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By Doug Russell May 1, 2021 The Green Bay Packers opted for offense in the second and third rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft on Friday evening, one night after selecting Georgia cornerback Eric Stokes with their first round pick on Thursday. With their second round selection (N. 62 overall), Green Bay perhaps chose their next center following the departure of Corey Linsley to the Los Angeles Chargers via free agency. Like Linsley, draft pick Josh Myers is an Ohio State product with a lot of upside...

By Doug Russell Apr 29, 2021 ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter first said via Twitter Thursday afternoon that Packers quarterback and three-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers is “so disgruntled with the Green Bay Packers that he has told some within the organization that he does not want to return to the team.” Schefter added via ESPN.com: “The Packers are aware of his feelings, concerned about them and have had team president Mark Murphy, general manager Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur...

The 2021 NFL Draft attempted to make a return to normalcy this year but Ben Maller thinks the entire presentation came off as extremely corny. With PSAs, clichés, and Roger Goodell's chair, there was a lot to make fun of.

By Justin Cooper Apr 29, 2021 The Denver Broncos sent a 6th Round draft pick to the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday in exchange for QB Teddy Bridgewater. Ben Maller gives the Broncos the seal of approval for this trade as the QB situation in Denver is in serious need of an upgrade. Listen below to Ben explain why the trade makes sense & tune in LIVE on weekdays 2-6am ET!  

And then there was Monday night. The normally unhittable Burnes was human in the series opener between the Brewers and the Miami Marlins. Despite trailing just 1-0 heading into the sixth Burnes ran into trouble and ended up leaving after five-plus innings with eight hits, five runs (four earned) allowed in Miami’s 6-0 victory. Meanwhile, his counterpart, highly touted lefthander Travis Rogers lived up to his billing, pitching six shutout innings, surrendering six hits, striking out seven and ...

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By Eric Gitter Apr 27, 2021 Corbin Burnes did not get the win Monday night agains the Marlins, in fact, he took the loss. But his steak to start the season continued as he did not issue a walk again. He now stands at 49 strikeouts with 0 walks to start the season. He is three strikeouts away from breaking Kenley Jansen’s all-time record for strikeouts in a season before giving up a walk. Czabe ponders whether this is a record or a mark, but Drew has the perfect term. It is a notable achievem...

By Outkick the Coverage w/ Clay Travis Apr 27, 2021 The NFL Draft is just two days away. One of the best in the business at evaluating the quarterback position joins Clay Travis, and that man is Trent Dilfer. Dilfer has been heavily involved in the development and evaluation of quarterbacks for many years since his playing days have been over.  Everybody knows how great of a prospect Trevor Lawrence is, and Dilfer agrees, saying Lawrence is the best prospect coming out of the college ranks si...

By Bill Schmid Apr 27, 2021 Matt Mueller of OnMilwaukee.com joined Drew and KB on Monday following one of, if not the worst edition of the Academy Awards ever. The 93rd Oscars were unlike any other. In these uncertain and some may say unprecedented times, the event was mostly virtual. However, even the top technology experts couldnt have stopped this train-wreck. Matt detailed a rather forgettable night in film, while the rest of the movie loving world watched in anticipation, the Academy ma...

By Outkick the Coverage w/ Clay Travis Apr 26, 2021 Its only April and Outkick is talking baseball. This is a great thing for the sport and MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres are two of the best teams, and they are certainly two of the most entertaining teams to watch. Fernando Tatis Jr. is a young man who is making a name for himself, and he loves to have a good time while on the diamond. Over the weekend, Tatis got his bat going, hitting two homers off Clayton Kershaw, and...