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Falcons' Defense First in Line

Do the Falcons really have to debate what they need to do with their first-round draft pick? There are plenty of fans who want them to get another playmaker to pair with Roddy White. There are plenty of others -- myself included -- who want Atlanta to draft a player who can harass a quarterback, either a defensive end or...

Cam Newton Shouldn't Change for Us, the NFL or Anybody

INDIANAPOLIS -- Cam Newton felt the need to apologize, or at least explain himself, but he needn't have. The biggest star at the NFL scouting combine began his news conference by reading a prepared statement intended to explain his eyebrow-raising "entertainer and icon" comments from earlier in the week. He was contrite....

Panthers Taking Look at Cam Newton

Ron Rivera, new head coach of the Carolina Panthers, told reporters at the NFL Combine that the Panthers have to "come up with our own" in terms of a franchise quarterback. Rivera was looking around the NFC South at the Saints with Drew Brees, the Falcons with Matt Ryan, and the Bucs with Josh Freeman and he understandably...

Defense Likely to Lead Way in Draft After Racking Up Numbers on Quarterbacks

Each year throughout the NFL season, experts, media and football fans constantly complain and act baffled as to why offenses cannot execute on a consistent bases. And now, there's a new complaint that is suddenly popular: Why do certain quarterbacks hold the ball long? Well, here's the answer, defensive players get...

Strong Combine Could Move Cam Newton to Top of 2011 Draft

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL scouting combine begins here Thursday, and Cam Newton isn't sneaking into town quietly. The superstar quarterback who led Auburn to the national championship last month told Sports Illustrated's Peter King earlier this week, "I see myself not only as a football player but an entertainer and an...

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Pigskin Potter: Daniel Radcliffe Is "Obsessed" With Football, Spellbound By NFL Draft

Usually when Brits say they love "football" they mean what we call "soccer."

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NFL Draft: Biggest Busts, Top Picks For All Teams (GRAPHIC)

Even before the 2012 NFL Draft got underway, the Indianapolis Colts revealed their intention to select former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. The presumptive No. 1 pick well before the draft, Luck has been touted as a prototypical passer for years.

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NFL Draft: Inside The 'War' Room As Teams Make Picks, Consider Trades

With the first round of the NFL Draft being tonight I thought that it may be an interesting topic to talk about the Draft Room and what goes on.

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NFL Draft: The Evolution Of The Biggest Spectacle Of The Offseason

It was early July in 2003, shortly after 11 PM, and I was arriving at the Akron Canton (Ohio) Airport to work on plans for the upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies, when, out of the clear blue, someone yelled in my direction, "Hey, I know you!"

NFL Draft News From the Web

05/23/12 What Stock-Pickers Can Learn From The NFL Draft Source: Seeking Alpha The annual NFL Draft has become one of America's most widely anticipated sports-related events, with thousands of people flocking to New York's Radio City Music Hall last month to witness the festivities.
05/22/12 Newsome glad Ravens picked Upshaw in NFL Draft Source: Tuscaloosa News - Tuscaloosa AL
TUSCALOOSA | Before Courtney Upshaw had even made his way to the Baltimore Ravens' rookie minicamp, the former University of Alabama linebacker had changed positions.
When Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs tore his Achilles tendon during a workout on the final day of the NFL Draft, Upshaw was quickly assigned Suggs' role as a pass-rusher.
05/21/12 49ers pick USC's Culliver in NFL draft's third round Source: FOX - WACH FOX 57 - Columbia SC The San Francisco 49ers selected South Carolina defensive back Chris Culliver with the 16th pick in the third round of the NFL Draft, the 80th pick overall, Friday.
05/09/12 The Correlation between Impulse NFL Ticket Purchases... Source: Forbes The NFL Draft has become an event onto itself, which alone speaks to the power and popularity of professional football despite all the concussion concerns of recent weeks.
04/27/12 Bears pick Jeffery in NFL Draft second round Source: FOX - WACH FOX 57 - Columbia SC The Chicago Bears picked South Carolina junior wide receiver Alshon Jeffery with the 13th pick of the second round of the NFL Draft, the 45th player taken overall.

Background on NFL Draft

The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League (NFL) teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment.

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