Jameis Winston won't be playing baseball on Tampa Bay's watch The Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't going to have to deal with their quarterback showing up at spring training every year, keeping a baseball career in everyone's minds as a possible negotiating ploy. Call the provision in Jameis' Winston's rookie contract the "Russell Wilson Clause." Wilson, a former minor-league infielder, seems to … [Read more...]

NFL draft in review: The highs and lows from the seven-round affair The NFL draft is (finally) over. From the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafting Jameis Winston (and the dumb Social Media Outrage that followed the crab legs photo) to the Arizona Cardinals taking Mr. Irrelevant, it was a wild three days. What moments won the three days? Let's check it out. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football is back: … [Read more...]

NFL Draft Grades: Draft 2015: NFC Draft Grades The 2015 NFL draft concluded Saturday evening. Rotoworld blurbed every single selection, picks one (Jameis Winston) through 256 (Gerald Christian). You can use our search engine in the top right-hand corner of this page to access our in-depth rookie writeups.After a grueling three days of “work,” we'll put the finishing touches on our intensive draft … [Read more...]

Jets move up for Bryce Petty, but he's not beating out Geno Smith ... this year No, Bryce Petty is not the savior for this season. But the New York Jets' fourth-round pick, who is used to waiting his turn, is a name to watch for 2016. This is the theme of the Jets' offseason: It's on you, Geno Smith. They traded for Brandon Marshall and drafted speed ball Devin Smith. They added an … [Read more...]

Giants fifth-round pick says he was surprised to be drafted at all Teams making surprising draft picks all the time. However, it's not so common that a draft pick himself is surprised to hear his name called at all. The New York Giants took Texas safety Mykkele Thompson in the fifth round. Thompson wasn't exactly hosting a big draft party. "It was a surprise for me," Thompson said, … [Read more...]

Dolphins land fifth-round RB Jay Ajayi, whose knee caused draft slide Watching Jay Ajayi bowl his way through mostly helpless Mountain West defenders on his way to more than 2,300 yards from scrimmage last season, it was easy to ask early in Round 5 ... why is this guy still available? The biggest reason: a knee that some NFL team doctors believe might not hold up long in the NFL. A few … [Read more...]

Gronk's suit at the Kentucky Derby wins the day, month and year I enjoy Rob Gronkowski and his antics. He's an all-time force at tight end for the New England Patriots, is now a Super Bowl champion, and he's living the life as only Gronk can. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football is back: Sign up for a league today!] Patriots quarterback Tom Brady posted a photo on his Facebook account of himself … [Read more...]

Seahawks try to defend one of the draft's most controversial picks At times we try to turn football teams into something they're not, mostly because football teams try to portray themselves as something they're not. Teams do care about arrest records and character issues. But if we're being honest, their concern is if those issues will prevent certain players from helping on the football … [Read more...]

Jim Kelly provides the best moment of the 2015 NFL draft The NFL brings out a former great from each team to announce second-round picks. It's a cool tradition. Usually the player gets a nice bit of applause. Jim Kelly came out to announce the Buffalo Bills' pick and Chicago's Auditorium Theatre erupted. Kelly was far from Buffalo but that doesn't matter. All NFL fans followed the Hall of … [Read more...]