April 2014 - Football Wiretap

Colts Sign Basketball Player Erik Swoope To Play Tight End
Erik Swoope is a four-year basketball player that has never played organized football at any level.

Mike Wells/ESPN

Michael Sam Drafted By Rams With 249th Overall Pick
Video of Michael Sam receiving the call from the Rams and Jeff Fisher revealed the player's emotion while surrounded by friends, family and his boyfriend.

Nick Wagoner/ESPN

Texas Get Shutout Of Draft For First Time Since 1937
Texas was one of just five schools from college football's five power conferences to be ignored by the NFL Draft.

Jake Trotter/ESPN

Eagles Trade Bryce Brown To Bills
Bryce Brown figured to have his playing time further reduced due to the acquisition of Darren Sproles.

Mike Rodak/ESPN

McCarron's Personality In Interviews Bothered Teams
A.J. McCarron went undrafted in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft just a few weeks after saying he expected his draft range to be from 16 to 35.

Josh Alper/Pro Football Talk

Average Prominent Mock Was Right On Just 2.38 Picks Between 3-32
The predicted results from 50 prominent mock drafts from draft blogs, national news outlets and local newspapers in NFL cities were woefully inaccurate for the first round of Thursday's draft.

Wall Street Journal

Dave Gettleman To Run Draft Remotely To Watch Son Graduate
Dave Gettleman, general manager of the Carolina Panthers, will run the third day of the NFL draft remotely via Skype from Worcester, Massachusetts.

AP

Jaguars Could Part Ways With Justin Blackmon
The Jaguars can't cut Justin Blackmon at this point under NFL rules.

Mark Long/AP

NFL Draft: Rounds 2-3
The second and third rounds of the 2014 NFL Draft are in the book, featuring Marquise Lee going 39th overall to the Jaguars.

RealGM Staff Report

Josh Gordon Facing One-Year Suspension For Failed Drug Test
Josh Gordon was one of the NFL's best receivers in 2013

ESPN

49ers Trade 4th Rounder To Bills For Stevie Johnson
The 49ers will send a conditional 2015 fourth round pick that can become a third rounder for Stevie Johnson.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

NFL Draft Ratings Up 50 Percent From 2013
The NFL moved the draft back several weeks from late April to early May.

RealGM Staff Report

Ryan Mallett Not Available In Trade Talks
The Patriots are not shopping Ryan Mallett in trade talks.

Ed Werder/ESPN

Patriots' Scouting Report On Manziel: Comes From 'Outlaw Bloodlines'
Bro Bible published an internal scouting report from the New England Patriots on Johnny Manziel.

Tom Ley/Deadspin

Browns Tried To Trade For Kirk Cousins In February
After drafting Johnny Manziel with the 22nd overall pick on Thursday, the Browns feel set at quarterback with him and Brian Hoyer.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Cowboys Never Seriously Entertained Drafting Johnny Manziel
Jerry Jones was surprised that Johnny Manziel was still available at No. 16.

Todd Archer/ESPN

Allen Sees A Lot Of Von Miller In Khalil Mack
Dennis Allen was defensive coordinator for the Broncos in the rookie season of Von Miller and he sees similarities to him in first round pick Khalil Mack.

Paul Gutierrez/ESPN

Lions Know Eric Ebron Isn't Graham Clone Though Use Will Be Similar
Eric Ebron wanted to make clear that the Lions aren't getting another version of Jimmy Graham.

Michael Rothstein/ESPN

ESPN Mentions Manziel Nearly Four Times More Than Any Other Draftee
Jadeveon Clowney was mentioned 29 times despite being the first overall pick of the draft, nearly four times less than Johnny Manziel.

Timothy Burke/ESPN

Browns Sell 200 Season Tickets Within 25 Minutes Of Picking Manziel
The Browns will already have Manziel jerseys available for purchase at their team shop on Friday.

Tony Grossi/ESPN

Falcons Attempted To Move Up For Dee Ford
The Chiefs selected the defensive end out of Auburn with the 23rd overall pick.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

49ers Couldn't Justify Expense Of Trading Up For Odell Beckham
The 49ers targeted Odell Beckham, but the wide receiver out of LSU was taken at No. 12 by the Giants.

Matt Maiocco/Comcast

Vikings Tried To Trade With Eagles For Johnny Manziel
The Vikings tried to trade up to No. 22 with the Eagles to select Johnny Manziel, but the Browns made the better offer.

Jay Glazer/FoxSports

2014 NFL Draft: Complete First Round
Teddy Bridgewater was a candidate to go first overall to the Texans back in January, but they instead went with Jadeveon Clowny and the QB was selected by the Vikings at No. 32.

RealGM Staff Report

Report: Texans Discussing Ryan Mallett Trade With Patriots
Ryan Mallett has been the backup quarterback to Tom Brady with the Patriots since he was a third round pick in 2011.

Tom E. Curran/Comcast

Buccaneers Won't Select Johnny Manziel At No. 7
The Buccaneers signed Josh McCown in the offseason and they still have Mike Glennon on the roster as well.

Jay Glazer/FoxSports

Texans Locked In On Selection, Not Expecting Trade
The Texans are happy to remain with the pick and select the player, widely believed to be Jadeveon Clowney, it wants at No. 1.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

ESPN, NFL Network Reporters Agree Not To Tip Picks
The drama of not knowing the pick before it is formally announced has been lost in recent seasons due to people following on Twitter.

Richard Deitsch/Sports Illustrated

Browns Invested $100,000 On Advanced QB Study
A $100,000 advanced study concluded that Teddy Bridgewater is the best quarterback in the 2014 NFL Draft.

Sal Paolantonio/ESPN

Giants To Seriously Consider Johnny Manziel If He Slides To No. 12
The Giants will seriously consider drafting Johnny Manziel if he slides to them at 12th overall, according to a source.

Jordan Raanan/NJ.com