CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After pouring in 19 points for Coastal Carolina in a first-round loss to Southern Miss in the Sun Belt Conference tournament on March 4, Colin Granger went back to the team hotel in Pensacola, Fla., to have dinner with his parents and discuss his future. In football. Granger had told Chanticleers coach…
The NFL Draft features 32 first-round picks. It does not, however, necessarily feature 32 prospects with a first-round grade. Most drafts don’t sniff that number. And though the 2025 NFL Draft definitely features depth of talent at several positions, the number of players in this class with a consensus first-round grade is likely in the…
It’s time to check in with NFL executives for thoughts on the biggest and most interesting moves NFC teams made — or have not yet made — in free agency. The once-sleepy Chicago Bears might have won the offseason, drawing positive reviews. The Minnesota Vikings remain the most intriguing team as ownership tries to downplay…
The 2025 NFL Draft on-stage hats were released on Friday, and this year’s look features a couple of elements that could spark debate. Embroidered on each cap is the team name, logo and city or nickname. Then on the bill is an olive branch design that gives it a sea captain vibe. (There’s also a…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This fall will mark the 10-year anniversary of the Carolina Panthers’ second Super Bowl season, a magical run that featured a 14-0 start, rollicking sideline celebrations and an MVP award for Cam Newton, who was in the middle of everything. The team has yet to announce plans for how or if it…
We’re only two weeks into the league new year and every NFL team has been deemed offseason champion, offseason chump or somewhere in between. But no one’s offseason to-do list is completely checked off in such little time. So, what is your team still missing? Is it a need that can be filled in the…
Post-NFL free agency mock drafts. That’s the good stuff. Two weeks’ worth of signings, releases and the occasional trade have helped shape individual team needs. Now, the focus returns to the incoming talent. There is always a gravitational pull toward quarterbacks. Interest in where the top passers land and how many go off the board…
The first wave of NFL free agency is winding down, and there are now plenty of deals to assess. In the team free agency rankings we released ahead of the negotiation window earlier this month, we dove into the data from the previous four years, 2021 through 2024. We logged cash spent on each free…
Two of the biggest phases of the NFL offseason — the hiring cycle and the initial rush of free agency — are in the books. The draft looms in roughly a month. Soon after, coaches and players will begin the early steps of on-field preparation for their seasons. But this truly is the stage where…
Much of the dust has settled from NFL free agency and teams now have a clearer picture of what they need in the 2025 NFL Draft. Teams like the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Jets have addressed their quarterback situations with new acquisitions while the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers continue trying to…