23 April 2026
Vrabel said he will be with family this weekend, though he is still expected to be with the team for the first three rounds on Thursday and Friday. He also told reporters he plans to seek counseling. This is all in relation to his alleged relationship with NFL reporter Dianna Russini, though Vrabel didn’t get into that level of detail. It’s already been reported that Vrabel won’t face any punishment under the league’s personal conduct policy, so missing the third day of the draft will be ...23 April 2026
The Lions have the 17th pick. Fowler notes that the Chiefs and Browns are teams that could be interested in trading back, giving the Lions or any other squad looking to move up a way into the top-10. Kansas City has the ninth pick while the Browns sit at sixth. Fowler also noted that the Cowboys are “looking at options to move up or down, potentially.” While that doesn’t actually say anything, it does ring true that Jerry Jones simply wants to make a trade, regardless of which direction he ...22 April 2026
If the Jets select Texas Tech EDGE David Bailey with pick No. 2, the Cardinals and Titans will both be considering Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love with their subsequent picks, according to Rapoport. Other teams picking inside the top ten will have interest in dealing for one of those picks and taking Reese. Rapoport mentioned the Saints and Chiefs as teams looking for an edge rusher that would be motivated to move into picks No. 3 or 4 should Reese fall past No. 2. The early pass-rushing selections ...22 April 2026
The news comes directly from Bell’s agent a day before the draft, so take it with a grain of salt. Bell suffered a torn ACL late in the 2025 season and is still working his way back from the injury and accompanying surgery. Bell caught 72 passes for 917 yards and six scores in 11 games last year. Had he not suffered the season-ending injury, Bell would have been in the conversation for round one draft capital. Instead, it looks like he’ll have a good shot at going in the second or third roun ...
22 April 2026
Pelissero isn’t saying he expects Beck to come off the board on the first night of the draft. In his words, there’s simply a “non-trivial chance” the Miami passer is selected in the first 32 picks. We doubt this comes to fruition, but it is a clear sign that NFL teams might be higher than expected on Beck. At a minimum, it sounds like Beck is a good bet to go on the second day of the draft. Coming off a season with 3,813 yards, 30 scores, and 12 interceptions, Beck could have some appeal ...22 April 2026
Per Thamel, the news comes directly from a letter sent to NFL teams regarding Banks’ health. After undergoing a CT scan on his foot, all signs point toward him being ready well ahead of training camp. Banks suffered a broken bone in his foot at the NFL Combine. He underwent surgery a few weeks after the events. Banks opened the draft process as a first-round hopeful, but now it looks like he will have to wait until Day Two to hear his name called. Health permitting, he should be able to contri ...22 April 2026
Owner Jerry Jones apparently woke up and chose violence, shutting down any hopes of an extension for the team’s leading receiver in 2025. Stephen Jones reiterated that the team will have Pickens play on the franchise tag in 2026. This comes less than a month after Jerry told reporters the team has long-term plans for Pickens. As is always the case, the Cowboys are playing with one hand tied behind their backs by taking an adversarial approach with their own players. They have typically found a ...22 April 2026
Kansas City, Breech said, “should be the first team to give them a call about making a possible deal” for Pitts, who is reportedly on the trade block, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “The Chiefs currently have two first-round picks heading into the draft and they would likely be able to get a deal done by sending just one of those to Atlanta.” Breech said dealing Pitts, entering his age-26 season, would free up some much-needed salary cap space for the Falcons and give them a first-round dra ...22 April 2026
That assumes the Cardinals remain in the three spot on Thursday night. The team has reportedly tried for weeks to deal the pick and had no luck finding viable suitors, thanks in part to the weakness of the 2026 draft class. Love, who had 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns in his final season at Notre Dame, has been linked to several teams, including Arizona, Tennessee, Washington, and the Giants, all of whom have premium first round picks. Love would enter a backfield alongside veteran James Conner a ...22 April 2026
