NFL Players Who Need Big 2016 Season to Earn 5th-Year Contract Option - Bleacher Report Michael Perez/Associated Press Under the current collective bargaining agreement, NFL teams have to make a decision on whether they will pick up their first-round pick's fifth-year option during the offseason following the third year of the player's career. Last May, 12 first-round picks of 2013 had their … [Read more...]

16 for '16: CFB Coaches who are best at developing NFL talent - NFL.com Published: June 15, 2016 at 12:29 p.m. Updated: June 15, 2016 at 12:54 p.m. Chase Goodbread College Football 24/7 writer | NFL.com College Football 24/7's "16 for '16" series continues with a look at 16 coaches who are most effective at developing NFL talent. Recruiting certainly plays a big role in which programs … [Read more...]

Playoffs or bust? Raiders have pieces in place to return to postseason - Sports Illustrated Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android.​ When Oakland hired Reggie McKenzie as general manager on Jan. 5, 2012, the Raiders were nothing more than a nondescript team boasting a weak roster that hadn’t seen the playoffs in a … [Read more...]

Steelers could have dominant two tight end set - Still Curtain Steelers: Dear Bengals, you’re the little brother by Josh Fitzer The Steelers have never had an offense this good but the rich get richer because they may have stumbled into a potentially dominant duo of tight ends in Ladarius Green and Jesse James. The Steelers lost their best red zone weapon in Martavis Bryant but they could still … [Read more...]

Next man up: Nevin Lawson still has a lot to learn - Pride of Detroit Lawson at times mixed up which receiver he was responsible for in crowded formations. How he processes assignments within the coverage call faster is a key area of growth to watch. We now finish our analysis of CB Nevin Lawson's development from the 2015 season. Next man up is a series of articles examining players further down … [Read more...]

A's have a chance to strike it big in the week's draft - aParently Speaking The good news for the A’s is that they have three picks on Day One of the three-day player draft that starts Thursday night in New York. Better news is that the top end of the draft is believed to be deep, so the A’s have a chance to tap good talent with draft picks No. 6, No. 37 and No. 47. The club has four … [Read more...]

Breaking Down Texas A&M's Roster: Freshman WR Kendrick Rogers - 247Sports (Photo: Jeremy Clark, 247Sports)Kendrick Rogers 247 Profile History Rogers comes from a Class AA program which is the lowest level for 11 man football in the state of Texas. He played in a spread offense with a quarterback who’s was more of a running threat and as a passer just got the ball downfield in the vicinity of … [Read more...]

Top 12 Impact Rookies - FFToday.com When deciding whether or not to accept/offer dynasty trades last year, I looked at the (likely) available talent in this year's draft and decided to trade away all of my rookie draft picks in my most important league. The result? I acquired Rob Gronkowski and C.J. Spiller in two separate trades. (In the interest of full disclosure, there were three other players … [Read more...]

Memphis counting on Mike Norvell to maintain upswing - Today's U (blog) By Tom Shanahan Posted on June 6, 2016 Up and down. Back and forth is the pendulum history of Memphis football swinging between winning and mostly losing seasons. Not even Memphis-native Cybill Shepherd, one of Hollywood’s leading actresses and beauties from the 1970s and 1980s, was able to alter … [Read more...]

Reloaded: How the Seahawks saved their season in 6 minutes - Field Gulls The Seahawks were outgunned by the Packers in a do-or-die NFC Championship game for 57 minutes. Then, Russell Wilson hit Marshawn Lynch on a 26-yard pass and everything changed. I broke down the biggest comeback in a conference championship game. DK Note: I originally published this article back on January 19th, 2015, but I … [Read more...]