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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 now able to go after the ball, the theory is that onside kicks will have a better chance of being reco...

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 Roseman overthought it when he took Jalen Reagor over Justin Jefferson last year. He should try not...

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 private workouts with top prospects. Instead, many of this year’s top quarterbacks are holding a second...

Michael Ainsworth/Associated Press There's 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 LSU's Ja'Marr Chase, Florida's Kyle Pitts, and Alabama's DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle. There's a flip side to all that. With no consensus No. 1 edge-rusher or cornerback in the Class of 2021, quite a bit of uncertainty looms about who will be the first defensive player taken April 29 in Cleveland. But ...

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...