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Mental health increasingly becoming a significant factor in NFL Draft evaluations
Draft prospects are evaluated first by game tape. How they perform in tests of speed, quickness and strength also influences their stock. Body measurables are important. Medical exams can be critical. And now, more than ever, mental health is a significant factor. “The biggest thing that has been emphasized in the past year or so …
2021 NFL Draft grades for every Round 2 and 3 pick – The Athletic
Welcome to our pick-by-pick Day 2 grades of the 2021 NFL Draft. We saw Trevor Lawrence, Kyle Pitts, DeVonta Smith and others go off the board in the first round. Now we’ll see what surprises are in store for rounds two and three. For those of you who think we should wait a few years before …
Person Caught Saying “I Never Had My Butt Fingered” On NFL Broadcast
Image: NBC The NFL is back, and we already have our biggest storyline of the season: Who said “I never had my butt fingered” on the NBC broadcast of the season’s opening Packers-Bears game? Presumably, this was a microphone picking up a conversation between two players on the sideline talking about what terrible things linemen …
Bears excited by David Montgomery’s tackle-breaking
David Montgomery will enter training camp later this month poised to battle Mike Davis for early-down reps out of the Chicago Bears backfield. With Tarik Cohen not expecting his role as primarily a pass-catching back to change, Davis and Montgomery will take over the Jordan Howard gig, splitting the majority of first- and second-down carries. …
Leonard Floyd among young pass rushers set to break out in ’19
In this four-part series, NFL Network analysts Willie McGinest, Terrell Davis, Reggie Wayne and Gil Brandt examine youngsters who are poised for a breakout campaign. Today, Willie McGinest identifies pass rushers. With the 2019 NFL season on the horizon, a number of talented players are still playing under rookie contracts. As a former NFL player …