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Getty Images The NFL was able to get through its recent owners meetings without so much of a mention of unemployed quarterback Colin Kaepernick. That does not mean he has gone away, at least in the minds of the young stars of the league. Giants running back Saquon Barkley said he met...

Getty Images The Giants have a pair of first-round draft picks at their disposal this year and they are meeting with a defensive lineman who could be in play for one of those selections. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team is hosting former Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence...

Getty Images The folks in Las Vegas have issued projected win totals for all 32 teams. On Monday, Simms and I drafted the teams most likely to exceed the projections. On Tuesday, we flipped it around. Which teams are most likely to fail to make it to their projected victory count? The segment...

Getty Images A Sacramento area tax attorney was sentenced to three years in jail after pleading guilty to filing falsified tax returns in the name of former NFL safety Antrel Rolle. According to Bloomberg, Hiram M. Martin of Fair Oaks, Calif., was given a maximum 36-month sentence and ordered...

Getty Images LSU linebacker Devin White said Sunday he has upcoming visits with the Buccaneers, Giants and Bengals, Amir Just of The Times-Picayune reports. The Bengals might have to move up from No. 11 if they hope to draft White. The Bucs select fifth and the Giants sixth. White said after...

Getty Images Brett Jones decided to look around, but ultimately decided to stay in Minnesota. The Vikings announced they had re-signed the veteran center, who was acquired in a trade with the Giants last August. Jones was more of a priority after they lost center Nick Easton to the Saints...

Getty Images If the Giants indeed want to find a pass-rusher with the sixth overall pick instead of a quarterback, they’re looking in the right place. Of course, if they want to draft the guy they’re meeting with tomorrow, sixth probably won’t be nearly high enough to acquire him. According...

Getty Images Missouri’s Drew Lock won’t be the first quarterback taken, but he is expected to go in the first round. And a pair of teams in the middle of the round are getting to know him better this week. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Lock is leaving tomorrow for a visit with...

Getty Images It’s been a long time since the Cleveland Browns were viewed as a great destination for NFL players. But times are changing. Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. said today that he was shocked when he found out that the Giants traded him, but once he adjusted to it he was thrilled...

Getty Images Apart from questions like whether Josh Rosen is traded and to whom he’s traded and for how much he’s traded is the fundamental question of when he’ll be traded. The team that lands Rosen may want him sooner than later, especially with offseason programs launching soon. Ideally for...

Getty Images One of the reasons the Eagles decided not to franchise Nick Foles and to let him walk in free agency was that they were confident he was going to leave the division. Eagles owner Jeffrely Lurie said he and General Manager Howie Roseman were initially concerned he might stay in the...

Getty Images Some have insisted that the Cardinals won’t get more than a third-round pick for quarterback Josh Rosen. They’ve reportedly already been offered a second-round pick for Rosen. Joel Klatt, who serves as a college football and NFL draft analyst for FOX, identified on Wednesday three...

Getty Images The retirement of Gronk removes a genuinely unique player from the NFL. That sparked Thursday’s PFT Live draft: Who are the most memorable NFL unicorns? Simms, who seems to have adopted Big Cat’s strategy of trying to win these drafts by repeatedly and loudly declaring victory...

Getty Images There is a feeling for many outside the Giants organization that the team needs to move on from quarterback Eli Manning in order to find the consistent success that has eluded them since they beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in February 2012. While there’s an acknowledgement...

Getty Images As the 2018 season ended, some believed that the 49ers would make a run at Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. And indeed they did. Appearing on KNBR (via Matt Barrows of TheAthletic.com), 49ers G.M. John Lynch confirmed that the Giants wanted the second overall pick in the draft...

Getty Images Browns coach Freddie Kitchens hasn’t talked to Odell Beckham Jr. yet. He can’t wait to meet him. Asked what he will say to Beckham the first time he sees the receiver, Kitchens said, “I love you. Give him a hug. You know? Like show me how to catch the ball with one hand. I don’t...

Getty Images The NFL is looking into an odd incident that took place surrounding Giants safety Jabrill Peppers in January, when his car was burglarized and a suspect in the burglary was later beaten to death. Peppers, who was traded from the Browns to the Giants this month, had items including...

Getty Images If the Cardinals are willing to trade quarterback Josh Rosen, the Giants want to talk. The Giants are exploring every option for a successor to Eli Manning, including acquiring Rosen from the Cardinals, Ralph Vacchiano of SNY reports. However, the Cardinals do not appear to be...

Getty Images The “fourth-and-15” alternative to the onside kick appears to have a good chance of passing at this week’s owners’ meeting. That’s because Giants owner John Mara told reporters that he is the only member of the competition committee opposed to the proposal, which would allow teams...

Getty Images Giants co-owners Steve Tisch and John Mara didn’t want to trade Odell Beckham. Tisch called signing off on the trade one of the hardest decisions he’s ever had to make, and Mara said he gave “reluctant approval,” Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports. General Manager...