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 is not often these days that Sean Payton is the youngest guy in a room. He has been a head coach in the NFL for nearly two decades and first entered the NFL as an assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1997. Players he once coached, like Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn, are now…
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…
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…
We’re only now heading into NFL free agency, but it’s already been a wild offseason — trades, coaching changes and big-money contract extensions have been happening at every turn. How will all of the movement affect the 2025 NFL Draft? As the legal tampering window opens, here’s a look at how the first three rounds…
This is supposedly the NFL offseason, but if you’re feeling like you may be suffering from a case of whiplash, there’s a good reason for that. The Super Bowl came and went on Feb. 9. Two weeks later, the NFL world descended on Indianapolis for the annual scouting combine. And next week, free agency kicks…