Person said the Panthers, who hold the 19th pick in the 2026 draft, could target two Oregon players: Sadiq, who had 51 receptions for 560 yards and eight touchdowns in his final collegiate season, and safety Dillon Thieneman, one of the most sought-after secondary options in this year’s draft.22 April 2026
Rapoport reports the Jets are between the two pass rushers for the second pick of this year’s draft. The Jets recently cancelled a top-30 visit with Bailey, presumably due to having enough information on the Texas Tech EDGE and needing the visit for another prospect. Ohio State’s Arvell Reese is also in heavy consideration. Much of the draft after pick No. 2 will be determined by which pass rusher the Jets select; pick No. 3 is currently with the Cardinals but could be moved depending on the ...21 April 2026
Howard and Rudolph have split reps so far in Pittsburgh’s offseason program. With Aaron Rodger still on radio silence, the Steelers are making do with their current quarterback room. Howard is a sixth-round pick from last year while Rudolph is a veteran backup who has started for the Steelers before. They are splitting reps, indicating Howard is getting developmental opportunities while the Steelers are keeping Rudolph ready with the offense in case the veteran needs to step in. Of course, all ...21 April 2026
We’ve seen some muted buzz on Pitts this offseason — to the point where Falcons GM Ian Cunningham gave a non-answer “it’s my job to listen” when asked about him at the NFL Owner’s meetings — but it does feel like real news that the Falcons are in a world where they’d consider moving him after Pitts signed the franchise tender earlier in April. Pitts, who doesn’t turn 26 until October, would represent an interesting upside swing. It remains to be seen if the Falcons could get en ...21 April 2026
Dexter Lawrence is gone, the Giants are searching for bodies. Jones has not cracked a higher PFF grade than 53.3 in any of his five years in the NFL, but has hung around in a rotational role with the Dolphins and Lions.21 April 2026
There is no timeline on that decision, per McVay. Ian Rapoport reported yesterday that Garoppolo was considering retirement, something that makes his slow-developing market make more sense. McVay wanting Garoppolo back makes perfect sense when you consider the alternative is currently Stetson Bennett as Los Angeles’ QB2.21 April 2026
“The noise across the league is getting impossible to ignore,” Jones writes in putting Simpson on the Cardinals in a trade-up at the end of the first round. Arizona’s current quarterback situation of a holding-out Jacoby Brissett, Gardner Minshew, and Kedon Slovis could desperately use a new, younger direction. We’re not sure that Simpson really is that direction, but one thing we can say about him is that he’s definitely available to draft right now, unlike all those better quarterbac ...21 April 2026
It was the right-of-first-refusal tender. Apparently the free agent market was not kind to Tucker. He’ll enter the year third on Tampa’s depth chart at running back behind Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell, but could remain a thorn in Irving’s fantasy upside if he retains a sizeable red zone role under new OC Zac Robinson.21 April 2026
Buckner underwent season-ending neck surgery late last year. It’s a good sign that he’s meeting with reporters and that GM Chris Ballard also had the same timeline for his return yesterday. The star defensive tackle is entering his age-32 season and the final year of his contract in 2026.21 April 2026
He links them to Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers in a mock draft filed a few days before the actual event, and notes that they need someone to complement the “all-around play of Hunter Henry and the blocking prowess of Julian Hill.” The Patriots never replaced Austin Hooper, who fled to the Falcons in free agency. A Day 2 pick on a receiving tight end — Stowers or otherwise — could cut into Henry’s TE1 odds in 2026.21 April 2026
“I think Aaron is probably more in tune than we would realize,” the coach said, mythologizing Rodgers further. The question doesn’t feel like if Rodgers will return — the Steelers would feel a lot more desperate if they didn’t think he would return — but how many more blurbs we can make about him before he’s out there at training camp. Will Howard and Mason Rudolph are splitting reps with the ones early in the offseason program.
