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Vikings acquire QB Sam Howell from Seahawks
The Minnesota Vikings acquired quarterback Sam Howell from the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday for a draft pick swap.,The Vikings gave up their fifth-round draft pick in order to make the move, which was the No. 142 pick overall. The Seahawks gave up their fifth-round pick, No. 172 overall, in the deal...

Shedeur Sanders drafted in fifth round by Cleveland Browns
Two days and four rounds later than he anticipated, the most talked-about prospect in the 2025 draft finally heard the NFL say his name.,Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was selected by the Cleveland Browns on Saturday with the sixth pick in the fifth round, making him the 144th selection overal...
Why Shedeur Sanders Is Falling in the 2025 NFL Draft
Shedeur Sanders is experiencing a very complex NFL Draft slide and here are a few theories why the Colorado quarterback is still available heading into Day 3....
Top 2025 NFL Draft Prospects Still on the Board for Day Three
A few super promising prospects are still on the board for Rounds 4-7 of the NFL Draft's Day Three on Saturday, and these are the top players available....

Ramifications of NCAA's new world reach NFL draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Quarterbacks Tyler Shough and Dillon Gabriel, both taken on the second day of the draft, might be considered rookies by the NFL, but their extensive game experience reflects the current nomadic culture of college football.,Each of their paths -- with three schools apiece, a combin...

President Trump rips NFL teams for passing on Shedeur Sanders
President Donald Trump called NFL owners "stupid" for not selecting Shedeur Sanders in the first round of the draft -- and that was before the Colorado quarterback went undrafted in the second and third rounds, too.,In a post Friday on the Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "What is wrong with NFL ...

Focus shifts to defense in NFL draft as Shedeur Sanders continues to wait
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- On a night where teams focused on defense over offense, the talk around the NFL draft on Friday night was still all about the quarterbacks.,Particularly one who wasn't drafted.,Of the 70 players selected in the second and third rounds, the defensive line and secondary accounted fo...

Another day, another fall: Shedeur Sanders remains undrafted
After two days, three rounds and 102 selections in the 2025 NFL Draft, Shedeur Sanders is still waiting to hear his name called.,The highly hyped Colorado quarterback, who stunningly fell out of the first round on Thursday night, was not among the 70 players selected in the second and third rounds o...

Saints draft QB Tyler Shough as Shedeur Sanders' wait continues
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- There was only one quarterback taken in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday, and it wasn't Shedeur Sanders.,While Sanders' draft stock continued to plummet, the New Orleans Saints took Louisville's Tyler Shough at No. 40 overall. The 25-year-old Shough, whose career has be...

Derrick Harmon's mom dies shortly after he's a first-round pick
The 2025 NFL draft was both memorable and devastating for Derrick Harmon.,The standout Oregon defensive tackle was chosen in the first round (21st overall) by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night while his mother Tiffany Saine was on life support in a Detroit hospital. He went to the hospital s...

Cam Ward, Ashton Jeanty tabbed co-OROY favorites
With one round of the 2025 NFL Draft complete, sportsbooks are already projecting the NFL's rookie of the year races.,Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward and Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty enter the season neck and neck in the Offensive Rookie of the Year race, in the eyes of multipl...

Roger Goodell: NFL to start 2026 season in Australia
The NFL's first regular-season game in Australia will take place in Week 1 of 2026 -- and it may even be the regular-season opener.,NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, speaking about the league's international strategy on "The Pat McAfee Show" Friday, revealed the league's plans for its first trip to Me...

Jaguars GM jacked about adding 'rare person, rare player' Travis Hunter
No. 2 overall pick Travis Hunter might need no introduction in Jacksonville, but Jaguars general manager James Gladstone played hype man on Friday seated to the left of the Heisman Trophy winner and two chairs away from head coach Liam Coen.,"As we sit here, Travis Hunter is a Jacksonville Jaguar. T...

No. 1 pick Cam Ward plans to reward Titans' trust
After sleeping for only 90 minutes in the hours between hitting the stage as the No. 1 pick of the Tennessee Titans in the 2025 NFL Draft and sunrise in Green Bay, Cam Ward walked into the team complex with his eyes wide open on Friday morning. ,"You have to be an elite communicator, that's what I l...

Former NFL star Adrian Peterson facing DWI charges
Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson is facing DWI charges in his latest brush with authorities.,The fifth-leading rusher in league history was arrested on a misdemeanor count of driving while impaired on Friday morning in Hennepin County, Minn.,Peterson, 40, attended the Vikings' draft party on ...

Lions exercise options on Aidan Hutchinson, Jameson Williams
The Detroit Lions exercised their fifth-year options on defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and wide receiver Jameson Williams on Friday.,Also on Friday, the Dallas Cowboys picked up the fifth-year option on offensive tackle Tyler Smith.,Hutchinson, the second overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, is in li...
There’s No Shame in Shedeur Sanders Falling to the Second Round
Shedeur Sanders shouldn't be upset about falling into the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, as where he's selected will hardly impact his NFL career....
Top 2025 NFL Draft Prospects Still on the Board After Round 1
Missed in Round 1, but far from forgotten—here are the highest-ranked prospects still available heading into the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, including Will Johnson, Nic Scourton, and more....
Jacksonville Jaguars Go All In — And Win Big With Travis Hunter
The Jacksonville Jaguars stole the NFL Draft spotlight, trading up for two-way star Travis Hunter in a bold move that could reshape their future....

Wisconsin residents savor Green Bay's NFL draft spotlight
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Fans were amazed and appreciative that the NFL's smallest city could host one of the league's biggest events, the NFL draft, and their mood was brightened ever more when the hometown Packers selected a wide receiver in the first round on Thursday.,An estimated 125,000 people were ...