9:17 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The NFL draft opened for the Denver Broncos awash in Aaron Rodgers speculation and ended roughly 72 hours later with the team having passed on every quarterback on the board. General manager George Paton said Saturday night that Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater will formally compete for the starting
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7:25 PM ET Brianna Williams Regardless of whether they were first off the board or last, players selected in the 2021 NFL draft have this in common: Their dreams came true. Draftees across the league reacted to their wildest aspirations being realized in a variety of ways, some more shocking than others. Offensive lineman Spencer
6:50 PM ET By most measures, NFL offenses last year produced their best season in the history of pro football. Never had the collective environment been more conducive to scoring, especially via the pass, and new records were set for points, touchdown throws and completion percentage. So after taking three months to analyze their rosters
7:30 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The lowest point of Urban Meyer’s first NFL draft came courtesy of the New York Giants. Meyer told ESPN’s College GameDay on Friday that it “broke his heart” when a team selected a player he was targeting with the 25th overall pick. Meyer reluctantly admitted on Saturday that the
7:08 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Despite being the NFL’s smallest city, Green Bay, Wisconsin, has produced a surprising number of draft picks and pro prospects in recent years. There was quarterback James Morgan in the fourth round last year, guard Max Scharping in the second in 2019 and defensive tackle Kahlil McKenzie in
2:21 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints added another potential successor to Drew Brees by drafting Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book with the 133rd overall pick in Round 4 on Saturday. Like Brees himself, Book will have to overcome the stigma of being just 6 feet tall to succeed in the NFL.
1:26 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — During the run-up to the NFL draft, New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas said the objective was to “surround our next quarterback with as much talent as possible.” He wasn’t messing around. After selecting BYU quarterback Zach Wilson with the second overall pick, the Jets added three
2:56 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Former Florida cornerback Marco Wilson, whose decision to throw the cleat of an LSU player late in a December game led to the Tigers kicking the game-winning field goal, was taken in the fourth round of the NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday. The Cardinals, who were
3:44 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said the NFL draft would be a collaborative effort most assumed he meant with first-year general manager Scott Fitterer. It turns out Julie Rhule also is a part of the process. Rhule got a text from his wife 10 minutes before Carolina made
12:53 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The foreseeable future could now be defined as 2021 and beyond after Packers president Mark Murphy said the team is committed to quarterback Aaron Rodgers for more than just next season. None of that may matter if Rodgers follows through on what he has told some in and