “It’s a full circle moment. I am just happy to be abl...2024
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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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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/20/25
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• 2025 NFL Draft: Why Cardinals need star quality not quantity this time around
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• Mock Draft Monday Roundup: Ravens take immediate replacement for Ronnie Stanley
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• PFF projects Colts to select top tight end Tyler Warren in 2025 NFL Mock Draft
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• Jacksonville Jaguars mock draft roundup (1/27)
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (1/26): Draft season has arrived, Browns AFC title game memories, and more!

Set Number: X34240 TK1 R2 F24 The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. Today is the penultimate Sunday of NFL games as the AFC Championship and NFC Championship games will take place. Somewhere between today’s games and the Super Bowl in two weeks, one or more of the networks will show a graphic highlighting how the Cleveland Browns are one of...2025
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• Mock Draft Monday Roundup: Ravens take immediate replacement for Ronnie Stanley
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• Kiper: Rams have real interest in Bo Nix
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• It didn’t take Mel Kiper Jr. long to identify Miami’s missing link

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Could Graham Barton be the missing piece on the Miami Dolphins offensive line? More than a dozen newly-signed players have joined the Miami Dolphins since free agency began but only Aaron Brewer and Jack Driscoll are offensive linemen. General manager Chris Grier has filled plenty of needs, but the offensive line remains a major concern. The Dolphins hav...2024
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• J.J. McCarthy’s shocking rise is NFL Draft’s biggest rumor right now

Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK There’s no hotter name in the 2024 NFL Draft right now than Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy Quarterback Tax (n): a phenomenon that takes place during the NFL Draft. Quarterbacks who might be graded lower are picked higher than believed, because the need for a quarterback in the NFL takes priority over everything. The JJ McCarthy discourse is getting...2024
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• Daniel Jones ‘better quarterback’ than J.J. McCarthy — Mel Kiper

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports ESPN draft analyst says Giants should not reach for a QB at 6 If they can’t or don’t want to move up from No. 6 in the 2024 NFL Draft to select a quarterback, would or should the New York Giants reach for someone like Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. strenuously objects to that idea, throwing his full support behind Giants q...2024
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• Final 2023 NFL Draft Grades: Mel Kiper says ‘Dallas did well.’
SMOL RB TO DALLAS! | Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports A look at the first draft grades published over the last few hours, and how the Cowboys graded out. The grades for the Cowboys draft have been a mixed bag over the last three days. The crew at the Dallas Morning News is a good example of that: Michael Gehlken: A David Moore: B Tim Cowlishaw: B Kevin Sherrington: B- Joseph Hoyt: C+ Calvin W...2023
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• Mel Kiper 2023 NFL mock draft: Seahawks give up both 2nds, get Hendon Hooker at 30
Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images I don’t know if we could function as a site if the Seahawks actually did this. ESPN’s Mel Kiper has a new mock draft out, and he has a bombshell trade that would see the Seattle Seahawks get a third pick in Round 1. When I write these mock draft posts up I tend to ignore anything that’s been done before, so let’s get out of the way that Kiper has the Se...2023
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