Page 25 - Touchdown Wire News Today

Under this new rule that has been approved by the owners, the receiving team will be able to have no more than nine players lined up in the “setup zone,” which is the area between 10 and 25 yards of the kickoff spot. In the past, teams routinely put 10 or 11 players in the setup zone in anticipation of the opponent opting for an onside kick. When the league changed the kickoff rules and eliminated a running start on kickoffs, however, the onside kick success rate fell. With fewer players no...

NFL Mock Draft Roundup: Wide receiver and cornerback make up 32 of 34 Eagles picks Mock draft madness. Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images The 2021 NFL Draft is only 11 days away! Let’s pass the time until then by looking at who mock drafts have the Philadelphia Eagles taking with the No. 12 overall pick. DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama — There isn’t a world where the Eagles pass on the Heisman Trophy winner – at a huge position of need, no less – and that works out well for them. Howie...

Originally posted on Sportsnaut  |  By Matt Johnson  |  Last updated 4/19/21 Shortly after the San Francisco 49ers pulled off the blockbuster trade for the No. 3 pick, draft rumors strongly indicated Mac Jones would be their selection. With the 2021 NFL Draft closing in, it seems another quarterback might be on Kyle Shanahan’s mind. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there wasn’t an NFL Scouting Combine this year and clubs aren’t allowed to host priva...

Michael Ainsworth/Associated Press Theres been plenty written about the quarterback run most anticipate will happen at the top of the 2021 NFL draft—as many as five signal-callers could be selected inside the top 10. A run on pass-catchers should also come early, which will likely include LSUs JaMarr Chase, Floridas Kyle Pitts, and Alabamas DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle. Theres a flip side to all that. With no consensus No. 1 edge-rusher or cornerback in the Class of 2021, quite a bit of un...

Here's a cool new word we've heard constantly this off-season: processing. What exactly is it? How do scouts determine if a prospect is good, or bad, at processing? Honestly, I have no idea. I...

By: Alexis Mansanarez April 6th, 2021 2021-04-06T06:01:00-05:00 The Draft Network Photo: Photo courtesy of TCU Athletics The NFL pre-draft process can be explained with a wide range of adjectives, and depending on who is being asked, the description will vary between informational and productive to weird and even unnecessary.  There are three big-ticket events for draft-eligible players throughout this process. The Senior Bowl, a post-season all-star game for...

Tidal took me on a musical journey with Verzuz featuring The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind and Fire. It was like Herb Kent’s “Battle of the Best” from when he was on V-103, but modernized and spliced with some live performing. You’ll want to check out the playlist – it was excellent. •   Josh Dubow (AP) rolls through the NFL records that could fall now that the league has moved to a 17-game schedule. Not listed: Erik Kramer’s 3,838 passing yards in 1995, which still stands as an...

A new 2021 NFL mock draft by Doug Farrar at Touchdown Wire is much more to our liking.

 Join the conversation ( AP Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger walks off the field after a 27-17 loss to the Bengals on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Cincinnati.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. For Wednesday’s “First Call,” we take a look at Doug Whaley’s comments about Ben Roethlisberger’s future with the Steelers. There are Steelers aplenty on an all-time historically Black colleg...

Font Size Though few believe it, ESPN swears that it’s not a political network. Many of its personalities just happen to hate conservatives. Keith Olbermann and former SportsCenter co-host Jemele Hill are legendary among them, and a few days ago, ESPN’s Domonique Foxworth bashed the Buffalo Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen and his American flag- and dog-loving fans. Appearing on the Bomani Jones ESPN radio program, “The Right Time,” Foxworth told his far-Left host: “I am ...