According to Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com, the New England Patriots have signed first round pick Chandler Jones. The Patriots drafted Jones in hopes that he’ll be able to come in and be a difference maker as a pass rusher, since they had a hard time getting to the quarterback in 2011. The Patriots have only [...]
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Bengals sign rookie Dre Kirkpatrick
According to Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Bengals have signed rookie cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick. ESPN’s Josina Anderson has confirmed that Kirkpatrick will receive $7,840,095 fully guaranteed. With Kirkpatrick being 6’2″, he’ll be able to match up against taller receivers and tight ends. In the end, the Bengals have immediately upgraded their secondary with the [...]
READ MORE »Jets sign first-rounder Quinton Coples
The New York Jets have signed first round pick Quinton Coples to a four-year, $9 million deal. The Jets took Coples with the 16th overall pick in this year’s draft and hope that he can come in and revive a pass rush that was lost in 2011. Coples accumulated 144 tackles, 24 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, [...]
READ MORE »Bills sign first round pick Stephon Gilmore
According to Aaron Wilson of Scout.com, the Buffalo Bills have signed first round pick Stephon Gilmore to a four-year deal, that also includes an option for a fifth year. Gilmore will be expected to come in and likely start right away. The Bills plan on using his size to their advantage by having him match [...]
READ MORE »Bears’ entire draft class now under contract
With today’s completion of Brandon Hardin’s four-year, $2.7 million contract, the Chicago Bears have now signed their entire 2012 NFL draft class, according to Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun Times. The Bears chose Hardin with the 79th overall pick in the third round of this year’s draft. In his college career at Oregon State, [...]
READ MORE »Jeff Fisher believes Janoris Jenkins will be really good really soon
St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher decided to take a gamble when he drafted former Florida/North Alabama cornerback Janoris Jenkins in the second round of this year’s draft. Fisher was a guest on ESPN’s NFL32 today and said they did a lot of research on Jenkins prior to the draft and he actually heard [...]
READ MORE »Seahawks’ Bobby Wagner looking to win middle linebacker job
With the loss of middle linebacker David Hawthorne in free agency this offseason, the Seattle Seahawks have an open starting spot in the middle of their defense. One guy that would love to fill that spot is rookie second round pick Bobby Wagner. Wagner has been thrown right in at middle linebacker during minicamp and [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs
Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]
READ MORE »Marvin Lewis: Mohamed Sanu may end up starting
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis made it clear that rookie wide receiver Mohamed Sanu has a chance at contributing in a big way this coming season and may end up starting. “It thought (Mohamed) Sanu was everything we expected him to be, said Lewis. ”He’s going to come in here and play as a [...]
READ MORE »Panthers may have a sleeper in Rico Wallace
One wide receiver that has a shot at sneaking up on the NFL this season is undrafted rookie wide receiver Rico Wallace, who was signed with the Carolina Panthers moments after the 2012 NFL draft ended. Wallace played for division III Shenandoah where he completely dominated the competition. He racked up 3,287 receiving yards and 28 [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks
Well, folks, it’s that time of the year when number-crunching, stat-obsessed football enthusiasts get their geek on and try to forecast the fantasy successes and flops for the 2012 NFL season. Here is my projected list of the top 25 quarterbacks for this coming season, according to standard fantasy league scoring. In parenthesis next to [...]
READ MORE »49ers’ rookie A.J. Jenkins shows up out of shape
According to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver A.J. Jenkins clearly showed up to rookie minicamp out of shape. Head coach Jim Harbaugh clearly noticed how winded Jenkins got after running some routes. “Out of shape, that’s the bad news,” Harbaugh said of Jenkins and the entire group of rookie receivers per Tim [...]
READ MORE »Ravens Wrap Up Draft Class Signing
The Ravens were the first NFL team to to sign every member of their 2012 draft class. Thanks to the creation of a wage scale and slotting system from a new collective bargaining agreement, the Ravens were able to expedite what is usually a long drawn out process. There was very little wiggle room as [...]
READ MORE »Giants sign 1st round pick David Wilson
The New York Giants can officially start planning on the best ways to replace Brandon Jacobs next season with the signing of their first round pick David Wilson, the running back from Virginia Tech. Wilson joins veteran NYG backs Ahmad Bradshaw, DJ Ware, Da’Rel Scott, and Andre Brown with a deal ESPN.com is reporting should [...]
READ MORE »49ers sign six draft picks
The San Francisco 49ers have officially signed six of their seven draft picks. The only player that remains unsigned is first round pick A.J. Jenkins. The players that have signed are listed below. RB LaMichael James G Joe Looney LB Darius Fleming S Trenton Robinson OL Jason Slowey LB Cameron Johnson.
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