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Source: Gerhart To Meet With Jets, Chargers

Oct 26, 2014 4:20 AM

Stanford running back Toby Gerhart will hold a private workout for the Jets on Monday. According to an NFL source with knowledge of the situation, Gerhart will visit the Chargers on Thursday. Gerhart worked out for the Broncos last week.

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Clausen Set To Meet With Five Teams In Top 10

Sep 13, 2014 12:09 PM

Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen has interviews set up with at least five teams picking at the front of the NFL draft, according to a source. Over the next few days, Clausen will meet with the Rams, Redskins, Browns, Bills and Jaguars.

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Eight Prospects Confirmed To Attend Draft

Oct 22, 2014 10:32 PM

Sources have confirmed to NFL.com that eight top prospects will attend next month's NFL Draft in New York City. Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska, Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma, Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State, Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech, Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma, Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee, Eric Berry, S, Tennessee and Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State will attend. The NFL also has already extended and will extend invitations to other players. Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow are weighing offers.

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Agent: Tebow Undecided On Attending Draft

Oct 20, 2014 5:08 PM

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow still isn't sure whether or not he'll attend next month's NFL Draft in New York City, according to his agent. Sexton said that with the draft now spread over three days "they're a lot more flexible" about what a player would have to do while in New York.

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Bradford To Audition For Rams, Redskins

Sep 13, 2014 3:24 AM

Jason Reid of The Washington Post reported that Sam Bradford has sessions scheduled with the Rams (April 12) and Redskins (April 15), both taking place the week before the NFL draft. Bradford, who?s still recovering from shoulder surgery, didn?t work out at the NFL Scouting Combine last month or at Oklahoma pro day March 9, but he?s scheduled to hold his first post-surgery workout for NFL teams March 29. It?s also worth noting that league sources told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch late Thursday that general manager Billy Devaney and offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur met with Bradford in Florida earlier this week.

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Tebow Invited To New York For Draft

Oct 17, 2014 6:20 PM

Tim Tebow has been invited to attend the 2010 NFL Draft, according to Chris Mortensen. RealGM Note: The NFL would be unlikely to invite Tebow if they were anticipating him falling, which could create an awkward situation in the green room.

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Sources: Bryant Moves Pro Day

Jul 6, 2014 5:38 AM

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant has pushed back his pro day, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Instead of working out March 25, as was scheduled, Bryant now plans to work out March 30 in his hometown of Lufkin, Texas. Bryant had tried to schedule his workout for March 30, a day after Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford's workout in Norman, Okla., to make life easier for NFL teams, but Oklahoma State balked at the idea.

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Sam Bradford Reschedules Pro Day

Sep 16, 2014 9:47 AM

Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford has pushed back his pro day by four days to March 29, according to NFL general managers and head coaches. Bradford and his agents, Tom Condon and Ben Dogra of Creative Artists Agency, moved the date after learning it conflicted with the NFL's owners meetings.

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2010 NFL Mock Draft, Version 8.0

