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AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com with a good recap of what went on in Thursday’s first round: Half of the picks in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft changed hands before the selection was made. Of the 32 picks, 16 of them were traded, resulting in eight teams having no first-round pick, six teams…

AROUND THE NFL As we head to the draft tonight, this from Jay Glazer, who may have trained with his source: NFL_DovKleimanFireworks: NFL insider Jay Glazer says a source told him something extremely “juicy” will happen on draft night in the first round. “I know something is happening, I just can’t say it yet. I was told…

AROUND THE NFL A draft note about the Steelers-Ravens rivalry.  Michael David Smith ofProFootballTalk.com: Steelers owner Art Rooney II persuaded the NFL to move Ravens fans behind Steelers fans at the 2026 NFL draft in Pittsburgh. Rooney said on WDVE that when he saw the initial layout for where each of the 32 teams’ fans would be…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL has tightened up the timing of the first round, even though they often wait a few minutes to actually announce the selection.  Some GMs are feeling rushed.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL changed the rules for this year’s draft, limiting teams to eight minutes between first-round picks. Some NFL general…

AROUND THE NFL Somehow a fatal accident involving draft prospect DL RUEBEN BAIN, Jr. of the U. of Miami flew under the radar until this reporting by The Athletic: University of Miami defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. was the driver during a traffic collision in the early hours of March 17, 2024, that resulted in one of…

AROUND THE NFL A panel seemed to say that NFL owners did not collude on quarterback contracts.  Mike Florio tries to explain. In two different rulings issued less than 15 months apart, the internal grievance system created by the NFL and the NFL Players Association found that, essentially, the NFL invited its teams to collude on…