CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — According to many NFL draft prognosticators, Clemson could have eight members of its 2015 No. 2 ranked team selected over the three days (April 28-30) of the NFL Draft in Chicago. If that is the case it would be the largest Clemson draft class in 25 years. The last time Clemson had eight players chosen was…
AP Photo/Brian Blanco CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Josh Norman, one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks, is now an unrestricted free agent after the Carolina Panthers surprisingly rescinded their non-exclusive franchise tag offer to the All-Pro. Norman did not sign the franchise tag offer from the Panthers which would have paid him $13.9 million in 2016. Now he can sign with…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Eagles have acquired the No. 2 overall pick in next week’s draft from Cleveland in exchange for five picks. The Browns are getting Philadelphia’s first-round pick this year (No. 8), a third-round pick (No. 77) and fourth-rounder (No. 100), plus a first-rounder in 2017 and a fourth-rounder in 2018. Cleveland also sends a fourth-round pick in…
Defensive back D.J. Swearinger #36 of the Arizona Cardinals walks off the field during the NFL game against the Green Bay Packers at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 27, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Packers 38-8. (Dec. 26, 2015 – Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America) TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have re-signed…
(AP) — Super Bowl rematch. Minus Peyton Manning, of course. The NFL season will begin the way the last one ended, with the Denver Broncos playing the Carolina Panthers. Denver beat Carolina 24-10 in February in the Super Bowl, Manning’s final game. The rematch will be on Thursday night, Sept. 8 in Denver. “We’re glad that it’s out,” Broncos executive…
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks during a press conference at the NFL owners meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., Wednesday, March 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Roger Goodell will not be returning the draft picks stripped from the New England Patriots for the use of deflated footballs in the 2014 AFC championship game. The NFL…
Peyton Manning’s Super Bowl 50 victory over the Carolina Panthers was indeed his last rodeo.
(ESPN) — Super Bowl 50 is now in the books, so naturally, we’re already looking toward next season. Will the champion Broncos be a force once again? Is there any hope for the Browns and other 2015 bottom-feeders? Yes, it’s difficult to project anything before free agency and the draft, but our smaller-than-usual panel of experts (21 voters) gave it…
Malcolm Butler #21 of the New England Patriots makes an interception against the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth quarter during Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. Harry How/Getty Images (ABC News) — For most NFL watchers, “soft” is unlikely the first word that comes to mind. Not so for Donald Trump. At a presidential campaign event in…