Aug 5, 2014 6:36 AM

Round 1 1. St. Louis Rams: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma. Just thinking out loud here...Either the Rams decide he?s the franchise QB they need and take him, or else the Redskins like Bradford enough and are nervous enough that STL will take him that they deal up to get him. Would #4 overall, Jason Campbell, and a 2nd next year get it done? 2. Detroit Lions: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska. I get a different answer every day as to which DT the Lions prefer--McCoy or Suh. There is an emerging school of thought that the team would like to slide back a few spots and take an offensive tackle, but I?m not buying it. Yet. 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma. Easiest pick in the draft to forecast: it?s either Suh or McCoy, whichever doesn?t go at #2. If they?re both somehow gone, it?s Eric Berry time. 4. Washington Redskins: Russell Okung, T, Oklahoma State. I get the sense they?re not enamored enough with Jimmy Clausen to take him here, certainly not when they have no idea who will be playing at either tackle spot. Okung would have been the 5th-best tackle last year, but he?s the best in this lower-ceiling-but-much-deeper tackle class. 5. Kansas City Chiefs: Eric Berry, S/CB, Tennessee. They need playmakers all over the field, and Berry is a dynamic secondary presence with versatility and a flair for the dramatic. He will sit atop some teams? overall draft boards. 6. Seattle Seahawks: C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson. New coach Pete Carroll gets his answer for Reggie Bush, only Spiller has shown he?s more consistently tough between the tackles. His speed and playmaking potential are simply too good for him to fall, and the Seahawks need a big infusion of both on their offense. 7. Cleveland Browns: Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame. Thinking out loud, part two...In trading for Seneca Wallace, new GM Mike Holmgren brought in a veteran mentor that can teach his offense to a rookie QB, and Clausen comes from a pro-style offense and has the rhythm and touch that are requisites. Brady Quinn still has some trade value and potential, but he?s clearly not the choice of Holmgren or coach Mangini, and Clausen helps close the door on the Phil Savage era. Or they trade for Troy Smith and take Joe Haden here... 8. Oakland Raiders: Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech. I had Bruce Campbell penned in here like most people, but I changed it on account of my belief that Al Davis is crazy but not stupid. He?s watched opposing QB set up shop and pick apart a pretty good secondary because his front seven can?t get any pressure, and they can?t stop the run very well either. Surely he knows that an eventual 10.5-sack, 70 tackle-a-year end will help more than yet another project tackle, right? Jason Pierre-Paul is a bigger physical freak, but a little birdie tells me Mr. Davis favors the more prominent program guy. 9. Buffalo Bills: Anthony Davis, T, Rutgers. He?s too physically gifted to pass here; his ceiling is Ryan Clady-esque, and the Bills cannot afford to watch him become that good somewhere else, even if he never fulfills that potential with them. Thinking out loud, part three...I know they like Jimmy Clausen, and dangling this pick and Donte Whitner to the Browns just might get him. 10. Jacksonville Jaguars: Brandon Graham, DE/OLB, Michigan. Signing Aaron Kampman was a good start, but this team needs more overall pressure than just one guy can provide. Enter Graham, who bears a strong resemblance on tape to Dwight Freeney but has the athleticism to play some 3-4 OLB should the Jags make a regime and scheme change. 11. Denver Broncos (from CHI): Joe Haden, CB, Florida. Haden is the top cover corner by a wide margin, though his poor showing at the Combine might be enough to drop him to Denver, which greedily laps him up to help overhaul their antique defense that faded badly down the stretch. True story: I watched a Florida game early in his freshman year with a veteran NFL scout, and he said back then that Haden would be the first corner taken in whatever draft he decided to enter. 12. Miami Dolphins: Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State. The Dolphins have made no secret of their desire to get a legit big-play receiver, and they haven?t hidden their admiration for Bryant either. I had Rolando McClain penned in here even after the Dansby signing, but Parcells has never shied away from taking a chance on big receivers with questionable attitudes and it?s their primary need to boot. 13. San Francisco 49ers: Bryan Bulaga, T, Iowa. He?s a great fit for the Niners, who already have a good young LT in Joe Staley but badly need help on the right side. Bulaga has the traits of a very good RT--rough, strong, good leverage, big punch. 