The 2020 “Virtual” NFL Draft kicked off Thursday night. Finally there was some sort of live sports on television. The first round of the draft seemed to last forever. It was also pretty predictable. No real surprises. I mean the Bengals selected Joe Burrow with the first overall pick, but the pick wasn’t announced until…
Analysis: With the long wait that having the 30th pick entails, the Green Bay Packers decided to move up four spots in a trade with the Miami Dolphins (#26 for #30 and #136) to select Utah State quarterback Jordan Love. While the need for a quarterback was not pressing, Green Bay was noted to have…
NFL wheeling and dealing stops for nothing, even a nation-wide lockdown. The Carolina Panthers signed star running back Christain McCaffrey to a new four-year deal worth $64 million. With an average yearly salary of $16 million, he is now that highest-paid running back in the league by that metric. The 2017 running back class was…
There are two things that I’m oldest enough to have but don’t: A son or daughter, graduating in the year 2020 A son who could be drafted in the 2020 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers Seeing the creative tributes to graduating high school seniors across the country got me thinking of the young…
It’s NFL draft week. We are two days away from the NFL draft. This is one of the most exciting 3 days in sports. The NFL on stage, kids realizing their dreams and hearing their name called as a team selects them. Does it get much bigger than this, at this time of year? The…
Below is my final Mock Draft before the real deal goes down on April 23th- I used PFN’s Mock Draft Simulator and did not trade any picks. Pick 30: Michael Pittman Jr.- WR, USC There are a lot of really talented receivers that can make an impact for teams across the league, and Michael Pittman…
As the debate rages on about who would be the better pick among linebackers Kenneth Murray and Patrick Queen in the first round, the reality is neither will probably be there for the Packers to claim with their 30th overall selection. The prospect of losing out on both of them, however, shouldn’t be viewed in…