Archives for April 2022

Another pair of brothers will play together in Pittsburgh. With the 208th overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the Steelers selected Connor Heyward, a tight end out of Michigan State. Heyward is the brother of Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward. Their father, the late Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, played his college football at Pittsburgh and [more] … [Read more...] about Steelers draft Connor Heyward, brother of Cameron Heyward

The 49ers have a problem with receiver Deebo Samuel. They know it. We know it. They know, and we now know, that the man who calls the shots hasn’t had a phone call with Deebo since he went public with his request for a trade. Speaking to reporters on Friday night, Shanahan said, “I haven’t [more] … [Read more...] about Kyle Shanahan hasn’t talked to Deebo Samuel in “a couple weeks”

For the sixth consecutive season, and the seventh in eight years, the Colts will have a different opening day starter. Matt Ryan will follow Scott Tolzien, Andrew Luck, Jacoby Brissett, Philip Rivers and Carson Wentz. The Colts traded a third-round choice to the Falcons for Ryan, the 2016 NFL MVP. Ryan looks like another bridge [more] … [Read more...] about Jim Irsay sees Matt Ryan as a mutiyear acquisition

There was a time when Sam Howell was thought to be a contender to be the first quarterback taken in the 2022 draft, but his final season at North Carolina wasn’t as impressive as hoped and he wound up as the sixth one off the board. Howell went to the Commanders with the first pick [more] … [Read more...] about Sam Howell: Stressful wait, but Washington perfect spot for me

The Jets wrapped up their draft by taking defensive end Michael Clemons with the 12th pick of the fourth round and the team’s work over the last three days has resulted in a lot of good reviews from around the football world. They took cornerback Sauce Gardner and wide receiver Garrett Wilson in the top [more] … [Read more...] about Robert Saleh: Good draft reviews don’t matter, we’ll know in three years