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Coach’s take: Center Quinn Meinerz the real deal, makes sense for Rams Ex-NFL offensive line coach says draft has strong class of interior OL Author: Apr 28, 2021 Former NFL offensive line coach Paul Alexander has worked with some of the top offensive line prospects in the draft, providing detailed preparation for what they will face in the league in a few months, including game-wreckers like Joey Bosa and Aaron Donald. So, who better to talk with about this year’s offensive line class? Alexander was gracious enough to answer a few questions about this year’s group. Alexander, 61, sp...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- By time the 2004 NFL draft was set to start, former Arizona Cardinals general manager Rod Graves and now-deceased head coach Dennis Green had made their decision: If he was there at No. 3, Larry Fitzgerald was going to be their pick. Fitzgerald, the star wide receiver from Pitt, finished second in the 2003 Heisman Trophy voting. He had been firmly atop the Cardinals' draft board for weeks. Green, having known the receiver for years, had made up his mind to draft Fitzgerald months before when he declared for the draft. Even with a need at quarterback and future Pro Bowl players...

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Iowa’s Nixon is Outland finalist Iowa Hawkeyes defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)   Iowa junior defensive lineman Daviyon Nixon has been named one of three finalists for the 2020 Outland Trophy, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced Tuesday. The Outland Trophy is presented to the nation’s best interior lineman on offense or defense. Nixon is the only defensive lineman out of the three finalists. In the last 20 years, only seven defensive linemen have won the Outland Trophy. The Outland Trophy winner will b...