Posted on 12/12/2006 10:07:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv
...With a record of 2-11, the silver-and-Honolulu blue are firmly entrenched at No. 32 on any power poll in this spiral arm of the galaxy. Entrenched, that is, until another loss drops them behind Ohio State, Florida and the Hamburg Sea Devils. Think it can't get worse? Hey, this is the Lions. NFL schedule makers saw fit to arrange the endgame Kitty Cats' so, so long season likewise: at the Green Bay Packers where the Lions haven't won since a guy named Brett Favre took over there (that's right, 1992); against the Chicago Bears in a game which figures to see Motor City backers immortalize the chant "Fire *&#!!%&ing Millen!"; and at the Dallas Cowboys , who on New Year's Eve will probably looking to bag the No. 2 seed in the NFC... Kevin Jones, who was knocked out of the loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, figures to be out for the remainder of the season... Pro Bowl nominee Shaun Rogers... was slapped by the commissioner after testing positive for steroids. The judgment had Rogers forcibly sitting out four games and giving up $250,000. Naturally, "Big Baby" was innocent, protesting that the positive test represented a product that the 354-pound Rogers used to help him control his weight. Or he has asthma. Or he thought they were Shawne Merriman's Pez. Or something... Team officials announced yesterday that WR Mike Williams - you remember him: the former first-round draft pick cum The Most Useless Player in the NFL Today - flunked a weigh-in. At 240 pounds, Williams only missed the target set by Rod Marinelli and Co. by 20. Though no punitive measures have been mentioned, any punishment would seem pointless other then some quality time on the bench... Fire &#!!%&ing Millen.
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Stephen A & Nick Saban overreact Chargers select Tagovailoa for No.6 overall pick
NFL Networks Peter Schrager and Daniel Jeremiah go through a virtual 2020 NFL Mock Draft.
Full 1st Rd. 2020 VIRTUAL Mock Draft | NFL | Apr 16, 2020 | YouTube
With the NFL Draft under a week away, our Rotoworld experts share their final first round mock draft!
NFL Draft 2020: Full First Round Mock Draft | ROTOWORLD
NFL Rumors: Patriots ‘Love’ Oregon QB Justin Herbert
https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/news/patriots-rumored-to-love-justin-herbert
(can’t get him)
Chad Reuter
Arizona Cardinals: Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons (No. 8 overall)
Atlanta Falcons: Clemson CB A.J. Terrell (No. 16 overall)
Baltimore Ravens: LSU LB Patrick Queen (No. 28 overall)
Buffalo Bills: traded first-round pick to Minnesota in the deal for receiver Stefon Diggs
Carolina Panthers: Auburn DT Derrick Brown (No. 7 overall)
Chicago Bears: traded 2020 first-round pick for Khalil Mack and the Raiders’ 2020 second-round pick
Cincinnati Bengals: LSU QB Joe Burrow (No. 1 overall)
Cleveland Browns: Alabama OT Jedrick Wills (No. 10 overall)
Dallas Cowboys: Oklahoma WR CeeDee Lamb (No. 17 overall)
Denver Broncos: Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy (No. 15 overall)
Detroit Lions: Ohio State CB Jeff Okudah (No. 3 overall)
Green Bay Packers: Utah State QB Jordan Love (No. 26 overall) [traded up from 30th]
Houston Texans: None
Indianapolis Colts: traded the 13th overall pick for DeForest Buckner
Jacksonville Jaguars: Florida CB CJ Henderson (No. 9 overall); LSU LB K’Lavon Chaisson (No. 20 overall)
Kansas City Chiefs: LSU RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (No. 32 overall)
Las Vegas Raiders: Alabama WR Henry Ruggs (No. 12 overall); Ohio State CB Damon Arnette (No. 19 overall)
Los Angeles Chargers: Oregon QB Justin Herbert (No. 6 overall); Oklahoma LB Kenneth Murray (No. 23 overall)
Los Angeles Rams: None
Miami Dolphins: Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa (No. 5 overall); USC OT Austin Jackson (No. 18 overall); Auburn CB Noah Igbinoghene (No. 30 overall)
Minnesota Vikings: LSU WR Justin Jefferson (No. 22 overall); TCU CB Jeff Gladney (No. 31 overall)
New England Patriots: moved down from 1st to 2nd to No. 37, also picked up No. 71
New Orleans Saints: Michigan C Cesar Ruiz (No. 24 overall)
New York Giants: Georgia OT Andrew Thomas (No. 4 overall)
New York Jets: Louisville OT Mekhi Becton (No. 11 overall)
Philadelphia Eagles: TCU WR Jalen Reagor (No. 21 overall)
Pittsburgh Steelers: traded pick (and moved from 154 to 135) to Miami for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick last fall
San Francisco 49ers: South Carolina DT Javon Kinlaw (No. 14 overall); Arizona State WR Brandon Aiyuk (No. 25 overall)
Seattle Seahawks: Texas Tech LB Jordyn Brooks (No. 27 overall)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Iowa OT Tristan Wirfs (No. 13 overall)
Tennessee Titans: Georgia OT Isaiah Wilson (No. 29 overall)
Washington Redskins: Ohio State edge rusher Chase Young (No. 2 overall)
Well, there’s next year, next decade, next century.
