Month: April 2020

1:28 AM ET Mike DiRocco JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars were not close to trading disgruntled defensive end Yannick Ngakoue on Thursday, and the team is planning on him being on the roster in 2020. General manager Dave Caldwell refuted reports from earlier Thursday that the Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders were close to
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1:29 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio had the technical hiccup many had feared in an all-virtual NFL draft. Fangio said his internet service and cable service “went out” just minutes before the first round of the draft was set to begin Thursday night. “About five minutes before the draft started
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1:07 AM ET The Southeastern Conference often touts itself as college football’s toughest league, usually pointing to the number of players it sends to the NFL annually. On Day 1 of the 2020 NFL draft, the conference set a new benchmark in that department. Fifteen players from the SEC heard their names called in the
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11:27 PM ET The sight of New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman wearing a mask while sitting alone in his draft room might be one of the lasting images from Thursday night’s unique stay-at-home NFL draft, the result of the coronavirus outbreak shutting down the country. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the picks from his
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10:37 PM ET The Cowboys’ offense has a new weapon. Former Oklahoma star CeeDee Lamb dropped to the 17th pick in Thursday night’s NFL draft, and Dallas was there to snag him, giving QB Dak Prescott another talented wideout to join Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup. A first-team All-American and a finalist for the Biletnikoff
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10:15 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved up a spot in the NFL draft Thursday, trading with the San Francisco 49ers to acquire the 13th overall pick and choose Iowa offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs. Wirfs, who was not projected to still be available at the spot, is a versatile offensive lineman
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9:09 PM ET Lindsay Thiry The Los Angeles Chargers selected Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert with the No. 6 pick in the 2020 NFL draft on Thursday. Herbert is expected to become the Bolts’ future franchise quarterback following the departure of veteran Philip Rivers, who signed with the Indianapolis Colts in free agency after 16 seasons
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