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The NFL Seems Really Worried About Maurice Hurst Playing FootballFormer Michigan defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, initially projected as a first- or second-round talent in this year’s NFL draft, ended up falling to the final day last week, when the Raiders picked him up in the fifth round. Hurst’s drop came after he was diagnosed with a previously undisclosed hear...

Eagles Use Late Draft Pick On Humongous Rugby League Man The late stages of the NFL player draft are for kickers and special-teamers, and for taking fliers on long-shot contributors. Saturday afternoon the Super Bowl-champion Eagles made the long-shot-est of long-shot selections in the 7th round of the 2018 draft when they selected the gigantic and tanta...

One-Handed Linebacker Shaquem Griffin Drafted By The Seahawks, Who Employ His Twin BrotherCentral Florida linebacker Shaquem Griffin, a one-handed player who runs like the wind and conquered the bench press, has been selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. I urge you to watch these two videos of his selection, because they’re great:...

Here Are Your 2018 First-Round NFL Draft Picks

The first round of the draft is over! Here’s what happened:...

Ryan Shazier Walks On Stage To Announce The Steelers' First-Round Pick

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier walked out on stage to announce the team’s first-round pick at tonight’s draft—one of only a few public appearances that he has made since suffering a serious spinal injury during a game in December, and the first one in which he’s been able to walk withou...

Baker Mayfield Receives Honor Of Being Next Doomed Cleveland QB

Cleveland took Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield with the top pick off the board in this year’s quarterback-heavy first round....

What's The Point Of Mock Drafts?

If it seems like every NFL reporter or analyst does a mock draft or four, that’s because just about NFL reporter or analyst does a mock draft or four. If you’re wondering why so much pre-draft coverage is saturated with glorified guesswork, consider this: People really, really want to read mock dra...