The team will have to be sold and probably moved out of Detroit, and there are no prospects of that ever happening.
Lions draft picks 2020: NFL Draft order, grades by team, Detroit’s Round 4-7 selections
By Chris Trapasso
Apr 25, 2020 at 6:13 pm ET
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/lions-draft-picks-2020-nfl-draft-order-grades-by-team-detroits-round-4-7-selections/
Round Overall Player Selected Grade
1 3 CB Jeff Okudah, Ohio State B
2 35 RB D’Andre Swift, Georgia C+
3 67 EDGE Julian Okwara, Notre Dame A-
3 75* G Jonah Jackson, Ohio State A
4 121* G Logan Stenberg, Kentucky D+
5 166* WR Quintez Cephus, Wisconsin B+
5 172* RB Jason Huntley, New Mexico State D+
6 197* DT John Penisini, Utah A-
7 235* DT Jashon Cornell, Ohio State C+
Detroit Lions 2020 draft trade notes
No. 75 and 197 acquired from Colts as part of draft-day trade
No. 121 and 172 acquired from Raiders as part of draft-day trade
No. 166 acquired from Eagles as part of Darius Slay trade
No. 235 acquired from Patriots as part of Duron Harmon trade
imho The Saints want Jameis Winston off the market to keep him away from the Patriots.
I suspect that, given the number of good WRs in the 2020 draft, a bunch of salary-cap-conscious teams will be cutting or trading veterans, so the Packers will be able to shop for some known quantities and get them cheap. Same goes for the Patriots and quarterbacks, some under-30 veteran QBs are free agents even after everything that's gone down.
from “Top undrafted rookie free agents following the 2020 NFL Draft”
By Gil Brandt
NFL Media senior analyst
Published: April 25, 2020 at 07:09 p.m.
Updated: April 26, 2020 at 07:02 p.m.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001111597/article/top-undrafted-rookie-free-agents-following-the-2020-nfl-draft
(still no move by the Packers)
Wide receivers
1. Kalija Lipscomb, WR, Vanderbilt (UPDATE: Signing with Kansas City Chiefs, per team)
2. Quartney Davis, Texas A&M (UPDATE: Signing with Minnesota Vikings)
3. Lawrence Cager, Georgia (UPDATE: Signing with New York Jets)
4. Trishton Jackson, Syracuse (UPDATE: Signing with Los Angeles Rams, per team)
5. Omar Bayless, Arkansas State (UPDATE: Signing with Carolina Panthers, per NFL Network’s Rhett Lewis)
6. Binjimen Victor, Ohio State (UPDATE: Signing with New York Giants)
7. Aaron Fuller, Washington (UPDATE: Signing with Seattle Seahawks)
8. Austin Mack, Ohio State (UPDATE: Signing with New York Giants)
9. Kendrick Rogers, Texas A&M
10. Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State
11. Marquez Callaway, Tennessee (UPDATE: Signing with New Orleans Saints)
12. Juwan Johnson, Oregon (UPDATE: Signing with New Orleans Saints)
13. Kendall Hinton, Wake Forest (UPDATE: Signing with Denver Broncos, per team)
14. Cody White, Michigan State (UPDATE: Signing with Kansas City Chiefs, per team)
15. Stephen Guidry, Mississippi State
16. Jeff Thomas, Miami (UPDATE: Signing with New England Patriots, per Pelissero)
17. Kirk Merritt, Arkansas State (UPDATE: Signing with Miami Dolphins)
18. Chris Finke, Notre Dame (UPDATE: Signing with San Francisco 49ers, per Pelissero)
19. Lee Morris, Oklahoma
20. Hasise Dubois, Virginia
21. Dejon Brissett, Virginia
22. Tony Brown, Colorado (UPDATE: Signing with Cleveland Browns)
23. Isaiah Wright, Temple (UPDATE: Signing with Washington Redskins)
24. Josh Hammond, Florida (UPDATE: Signing with Jacksonville Jaguars)
25. Jeff Cotton, Idaho (UPDATE: Signing with Los Angeles Chargers, per team)
26. Matthew Sexton, Eastern Michigan
27. Andre Baccellia, Washington (UPDATE: Signing with Kansas City Chiefs, per team)
28. Will Hastings, Auburn (UPDATE: Signing with New England Patriots)
29. Aleva Hifo, BYU (UPDATE: Signing with Kansas City Chiefs, per team)
30. Johnathan Johnson, Missouri (UPDATE: Signing with Washington Redskins)
31. Isaiah Zuber, Mississippi State
32. Dan Chisena, Penn State
33. Maurice French, Pittsburgh (UPDATE: Signing with Kansas City Chiefs, per team)
34. Kevin Kassis, Montana State
35. Chris Rowland, Tennessee State (UPDATE: Signing with Atlanta Falcons, per NFL Network’s Steve Wyche)
36. Tyler Simmons, Georgia (UPDATE: Signing with Houston Texans)
37. Micah Simon, BYU
38. Matt Cole, McKendree (UPDATE: Signing with Miami Dolphins)
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