LOS ANGELES — Daniel Jeremiah traces his rise as an NFL draft analyst to two seemingly unrelated events: a prominent football reporter showing up in his living room to visit a televangelist, and randomly bumping into a college roommate of his brother in a press box.

First, understand that Jeremiah is not just one in a sea of people evaluating...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Few cities in the world have repeatedly proven to love professional sports teams more than Arlington, Texas, which does not justify what its elected officials did to its citizens in a recent announcement with the Dallas Cowboys.

Rather than give Arlington’s voting citizens the chance to say “yes” or “no” to a ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — It took 12 years, but the Dallas Cowboys finally got some payback for a draft-day heist with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

And they even partnered with their hated division rival to do so.

In 2014, the Cowboys were on the phone with Ryan Shazier and were prepared to take the highly regarded Ohio State linebacker with the 16th overall...Read more

BALTIMORE — The NFL announced Friday night that the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys will play in Rio de Janeiro this season, as The Baltimore Sun previously reported earlier this month.

The Sept. 27 game will take place in Week 3 at Maracanã Stadium, site of the 2016 Olympic Games.

It is one of nine international games slated for this ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles are strengthening their edge rusher corps via a draft-day trade, acquiring veteran outside linebacker Jonathan Greenard from the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced on Friday.

In exchange for Greenard and a 2026 seventh-rounder (No. 244 overall), the Eagles are sending their third-round, No. 98 overall...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers picked up an additional draft pick Friday by sending starting linebacker Dee Winters to the Dallas Cowboys for a fifth-round draft pick, No. 152 overall.

Winters, 26, started all 17 games for the 49ers last season and led the team in tackles with 101. He also started 10 of 15 games in 2024.

The Cowboys...Read more

MIAMI — Carson Beck opted to stay in college football for an extra season after his draft stock plummeted following a rough 2024 season at Georgia that ended with him tearing the UCL in his right elbow.

That led the quarterback to the Miami Hurricanes — and on a path to redefining himself.

And while he didn’t fully recover the stock he...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears know who they are. Or at least, they know who they want to be.

Since coach Ben Johnson arrived a little more than a year ago, his vision and decisiveness have helped give the Bears front office a clear picture of the type of players who fit his team.

“This staff is unbelievable with just giving clarity,” Bears...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Quarterback Ty Simpson arrived in Los Angeleson on Friday — and the Rams' first-round draft pick sounded as if he couldn't wait to start learning from coach Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford.

"The best head coach in the league, the best quarterback in the league, the best ... franchise in the league — it's a perfect situation,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Two things can be true at once. Case in point: The Philadelphia Eagles drafted Makai Lemon because they saw value in trading up for the Southern Cal wide receiver and because they need a replacement for the likely-departing A.J. Brown.

But need at the position was never likely to influence how Eagles general manager Howie ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The dust has settled and the fallout has begun after the Pittsburgh Steelers seemingly fumbled their opportunity to draft the wide receiver they so desperately needed and instead settled for offensive tackle Max Iheanachor.

I don’t hate the pick and actually feel bad for Iheanachor as he has become collateral damage in the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — He said all the right things, but you knew he would.

Say this for Fernando Mendoza: He’s as mature off the football field as he appeared on it during a Heisman Trophy-winning season at Indiana.

And get this: He still views himself as an underdog, as the guy who was the 288th recruit in Florida coming out of high school.

And ...Read more

NEW YORK — We won’t truly know who won or lost the first round of the 2026 NFL draft for a few years, but the decisions by a few teams Thursday night certainly stood out.

After the Las Vegas Raiders selected quarterback Fernando Mendoza first overall — a long-expected formality — the rest of the first round from downtown Pittsburgh was ...Read more

NEW YORK — Malik Nabers questioned the New York Giants’ selection of Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese at No. 5 overall on a Thursday night draft show and expressed disappointment that they passed twice on Buckeyes safety Caleb Downs, letting him fall to the rival Dallas Cowboys at No. 11.

“Don’t get me wrong, I love the player, but ...Read more

NEW YORK — Dianna Russini, the senior NFL reporter who stepped down from The Athletic amid allegations of an affair with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, interviewed the latter about his wife in 2025, ahead of the scandal this month.

The journalist, 43, said in an Athletic clip — parts of which appear to have harsh cuts — making ...Read more

NEW YORK — Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor is on the mend following what appears to be a minor stomach issue.

“He’s dealing with some abdominal issues, but he’s going to be fine,” his friend, attorney Arthur Aidala, told the New York Daily News on Friday.

TMZ reported Friday that Taylor was hospitalized in New ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Former USC receiver Makai Lemon was in Pittsburgh on Thursday night — and it appeared he would be staying there long term.

Until it very suddenly didn't.

About two hours into the first round of the NFL draft, Lemon was sitting in the green room — the backstage area for players waiting to be picked — when he received a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams have a roster that is Super Bowl ready.

So on Thursday, with the 13th pick in the NFL draft, the Rams looked beyond the Matthew Stafford era to the future.

The Rams selected Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, making him the heir apparent to the reigning NFL most valuable player.

"I was just super blessed and ...Read more

As soon as this year’s NFL draft ends, the attention shifts to Arch Manning.

Manning — Texas Longhorns quarterback and nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning — appears poised to be the prize of 2027’s tantalizingly deep QB draft.

And his status as a blue-chip prospect is about much more than his royal (football) bloodlines.

“The 6-foot-4,...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF defensive end Malachi Lawrence was selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft on Thursday night.

The Dallas Cowboys used the No. 23 pick to select Lawrence, who becomes the first Knight selected in the first round since defensive back Mike Hughes was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 30 pick in the 2018...Read more