By ROB MAADDI The NFL draft will be offensive. We’re not talking about hurt feelings. This draft has the potential to set a record for most offensive players selected in the first round. No draft has seen more than 19 players on offense chosen in the first round. That happened three times, most recently in […]
(AP) - The NFL Draft will be offensive. We’re not talking about hurt feelings. This draft has the potential to set a record for most offensive players selected in the first round. No draft has seen more than 19 players on offense chosen in the first round. That happened three times, most recently in 2009. []
As individual coaches try to convince themselves of reasons that a player might struggle coming into the NFL, one has pointed to Caleb Williams playing in
New Orleans Saints lost a piece of its offensive line Wednesday. Offensive lineman James Hurst announced his retirement from football Wednesday in an Instagram post.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers bolstered their offensive line on Thursday night, addressing a need by selecting Duke center Graham Barton with the 26th pick in the NFL draft.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers addressed a position of need and departed from their usual strategy of targeting defensive players in the first round by selecting Arizona offensive tackle
ST. GEORGE — The Detroit Lions are making Penei Sewell and his family a happy clan. The former Desert Hills High star inked a four-year, $112-million extension with the Lions that will pay him an average of $28 million per year, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. That would make Sewell, 23, the highest-paid offensive lineman […]
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Oregon State offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga is a fan of comedic actor Adam Sandler and his 1998 film, “The Waterboy,” which he’s watched numerous times. Perhaps the 6-foot-6, 324-pound blocker was destined to wind up in Louisiana at the dawn of his NFL career, even
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers’ new brain trust of coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz has spoken about wanting a physical team on offense that can wear down opponents. With their first selection, Harbaugh and Hortiz took a step in that direction, taking
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu was the first defensive player selected in the NFL draft Thursday night, going No. 15 overall to Indianapolis to snap a record streak of 14 straight offensive players selected. The latest a first round had previously gone before a defensive player was
Wednesday has been a big day for the Detroit Lions. Shortly after signing
The organization has been accused of failing to pay players previously.