14. Seattle Seahawks (from DEN): Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida. One of Coach Carroll?s hallmarks, both at USC and during his prior NFL days, was pressure defense. Seattle lacks a dynamic edge presence, and JPP has the physical potential to become a dominant NFL pass rusher. He will need some time to develop, but too many people believe his ceiling is too high to see him fall much further than here--even if it?s not Seattle making this pick. 15. New York Giants: Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama. Every Giants fan dream scenario plays out, and the G-Men get a serious thumper in the middle to replace Antonio Pierce. Consider this his absolute floor, even with his disclosure of Crohn?s Disease. If he?s gone I know they like Dan Williams, though a little birdie tells me they would have a hard time passing on Mike Iupati too. 16. Tennessee Titans: Brian Price, DT, UCLA. Price bears a similarity to former Titan Albert Haynesworth--at times an unstoppable interior force, at times a prickly ho-hum space-eater. Jeff Fisher knows how to handle that, and Price interviewed very well at the Combine to help mitigate those worries. 17. San Francisco 49ers (from CAR): Tim Tebow, QB, Florida. Two reasons why I believe the Niners make this pick here. First is that they know Alex Smith is not the long-term answer at QB. Second is that Coach Singletary is a noted sucker for the hyper-religiosity, and to be able to get a Christian icon to lead his team just makes too much sense. Note that is only half tongue-in-cheek and directed more at Singletary than Tebow. I do not believe Tebow falls out of the first round. 18. Pittsburgh Steelers: Trent Williams, T, Oklahoma. I talked to a Steelers staffer at the Combine and he made it clear: they will upgrade the OL this offseason. Seeing as how the free agent pickings are slim to none, that means the draft. Williams has great athleticism yet fits best as a right tackle, an important attribute for a team with a QB that loves to roll to his right. 19. Atlanta Falcons: Sergio Kindle, LB, Texas. Kindle fits the bill for a pass-rushing OLB with the ability to play in space. For those who question his capacity to get off blocks, YouTube Kindle destroying Jermaine Gresham. That play was a topic of conversation in Indy that involved a Falcons coach, and he got a little too excited about it. 20. Houston Texans: Ryan Mathews, RB, Fresno State. I like how Arian Foster finished the season for them and I know they do too, but Mathews has the potential to be a legit feature back and big-play runner. Their secondary is finally set, though a wideout here wouldn?t surprise me either. 21. Cincinnati Bengals: Rob Gronkowski, TE, Arizona. The injury risk is hanging over his head, but Gronkowski is a perfect fit for the Bengals? punchless pass offense. Signing Antonio Bryant eases (in their minds) the need for a wideout, but TE remains a huge void. He can block, he can catch over the middle, and he can run after the catch. Cincy hasn?t had a TE like that since Rodney Holman, or really Bob Trumpy. 22. New England Patriots: Demaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech. Thomas has drawn comparisons to Randy Moss, though I?m not entirely sure how anyone could make that assertion based on his limited body of work. In any case, he?s got great physical tools and the Patriots desperately need more capable young wideouts. As with every draft, the odds the Patriots actually select in their original draft slot is around 10%, so except a deal. 23. Green Bay Packers: Bruce Campbell, T, Maryland. The Workout Wonder fits well for Green Bay, which brought back Chad Clifton to buy another (half) season while they develop a replacement. As I?ve said before, when Campbell is hot, he?s absolutely incredible, but he needs to bring it much more consistently. 24. Philadelphia Eagles: Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State. Because the Eagles always take a lineman early, and Odrick has versatility to play either DT spot or even slide to end in 3-man fronts. A trade involving one of their 3 starting-caliber QBs leaves this pick very open for movement. 25. Baltimore Ravens: Earl Thomas, S, Texas. The Boldin trade mitigated the need to reach for a wideout here, which means they can address the other pressing need: the secondary. Thomas eased concerns about his build in Indy, and his ability to both cover and step up and play in the box are a great fit for the Ravens. 