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  1. Texans WR Draft Picks DeVier Posey and Keshawn Martin Have Work to Do

    May and June is the season of football played in shorts. It's easy for young players to impress before the pads go on, and it's easy to find glowing quotes from coaches who have seemingly limitless expectations for the future of their rookie class...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 19 hours ago 1,032 reads 1 comments

  2. Breaking Down What the Chicago Bears Can Expect from Alshon Jeffery

    Alshon Jeffery was the subject of great debate during the 2012 NFL draft season. His weight, his speed, his dramatically different levels of production in 2010 and 2011, and his ...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 20 hours ago 2,578 reads 4 comments

  3. Which Rookies Could Start Right Away for the Cleveland Browns?

    When a team has three of the first 37 picks of the draft, you expect them to rely on their rookies more heavily than any other team...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 21 hours ago 1,907 reads 15 comments

  4. The Best Rookie Storylines at Seattle Seahawks OTAs

    The Seahawks have been one of the most unpredictable teams in the draft since head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider took over in 2010. Their bold moves always give us plenty talk about when analyzing their rookie class...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 22 hours ago 3,284 reads 5 comments

  5. Lessons Learned from Oakland Raiders', Reggie McKenzie's 2012 Draft Strategy

    No NFL team experienced a more dramatic changing of the guard in the last year than the Oakland Raiders ...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 1 day ago 6,277 reads 8 comments

  6. Breaking Down What the Detroit Lions Can Expect from Ryan Broyles

    When Ryan Broyles suffered a torn ACL in November, it seemed certain that his draft stock would take a huge hit and he would be unlikely to make a big impact in his rookie year...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 2 days ago 3,192 reads 4 comments

  7. Undrafted Eagles WR Damaris Johnson Making Great 1st Impression with 2nd Chance

    Becoming the NCAA all-time leader in kickoff return and all-purpose yardage in only three years should be enough to get a player drafted...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 2 days ago 4,726 reads 5 comments

  8. Which Rookies Could Start Right Away for the Pittsburgh Steelers?

    Pittsburgh Steelers fans have been calling for the team to fix the offensive line via the draft for years, and in April, they finally got their wish...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 2 days ago 7,706 reads 7 comments

  9. The Best Rookie Storylines at San Francisco 49ers OTAs

    The San Francisco 49ers were this close to the Super Bowl last year. The team devoted most of their draft to upgrading the offensive line and playmakers...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 2 days ago 5,696 reads 8 comments

  10. Lessons Learned from Denver Broncos', John Elway's 2012 Draft Strategy

    Trading Tim Tebow and signing Peyton Manning marked the strongest sign yet that Executive VP John Elway is the clear captain of the Denver Broncos ship...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 2 days ago 4,507 reads 13 comments

  11. Undrafted Chicago Bears WR Chris Summers Generating Buzz in OTAs

    If the players and coaches of the Chicago Bears had their way, the only story about the team's wide receivers that we would be talking about during OTAs would be yet another attempt ...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 3 days ago 10,611 reads 31 comments

  12. The 5 Worst Teams in the NFL at Drafting Quarterbacks

    Landing a franchise quarterback is the single most difficult task to accomplish in the NFL . Free agency and trades rarely yield starters, and quarterback value is in the midst of ...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 3 days ago 11,628 reads 36 comments

  13. Vikings CB Allen's Surprise Retirement Gives Robinson a Better Chance to Start

    It's tough for rookies to win starting jobs in shorts during OTAs, but Minnesota Vikings third-round pick Josh Robinson might have fallen into one in a development that has nothing to do with his performance on the field...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 3 days ago 3,656 reads 17 comments

  14. 2013 NFL Draft: Preseason Top 10 by Position

    Who will be the first-overall pick of the 2013 NFL draft? It may be too early to predict that, but it's definitely not too soon to take a look at the top players at each position as the 2012 college football season nears...

    Matt Miller Written by Matt Miller about 3 days ago 7,293 reads 49 comments

  15. The 5 Best Teams in the NFL at Drafting Quarterbacks

    No position is more important on the field or in the NFL draft than quarterback. Good quarterbacks rarely hit free agency or get traded, so the draft is basically the only avenue to improve a team's quarterback situation...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 3 days ago 6,929 reads 39 comments

  16. 3 Cleveland Browns Draft Picks Lining Up with 1st-Team Offense in OTAs

    Brandon Weeden 's bid to start at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns might not get the big stage that fellow first-round pick Ryan Tannehill will get in Miami on HBO's Hard ...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 3 days ago 6,372 reads 27 comments

  17. Many Members of Browns' Rookie Class Already Seeing Their Roles Change

    If you were to make a list of the most important rookie classes in the NFL , the Cleveland Browns might be No. 1, and they certainly wouldn't fall out of the top five in any accurate version of the exercise...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 4 days ago 2,614 reads 8 comments

  18. Undrafted QB Case Keenum Could Stick with the Houston Texans

    The Texans ' 2011 campaign ended with a rookie third-string quarterback at the helm, and if you said that's why it ended short of the Super Bowl, you wouldn't be wrong. That rookie, TJ Yates, is now the backup as 2011 No...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 4 days ago 3,037 reads 2 comments

  19. Tannehill and Battle to Start at QB Sure to Be Featured on HBO's 'Hard Knocks'

    After numerous teams were reported to not be interested in being the subject of this year's edition of Hard Knocks , the reality show set in an NFL training camp, the identity of the team under the spotlight was revealed today...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 4 days ago 1,731 reads 1 comments

  20. Texans Undrafted WR Dwight Jones Won't Be Next Andre Johnson After Quitting Team

    A 6'3", 230-pound wide receiver who ran a 4.55 40-yard dash at the combine and caught 12 touchdowns during his senior year playing in the ACC should have been highly sought-after in the draft...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 4 days ago 18,590 reads 23 comments

  21. Mohamed Sanu Becoming a Favorite of Bengals' Coach, Players and Fans

    Somebody got a cheap and cruel laugh at Cincinnati Bengals third-round wide receiver Mohamed Sanu when they prank-called him, posing as a member of the Bengals organization phoning to inform him that they had selected him in the first round...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 4 days ago 4,576 reads 7 comments

  22. Broncos' 2nd-Round Pick Osweiler Logical Choice to Back Up Peyton Manning

    When the Denver Broncos selected Brock Osweiler in the second round, he was instantly anointed the team's "quarterback of the future...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 8 days ago 7,159 reads 22 comments

  23. Arizona Cardinals Are Not Handing Starting Job to Bobby Massie

    Right tackle was one of the poorest positions for the Arizona Cardinals last year, so it came as no surprise that the team used their fourth-round pick to address the position by taking Ole Miss offensive tackle Bobby Massie ...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 8 days ago 1,642 reads 12 comments

  24. 49ers' 1st-Round Pick Jenkins Redeeming Himself After Poor Showing at Minicamp

    Getting noticeably tired at your first practice is not exactly how a first-round round pick envisions as the start of his NFL career. A.J. Jenkins admitted that he needed to "get in shape" after the open of 49ers rookie minicamp two weeks ago...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 8 days ago 12,058 reads 13 comments

  25. Is Rams 4th-Rounder Givens' Speed as Impressive as Sam Bradford Thinks It Is?

    It's understandable that Sam Bradford is excited about Chris Givens ' speed. Neither of the wide receivers drafted last year—Austin Pettis and Greg Salas—were going to take the top off a defense...

    Sigmund Bloom Written by Sigmund Bloom about 8 days ago 7,781 reads 14 comments