Category: NFL

Offense was the name of the game on the first day of the 2024 NFL Draft. The second day saw more balance, but the chaos continued throughout the draft’s second and third rounds. Twelve of the first 15 picks in the second round were traded as NFL teams fought tooth and nail to move up....

Ties in grades were broken via roundtable discussions among the four scouts. 1. CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama (8.4) 2. DL Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois (8.0) 3. WR Keon Coleman, Florida State (8.0)4. IOL Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon (8.0)5. IOL Zach Frazier, West Virginia (7.8)6. CB Cooper DeJean, Iowa (7.7) 7. S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota (7.7) 8. IOL...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… DAILY EXPRESS Arsenal have reportedly tabled a five-year contract to Joshua Zirkzee in an attempt to beat strong competition to the Bologna forward’s signature. Tottenham are reportedly hoping to seal a new contract for midfielder Giovani Lo Celso. Around 3,500 people are set to be evacuated...

After setting a new single-season Premier League goals record (36 goals) en route to the Golden Boot award in 2022/23, Manchester City star Erling Haaland came out of the gates strong once again. After 15 appearances, Haaland was comfortably the leader in the 2023/24 Golden Boot race, with 14 goals. However, after suffering a foot injury...

Buckie were crowned Highland League champions for the 12th time last Saturday as they edged out Brechin City on goal difference. However, the mood was quickly soured by the SFA’s announcement that they would not be eligible to play. An SFA spokesperson pointed out that all Highland and Lowland League clubs were told in December...

Crystal Palace will only entertain offers for star forwards Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise that start at £60m or more for each player. The Eagles are safe from relegation having secured a club-record 12th season of Premier League football, and financially do not need to sell either player. However, given some of the praise for...

The NFL Draft is one of sports’ greatest poker games. It’s all about which teams can keep their cards close to their chest, win with a bad hand, and keep the opposition guessing. When the time is right, the best teams know when to push all their chips to the middle of the table. No...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… THE EVENING STANDARD Canada’s national team have contacted ex-Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about leading the national team into the 2026 World Cup, with former Leeds boss Jesse Marsch also of interest. DAILY MAIL Manchester City are keeping an eye on the situation with Bruno...

However, clubs are being canvassed over another system, where the top clubs would only be allowed to spend a sum calculated according to the TV revenue of the bottom clubs. In theory, that would make the competition more even. But it is likely that the clubs who regularly compete in Europe would oppose that, given...

Pioli and Staley have seen top-10 draft picks flop and undrafted players enjoy 10-year careers. “The draft sets expectations for players but they are human beings,” says Pioli. “There’s lots of factors that come into their development. “Most of what we liked about Tommy [Brady] was his developmental skills and make-up. People call them intangibles...

Dan Graziano Close Dan Graziano senior NFL national reporter Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011,...

It’s almost time for the biggest event of the American football offseason as the NFL Draft will take place in Detroit this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday April 25-27, live on Sky Sports. The leading college football players from across America – along with what we hope will be a couple from around the world...