26. Arizona Cardinals: Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri. Another pick where the team waits about four seconds before submitting the selection to the Commish. Spoon is rangy and a tackling machine, and he?s more physically built than often credited. His versatility to play any LB spot is very attractive for a mix/match defense that Arizona runs. 27. Dallas Cowboys: Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State. Nobody plays bigger for their size than Wilson, an aggressive press corner used to playing on an island. He doesn?t lack for confidence or speed, which endears him to Jerry Jones. 28. San Diego Chargers: Jahvid Best, RB, California. I didn?t believe anyone thought Best was really a legit 1st round pick until I found out at the Combine just how highly regarded he is, even after the nasty concussion. He flew past others up the RB draft board with both his impressive workout and his impressive interviews, not unlike Donald Brown a year ago. 29. New York Jets: Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee. They?ll be lucky to see the big man fall this far, but it happened to work in this scenario. Gritty run-stuffer with a good football IQ and a high motor, just what Coach Ryan loves for his defense. 30. Minnesota Vikings: Mike Iupati, G, Idaho. By far the best player available in terms of overall grade, and they just happen to need help on the OL. Getting Steve Hutchinson to mentor him for a couple of years could very well lead to another perennial Pro Bowler in Iupati. 31. Indianapolis Colts: Charles Brown, T, USC. Scouts are all over the board on Brown, a converted TE that is still learning the finer points of technique and lacks the anchor strength of most tackles. Sounds a lot like Tony Ugoh, the man he?d be replacing here, but Brown has more natural ability to mold and has better feet. 32. New Orleans Saints: Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida. It wouldn?t surprise me to see him drop a lot further, but it only takes one team to fall in love with the 5 plays a game where Dunlap is Superman to take him in the first round. A team with a strong lovker room like the Saints is more likely to take the risk. Round 2 33. St. Louis Rams: Arrelious Benn, WR, Illinois 34. Detroit Lions: Rodger Saffold, T, Indiana 35. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Golden Tate, WR, Notre Dame 36. Washington Redskins: Colt McCoy, QB, Texas 37. Kansas City Chiefs: Ricky Sapp, LB, Clemson 38. Seattle Seahawks: Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida 39. Cleveland Browns: Dominique Franks, CB, Oklahoma 40. Oakland Raiders: Jared Veldheer, T, Hillsdale 41. Buffalo Bills: Everson Griffen, DE, USC 42. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from CHI): Nate Allen, S, South Florida 43. Miami Dolphins: Taylor Mays, S, USC 44. New England Patriots (from JAX): Jerry Hughes, OLB, TCU 45. Denver Broncos: Geno Atkins, DT, Georgia 46. New York Giants: Jason Worilds, OLB/DE, Virginia Tech 47. New England Patriots (from TEN): Terrence Cody, NT, Alabama 48. Carolina Panthers: Tony Pike, QB, Cincinnati--their first pick nets them a potential franchise QB, something they simply cannot pass up. The fact they?re shedding talent left and right buys Pike some time to develop and learn the offense with little pressure. 49. San Francisco 49ers: Perrish Cox, CB/RS, Oklahoma State 50. Kansas City Chiefs (from ATL): Aaron Hernandez, TE, Florida 51. Houston Texans: Corey Wootton, DE, Northwestern 52. Pittsburgh Steelers: Patrick Robinson, CB, Florida State 53. Cincinnati Bengals: Chad Jones, S, LSU 54. New England Patriots: Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech 55. Green Bay Packers: Donovan Warren, CB, Michigan 56. Philadelphia Eagles: Dekoda Watson, LB, Florida State 57. Baltimore Ravens: Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida 58. Arizona Cardinals: Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers 59. Dallas Cowboys: Vlad Ducasse, G, UMass 60. San Diego Chargers: Lamarr Houston, DT, Texas 61. New York Jets: Carlton Mitchell, WR, South Florida 62. Minnesota Vikings: Thaddeus Gibson, DE/OLB, Ohio State 63. Indianapolis Colts: Arthur Jones, DT, Syracuse 64. New Orleans Saints: Donald Butler, LB, Washington Round 3 65. St. Louis Rams: John Jerry, G/T, Ole Miss 66. Detroit Lions: Dexter McCluster, RB/WR, Ole Miss 67. