This weekend, many an NFL Draft fanatic will be tuned into the NFL Network or sitting in front of their computer as the stars, starters, busts, and footnotes of tomorrow will showcase their talents at the combine in Indianapolis. New venue, new prospects, same process. Through all of the interviews and drills, we’ll have a prospect or three whose physical abilities shoot him up the draft board, a highly-touted prospect or seven who don’t live up to the ...Read More

Add Sedrick Ellis to the list of rookies to make a big-time impact in 2008. The seventh overall pick by the New Orleans Saints in the 2008 NFL Draft will be pressed into major action this season after it was announced Thursday, that starting defensive tackle Hollis Thomas could be out for two months with a right triceps injury. The 12-year veteran went in for surgery to repair the injury that occurred on Wednesday in practice, while running through some pass-blocking ...Read More

Well, it's hard to believe it, but Brett Favre might not be a Packer anymore. After telling Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy and other people close to him that he had an "itch" to play again, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that the NFL's all-time leader in career touchdown passes and passing yards sent a letter to the Green Bay Packers asking for his unconditional release. While it's hard to imagine the Packers letting the legend walk, it shouldn't be a big ...Read More

NFL commish Roger Goodell doesn't think rookies should be given big-money deals when they haven't proved themselves in the NFL, and Matt Gentile agrees, as you can read inside.

This news isn't new, but it fell on the back-burner with college football previews taking most of my attention, but Matt Ryan has signed a six-year, $72 million deal (with $34.75 million guaranteed) with the Falcons, the biggest step yet that the franchise is looking to get past the Michael Vick era. But am I the only one raising an eyebrow about the deal? I know when you're dealing with the #3 pick/first QB taken in the draft/a client of Tom ...Read More

Last week, Matty I of Miami Dolphins blog The Phinsider gave his post-draft take of the Dolphins. The St. Louis Rams had the #2 pick in the draft behind the Dolphins, and today, Ryan, who rants on the Rams at Turf Show Times, shares his opinions on how the Rams' brass did on draft weekend, and what impact the new additions will make. 1. How would you grade the Rams' draft? Tough to say without seeing the picks in ...Read More

Instead of doing team NFL Draft grades myself, I thought that I'd ask team bloggers from some of teams throughout the draft to give their opinions of the new additions that their teams picked up on the weekend, among other things. First up, fittingly, is The Phinsider's Matty I, whose Miami Dolphins had the first pick in the draft, and used it on Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long with the first overall pick, which was the start of a successful draft ...Read More

Now that the NFL Draft is over, it's time to take a look back at some of the big winners from the weekend. Two teams who came into the draft needing a great weekend to aid their rebuilding process were the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. They did just that, but they weren't the only teams that did well on Saturday and Sunday. Winners Kansas City Chiefs: Undoubtedly the biggest winner. Thanks to the Falcons taking ...Read More

It's Day Two of the 2008 NFL Draft, and things are winding down. But, I'm still going, and I will be until the last pick. Load up on 2008 NFL Draft Gear at NFL Shop! 5:56 p.m.: The 2008 NFL Draft is over, and Mr. Irrelevant issssssssssss....linebacker David Vobora of Idaho, who gets taken ahead of the likes of Erin Henderson, Ali Highsmith, and Wesley Woodyard. Nothing against Vobora at all, as he could be a steal for ...Read More

It was a quite the wild first day in this year's NFL Draft, with prospects falling, a plethora of trades, and a number of surprise picks. Here's a recap of some of the notable happenings from the first two rounds. If your mock draft is looking pretty good right now, it might be a good idea to grab your life savings and go to Vegas, because you're one of the lucky ones. Mine? Well, let's just say ...Read More