According to most analysts, bettors and bookmakers, Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza will be the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft in April. He’s the heavy favorite to hear his name called first, with odds at some books as short as -20000 (bet $10 to win $10.05 total). When it comes to the second pick, Arvell…
Jaxon Smith-Njigba won Offensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl title in 2025. Now, weeks into the 2026 offseason, the Seattle Seahawks‘ star is adding a new accolade to his name: highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. Smith-Njigba has agreed to a four-year, $168.6 million extension with the Seahawks that includes $120 million…
The New England Patriots used free agency a year ago to jump-start a foundation built around ascending quarterback Drake Maye and veteran head coach Mike Vrabel. They proved to be talented (and fortunate) enough to advance to the Super Bowl in their first year together. A few struggling teams from last season appear to be…
TAMPA BAY — For well over a decade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their fans have always known that any season, good or bad, started with a foundation of two iconic players in receiver Mike Evans and linebacker Lavonte David. The pain of Evans leaving in free agency to sign with the San Francisco 49ers…
The Baltimore Ravens‘ concerns about edge rusher Maxx Crosby’s health before nixing their deal with the Las Vegas Raiders were apparently more about his long-term durability rather than his viability for the 2026 season. Baltimore discovered that Crosby had a “degenerative knee issue” that would cause issues beyond the 2026 season during its medical exam…
Lavonte David is retiring after playing all 14 seasons of his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. David made the announcement Tuesday at the team’s practice facility. “I feel it’s time to move on and find a different path in life, be a dad to that amazing little girl over there,” David said. “Having…
Mike McCarthy and the Pittsburgh Steelers need a quarterback, and the team’s new head coach reuniting with his former signal-caller, Aaron Rodgers, might be their most viable option for the 2026 season. Does that possibility interest McCarthy? “It would be a great story,” McCarthy said about the Steelers potentially re-signing Rodgers at a tribute event…
The NFL never sleeps, not even in March amid free agency’s doldrums and still a month away from the draft. Last week, the Denver Broncos traded a first-round pick (and more) to the Miami Dolphins for receiver Jaylen Waddle. The Kansas City Chiefs traded with the New York Jets for QB Justin Fields. And the…
Could you imagine what the 2026 NFL Draft would look like if all college football players were eligible to be picked? Would Arch Manning be the first quarterback taken? Would the Las Vegas Raiders dare to make Jeremiah Smith the No. 1 overall pick? Well, there’s no need for you to imagine, because we’re going…
Bookmakers get creative when it comes to odds they make available for the NFL Draft. And among the most interesting and fun markets is Mr. Irrelevant. The player who’s drafted with the final pick gets the Mr. Irrelevant distinction because, more often than not, his career in the league is a forgettable one. There are,…
