Michael Irvin not pleased at all that Winston and Mariota won't be at draft I don't get the sense that many people are really too riled up that quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota decided to stay at home with family and friends for the NFL draft instead of attending it in person. Well, except a random rant from Hall-of-Fame receiver MIchael Irvin on the subject. Speaking to … [Read more...]

Missouri pass rusher Shane Ray arrested for marijuana possession Missouri DE-OLB Shane Ray, a possible top-10 pick, was reportedly arrested for possession of marijuana Monday morning in his hometown of Kansas City. Here is the arrest report from the Missouri Highway Patrol. SCOOP: Shane Ray cited for possession of marijuana this morning in Cooper County, MO. http://t.co/iUOtxrxY8X … [Read more...]

Report: Missouri pass rusher Shane Ray arrested for marijuana possession Missouri DE-OLB Shane Ray, a possible top-10 pick, was reportedly arrested for possession of marijuana Monday morning in his hometown of Kansas City. Here is the arrest report from the Missouri Highway Patrol. SCOOP: Shane Ray cited for possession of marijuana this morning in Cooper County, MO. http://t.co/iUOtxrxY8X … [Read more...]

Is Vikings' latest Adrian Peterson threat legitimate or a leverage ploy? Of all the players who will be talked about this week of the NFL draft, the one who might get the most attention could be a 30-year-old running back. Realistically, the Adrian Peterson saga has to be resolved this week. The Minnesota Vikings' only reason to trade him now would be for a nice draft haul. Once the draft … [Read more...]

NFL position rankings: Edge rushers a special group, but with concerns For clarity’s sake, we’ve divided the front-seven players on defense into three categories — interior linemen, edge rushers and off-the-line linebackers. The edge-rush group includes 4-3 defensive ends and 3-4 outside linebackers, players whose body sizes can differ some but also be interchangeable depending on the … [Read more...]

Why in the world did the Redskins pick up RG3's option? Let's explore Our first thought when reports started coming out that the Washington Redskins would pick up the fifth-year option on quarterback Robert Griffin III was ... really? It's basically a franchise tag for Griffin — for a player the head coach, Jay Gruden, appears to want no part of? I thought franchise tags were for franchise … [Read more...]

Goal Line Stand: Pre-Draft Skill Player Top 12s With free agency long over with and the draft still upcoming, we’ve had a month or so to form 2015 rankings. We’ll dive into this even further in a couple weeks following the draft when we should largely know the main players and their landing spots, but now proved to be a fine time to release some preliminary ranks. Here are my thoughts on the … [Read more...]

Why in the world would Redskins pick up RG3's option? Let's explore We admit we saw this report from NFL Network's Albert Breer on Robert Griffin III and thought ... really? As I said on @NFL_AM, I'm told Redskins are likely to pick up Robert Griffin III's option for 2016. They view as a franchise tag, of sorts.— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 27, 2015 Franchise tag — for a player the … [Read more...]

Winston? Mariota? Gurley? Your NFL Draft podcast preview Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes & Leave A Review It's NFL Draft week! Sing hallelujah, the NFL is finally back in the news again! It's been a good 14 hours! Anyway, the NFL Draft is one of the many landmark football events on the non-game calendar, mainly because everyone wants to believe that after the … [Read more...]