NFL draft

Dec. 28 (UPI) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have clinched the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft after a Week 16 loss to the Chicago Bears.

ESPN has apologized for displaying a graphic which told the story of draftee’s mother’s battle with drug addiction.

As it turns out, having over 90% of the country’s population on quarantine is very conducive towards producing record ratings for the NFL Draft.

When University of Michigan player Jon Runyan, Jr. was picked by the Green Bay Packers during this weekend’s NFL Draft, he was texting and accidentally declined the team’s call when they called to confirm the choice.

ESPN’s Todd McShay announced on Thursday that he would not be joining the network’s broadcast of the 2020 NFL Draft, because he had contracted the coronavirus.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is inviting everyone to boo him during the NFL Draft as a campaign to raise money for coronavirus relief.

The NFL announced that the 2020 draft will be held “virtually,” with the representatives of each team joining from remote locations.

The NFL has canceled its ambitious 2020 Draft production set for April in Las Vegas and will replace it with a more controlled studio event.

The NFL has decided to proceed with this year’s Draft, however, they will do so without fans in attendance.

They say honesty is the best policy, but one can take that policy a bit too far.

Plans for the NFL’s 2020 Draft event scheduled for Las Vegas were revealed on Tuesday, and from the looks of the designs, the league is going for all-out glitz in April.

Ohio State superstar Chase Young, officially declared for the 2020 NFL Draft on Friday.

New York Giants Rookie Corey Ballentine is finally at practice after taking a bullet wound on the night of the NFL Draft.

May 13 (UPI) — New York Giants rookie cornerback Corey Ballentine has rejoined the team after being shot last month.

President Donald Trump congratulated NFL Draftee Nick Bosa for his good fortune after the NFL Draft, but because he did not also congratulate the #1 overall pick, Kyler Murray, who is black.

In the 2019 NFL draft, the New York Giants picked Duke quarterback Daniel Jones over Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins, and some people feel Jacksonville cornerback Jalen Ramsey implied on Twitter that the move was racially-driven.

Viewership for the 2019 NFL Draft was down over numbers from 2018, according to reports.

Fan outrage and angst over the Giants draft picks this weekend gave way to genuine thoughts and prayers on Sunday, when it was learned that New York’s 6th round pick Corey Ballentine was injured in an off-campus shooting.

President Trump tweeted out his congratulations to top NFL Draft pick Nick Bosa on being picked by the San Francisco 49ers, and offered him a bit of encouragement to keep his chin up.

Draft night can produce a wide, varying mix of reactions. Some fans rejoice upon hearing their team’s first round draft selection. Other people, do what Giants fans did last night.

Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray is the first pick in the NFL draft, going to Arizona and immediately creating a quarterback quandary.

NASHVILLE, April 25 (UPI) — The 2019 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday in Nashville and several teams are looking to trade down or out of the first round.

Top NFL pick Nick Bosa is promising to keep his political ideas to himself from now on, after taking wide criticism from liberal sports media over his traditional conservative political opinions.

Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, had a few words of advice on where the NFL’s top draft picks should put their new-found wealth.

Top NFL Draft prospect Nick Bosa, admits that he felt compelled to put an end to his pro-Trump tweets for fear that teams like the San Francisco 49ers would not draft him. Or, possibly to avoid criticism from San Francisco-based media after getting drafted there.

Kyler Murray, the first-round Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, declared himself eligible for the NFL draft on Monday.

DALLAS (AP) — The NFL draft is heading to Las Vegas for 2020. It almost certainly will arrive before the Raiders do.

It’s not often that fifth-round draft picks are greeted with multiple, lucrative endorsement deals only days after getting drafted. Then again, the NFL has never seen a fifth-rounder quite like this before.

Some Philadelphia Eagles fans are urging Eagles rookie Dallas Goedert to change his first name because he shares it with his new team’s arch rival, the Dallas Cowboys, 12Up reported.

The Browns are taking a chance that Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway will stay out of trouble.