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Favre to Packers: Release me!

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 […]

Roger Goodell, I applaud you!

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.

Does Ryan’s deal raise a red flag about rookie salaries?

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.

Guest Interview: Ryan of Turf Show Times

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 […]

Guest Interview: Matty I of The Phinsider dishes on the Dolphins’ draft, Jason Taylor, and the future

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.

2008 NFL Draft Winners: Chiefs and Dolphins take big steps towards rebuilding

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 […]

NFL Draft LIVEBLOG: Day Two

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.

2008 NFL Draft Day One Recap: Movers and shakers galore on a crazy Saturday

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.

NFL Draft LIVEBLOG: It’s draft day!

Well, the big day is finally here, and the 2008 NFL Draft is finally underway! I’ve already started with the live blog, so if you’re not watching the draft on ESPN, or want a little extra analysis, this is one of the places to be for it all.

Chris Long sits atop final Top 100 prospects board

The NFL Draft is inching closer, so I’m rolling out a few goodies before the festivities get underway tomorrow afternoon. It’s been a good while since I updated the top prospects board, but here it is, and I extended it from a top 64 to a top 100.