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Navorro Bowman, LB, Penn State 68. Kansas City Chiefs: Damian Williams, WR, USC 69. Washington Redskins--used in supplemental draft 70. Oakland Raiders: Ryan Perriloux, QB, Jacksonville State 71. Philadelphia Eagles (from SEA): Jerome Murphy, CB, South Florida 72. Cleveland Browns: Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma 73. Buffalo Bills: Daryl Washington, LB, TCU 74. Miami Dolphins: Cam Thomas, DT, North Carolina 75. Jacksonville Jaguars: Eric Norwood, LB, South Carolina 76. Chicago Bears: Jeromy Miles, S, UMass. Under-the-radar prospect that absolutely leapt off game film when looking at teammate Vlad Ducasse. Great size, great tackler, good field sense and range--exactly what the Bears need on the back end. 77. New York Giants: Amari Speivey, CB, Iowa 78. Tennessee Titans: Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, CB, Indiana PA 79. Carolina Panthers: Tyson Alualu, DE, California 80. San Francisco 49ers: Toby Gerhart, RB, Stanford 81. Denver Broncos: Matt Tennant, C, Boston College 82. Houston Texans: Morgan Burnett, S, Georgia Tech 83. Pittsburgh Steelers: Austen Lane, DE, Murray State 84. Atlanta Falcons: Taylor Price, WR, Ohio 85. Cincinnati Bengals: Mardy Gilyard, WR/RS, Cincinnati 86. Oakland Raiders (from NE): Sean Lee, LB, Penn State 87. Green Bay Packers: Jamar Chaney, LB, Mississippi State 88. Philadelphia Eagles: Montario Hardesty, RB, Tennessee 89. Arizona Cardinals (from BAL): Koa Misi, LB, Utah 90. Arizona Cardinals: Jordan Shipley, WR, Texas 91. San Diego Chargers: Kyle Calloway, T, Iowa 92. Dallas Cowboys: O?Brien Schofield, DE, Wisconsin 93. Cleveland Browns (from NYJ): Alex Carrington, DE, Arkansas State 94. Minnesota Vikings: Tony Moeaki, TE, Iowa 95. Indianapolis Colts: Joshua Moore, CB, Kansas State 96. New Orleans Saints: Charles McCoy, TE, USC Round 4 97. St. Louis Rams: Mike Johnson, G, Alabama 98. Detroit Lions: Kam Chancellor, S, Virginia Tech 99. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jermaine Cunningham, LB, Florida 100. Kansas City Chiefs: Jimmy Graham, TE, Miami FL 101. Washington Redskins: Myron Rolle, S, Florida State 102. Seattle Seahawks: Torrell Troup, DT, South Florida 103. Cleveland Browns: Chris Cook, CB/S, Virginia 104. Oakland Raiders: Devin Ross, CB, Arizona 105. Buffalo Bills: Brandon LaFell, WR, LSU 106. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jonathan Crompton, QB, Tennessee 107. Chicago Bears: Jeff Byers, C/G, USC 108. Miami Dolphins: Brandon Lang, DE/OLB, Troy 109. Tennessee Titans: A.J. Edds, LB, Iowa 110. Carolina Panthers: Jeremy Williams, WR, Tulane 111. San Francisco 49ers: Major Wright, S, Florida 112. Denver Broncos: Perry Riley, LB, LSU 113. New York Giants: Ted Larsen, C, North Carolina State 114. Pittsburgh Steelers: Linval Joseph, DT, East Carolina 115. Atlanta Falcons: Jeff Owens, DT, Georgia 116. Houston Texans: Jacoby Ford, WR, Clemson 117. Cincinnati Bengals: Sherrick McManus, CB, Northwestern 118. New England Patriots: Reshad Jones, S, Georgia 119. Philadelphia Eagles: Jon Asamoah, G, Illinois 120. Green Bay Packers: Dmitri Nance, RB, Arizona State 121. New York Jets (from BAL and ARI): Kion Wilson, LB, South Florida 122. Arizona Cardinals: Levi Brown, QB, Troy 123. Dallas Cowboys: Ed Wang, T, Virginia Tech 124. San Diego Chargers: Larry Asante, S, Nebraska 125. Philadelphia Eagles (from NYJ): Greg Hardy, DE, Ole Miss 126. Minnesota Vikings: Dan Lefevour, QB, Central Michigan 127. Indianapolis Colts: Marshall Newhouse, G, TCU 128. New Orleans Saints: Kareem Jackson, CB, Alabama

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Bradford Has Highest Wonderlic Score For QBs, Tebow Lowest

Sep 25, 2014 3:15 AM

Tim Tebow scored a 22 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test, the Palm Beach Post reported, citing an NFL source. The 12-minute test measures an individual's learning and problem-solving abilities. According to the Post, the average Wonderlic score for an NFL quarterback is 24. The newspaper also reported that the quarterback prospects Sam Bradford of Oklahoma (36), Colt McCoy of Texas (25) and Jimmy Clausen of Notre Dame (23) -- scored higher than Tebow.

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Ten Gleanings To Close The Combine
Rather than churn out the predictable ?winners and losers? column, Jeff Risdon wanted to try and provide a wider perspective of the Combine.

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Risdon's Monday Combine Notes
Defensive players were showcased on Monday and did not disappoint.

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Myron Rolle Ready To Accept Dual Career-Path
Myron Rolle hasn't played football since 2008 because of a stint as a Rhodes Scholar.

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