Category: NFL Betting

  • Packers’ draft history includes Rodgers but also QB busts

    BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Aaron Rodgers. When the Cal star took a draft-day plunge in 2005, the Packers scooped him up with the 24th overall selection. The two-time MVP has led the Packers to one Super Bowl title and three other NFC championship game appearances. Rodgers seems a lock to join Paul Hornung (1957),…

  • Manning, Schlichter represent extremes in Colts’ drafts

    BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Peyton Manning. After selecting him with the top overall pick in 1998, the franchise made a dramatic turnaround. Manning led the Colts to their most successful decade since the 1960s and their first Super Bowl title since 1971. Not enough? Manning played a key role in convincing legislators to build…

  • Source: Gronk dealt to Bucs, reunited with Brady

    The Patriots have agreed to trade Rob Gronkowski to the Buccaneers, pending a physical, in a deal that reunites the retired tight end with Tom Brady, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Click here to read the full article…

  • Lynch: 49ers mulled chasing Brady in free agency

    Niners GM John Lynch said they did consider going after Tom Brady in free agency but ultimately decided that Jimmy Garoppolo was their guy. Click here to read the full article…

  • Gronk is back: He’s reportedly headed to Bucs

    Star tight end Rob Gronkowski is coming out of retirement and will reportedly be traded from the Patriots to Tampa Bay, where he’ll reunite with Tom Brady. Click here to read the full article…

  • For Bears, sweetest pick of all was Payton

    BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB Walter Payton. The Bears boast a record 28 Hall of Famers, from founder George Halas to 2018 inductee Brian Urlacher. But when it comes to the draft, the sweetest pick of all has to be Payton. Taken out of Jackson State at No. 4 overall in 1975, Sweetness retired as…

  • Hall of Famers Bednarik, Dawkins among Eagles’ best picks

    BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: C/LB Chuck Bednarik. Concrete Charlie was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1949 NFL draft and is the league’s last full-time two-way player. He missed three games his rookie season and started every game over the next 13 years. Bednarik helped the Eagles win two NFL titles and was inducted…

  • Titans’ draft-day hits, misses from Houston to Music City

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Offensive lineman Bruce Matthews in 1983. This franchise, previously the Houston Oilers, has picked some Hall of Famers in the first round, including Matthews’ close friend and fellow offensive lineman Mike Munchak just the year before. But the No. 9 pick overall out of Southern Cal wound…

  • Ravens’ best draft pick was their first: HOF tackle Ogden

    BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: OT Jonathan Ogden. After moving from Cleveland to Baltimore, the Ravens used the first draft pick in franchise history to take Ogden fourth overall in 1996 after giving serious consideration to Nebraska RB Lawrence Phillips. Ogden made the Pro Bowl in 11 of his 12 seasons and was inducted into the…

  • Jets’ draft history from Joe Namath to Johnny ‘Lam’ Jones

    NEW YORK (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Joe Namath. Who else? Broadway Joe was the No. 1 overall pick in the AFL draft in 1965 and went on to deliver the franchise its only Super Bowl victory – and still its only appearance in the big game. (RB Freeman McNeil – No. 3,…

  • Gut check: Who isn’t afraid to take Tua?

    Tua Tagovailoa’s dislocated hip and injury history are sure to scare off risk-averse teams. But whomever takes the Alabama QB may be getting a true franchise-changer. Click here to read the full article…

  • Orgeron: Burrow will fight, isn’t ‘silver spoon’ guy

    LSU coach Ed Oregeron says Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow can handle any adversity that comes with being a top draft pick. “He’s willing to build a team,” Orgeron said. “And he’s willing to go through adversity if he has to.” Click here to read the full article…