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Jun 4, 2021 With projected Indianapolis Colts left tackle Eric Fisher playing on a one-year contract coming back from a torn Achilles in January 2021, and star right tackle Braden Smith entering a contract year, could the Colts find themselves in the tackle market once again come the start of the 2022 NFL Draft?  Its quite possible.  Though the 2021 season hasnt even kicked off yet, the NFL Draft community never rests. The Draft Wire rolled out a two-round mock draft June 1, which saw the Col...

If he isnt, mock drafts are already finding both his and Watsons successor.  In the latest way-too-early 2022 NFL mock draft, The Athletics Dane Brugler has Houston selecting No. 1 overall. With the pick, Oklahomas Spencer Rattler becomes the third QB from Norman to be taken with the top selection since 2018.  "The future in Houston for Deshaun Watson is uncertain, which could put the Texans in the quarterback market next offseason, especially if they own the No. 1 pick. In his first season a...

While Bears fans were soaking in the fun for what has been virtually universal praise of their team’s draft class, the Packers were having a rough go of it. One grade stands above the rest, as Thor Nystrom (NBC Sports) gives the Packers an F. A big, fat, stinking F grade. It’s literally the worst grade one could give or get. Moreover, Green Bay is the only team Nystrom hands out in his entire grading process. Tough break. The kind of grade my mother would ground me for having on my report...

Richard Shiro/Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) hands the ball off to running back Travis Etienne (9) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wofford, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro) JACKSONVILLE – The picks are in. With that being the case, and with the 2021 NFL Draft now well in the rear view, lets take a look at how the analysts viewed the Jag...

EMMA HARRIS/STATESMAN FILE Stony Brook will need to wait at least another year to see its first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. However, on Saturday, May 1, following the conclusion of the 2021 draft, three former Seawolves football players — safety Augie Contressa, defensive tackle Sam Kamara and defensive back TJ Morrison — signed contracts with NFL teams as undrafted free agents. Draft Wire at USA Today editor Luke Easterling announced on Twitter that Contressa would be signing wi...

Browns Draft Grades 2021: How national analysts graded the picks Updated 3:05 PM; CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Browns added eight new players to the roster during the 2021 NFL Draft. We asked Browns fans to grade each one, and the results were overwhelmingly positive. All eight picks received a grade of at least a B in online polling, with three – first-rounder Greg Newsome II, second-rounder Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and fifth-rounder Tommy Togiai – all earning an A. Owusu-Koramoah, seen by many...

2021 Miami Dolphins draft grades: Miami has top-five draft in NFL Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The 2021 NFL Draft was odd from a Miami Dolphins point of view. The fans were frustrated by the three-day selection process, not seeing the names that had been mock drafted to the team and discussed by analysts being selected by their team. The analysts, however, seem to have a much brighter outlook on what Miami did during the seven rounds of selections. According to a compilation of 18 draf...

Ravens 2021 Draft Receives Mostly High Grades The prevailing opinion among pundits who have published their draft report cards is that the Ravens draft fell short of being great but was still very good. Of the 10 analysts we looked at, four gave the Ravens an A or A-minus, while four gave them a B-plus. There was also a B-minus and C-plus. Grade: A. Once again, GM Eric DeCosta and the Ravens made the most of their draft capital. 2019 MVP Lamar Jackson had to be happy to see the team pick [Rasho...

The Grades Are in for the Vikings Selection of Christian Darrisaw Apr 29, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Christian Darrisaw (Virginia Tech) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell over video call after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings as the number 23 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft at First Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Dustin BakerApr 30, 2021 The mystery surrounding the Minnesota Vikings 14th overall pick is officially solved....

2021 NFL Draft Grades: Experts rate the Vikings’ selection of Christian Darrisaw It appears to be a pretty popular pick Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images On Thursday night, we saw a classic “Trader Rick” move from Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman. He made a trade to move out of the #14 spot in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, picked up a pair of third-round selections, and still got a player that the team conceivably would have been alright taking at #14 in the first place with...