Posts Tagged ‘Chris Myers’

AROUND THE NFL Having found the perpetrators of the QB SHEDEUR SANDERS prank call and leveled large fines against the call’s unwitting collaborators (the Falcons and DC Jeff Ulbrich), it will be interesting to see if NFL Justice devotes its resources to tracking down those who made all the other prank calls that are surfacing.  ESPN.com: New…

AROUND THE NFL The power of the NFL revealed itself yet again last week. Shedeur Sanders’ drop led to record ratings for the third and final day for the NFL draft, while the average of 7.5 million viewers per day made it the second-most watched draft on record.Saturday’s telecast of Rounds 4 through 7 — Sanders…

AROUND THE NFL Some NFL draft picks will not be wearing the numbers of their dreams. @MikeLucasTVAbdul Carter asked Lawrence Taylor if he could wear #56. Taylor said no, make your own legacy.According to @joethomas73 on @ultCLEsports Jed Wills asked him about wearing #73 but Kevin Stefanski shut that down real quick #Browns– – -Boomer Esiason…

AROUND THE NFL We think this, from Albert Breer, is a good explanation of why QB SHEDEUR SANDERS went undrafted until the 5th round: @AlbertBreerTwo realities … 1) Shedeur Sanders fell out of the first round because of talent and performance. 2) He’s still available now because of everything else. At this point of the draft, teams are looking…

AROUND THE NFL Stephen Holder of ESPN.com on the fall of QB SHEDEUR SANDERS: Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was seen as one of the biggest wild cards entering the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night.As it turns out, he’ll be a wild card Friday, too.Sanders, who enjoyed a prolific 2024 season and posted an all-time FBS…

AROUND THE NFL Tonight is the first round of the NFL Draft from Green Bay. This quote from Pete Prisco: “After one or two guys, players four thru 70 are basically the same,” said one AFC personnel director.– – -The Chargers have TE ANTONIO GATES going into the Hall of Fame this year, so they are playing…

AROUND THE NFL Dianna Russini of The Athletic with some chatter on Draft Eve: “There aren’t a lot of Robert De Niros at the top of this draft.”That’s how one NFL head coach described the lack of elite talent in this year’s draft class — and based on multiple conversations with those in NFL scouting departments, he’s not…

AROUND THE NFL RB ASHTON JEANTY thinks he’s going between #6 and #12.  Which leads Mike Florio to wonder if someone wouldn’t trade to take his at #5 or if the Giants might take him at #3. Ashton Jeanty is widely believed to be the best running back in the draft class. In three days, we’ll…