Archives for April 2022

Quarterback Lamar Jackson is entering the final year of his contract, playing on the fifth-year option in 2022. While Ravens front-office personnel all the way up to team owner Steve Bisciotti have expressed a willingness to extend Jackson, the quarterback has yet to engage the club in meaningful negotiations. Jackson does not have an agent [more] … [Read more...] about Eric DeCosta on Lamar Jackson’s contract: Nothing’s really changed on that front

The Steelers started their draft by taking a quarterback and they ended it the same way. Pittsburgh used the 241st pick to select former South Dakota State quarterback Chris Oladokun. They took Kenny Pickett the 20th overall selection. Oladokun originally went to South Florida and transferred to Samford before finishing up at South Dakota State. [more] … [Read more...] about Steelers add QB Chris Oladokun in seventh round

Georgia won the national championship. Now, the Bulldogs have set a NFL draft record. The school has had 15 players selected in the first six rounds, breaking the seven-round record for an NFL draft. Ohio State had 14 players drafted in 2004, and LSU had 14 taken in 2020. Texas had 17 in 1984 when [more] … [Read more...] about Georgia’s 15 selections sets record for seven-round draft

In what could be the biggest temporary foray into NFL transactional reporting since Rob Lowe tried to retire Peyton Manning a decade ago, free-agent receiver Odell Beckham Jr. claims that 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel is being traded to the Patriots. “Breakinnnngg NEWSSS @19problemz to the @Patriots WTFFFFFFFFFFFF,” Beckham tweeted, including Samuel’s Twitter handle. The tweet … [Read more...] about Odell Beckham Jr. “reports” Deebo Samuel to Patriots

With the Raiders not picking up the fifth-year option on 2019 first-round running back Josh Jacobs, the team that hosted the draft needed a plan for the future of the position. That plan included selecting Georgia running Zamir White in the fourth round of the 2022 draft. A top-10 national recruit coming out of high [more] … [Read more...] about With option not exercised on Josh Jacobs, Raiders draft running back Zamir White