The Chicago Bears missed the playoffs for the second season in a row after losing to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC North championship game at Soldier Field and now the team will pick 14th overall in the draft after going 8-8 on the season and some names they could draft include Darqueze Dennard, Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix, Mike Evans, C.J. Mosley, Jace Amaro or Eric Ebron.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings are heading into the NFL draft for 2014 with a number of needs on both sides of the ball and if they opt to pick Blake Bortles at number eight, the team could look to trade backup and former first round pick Christian Ponder to someone like the Cleveland Browns or Houston Texans after his fifth year option was declined and other names that could be in the mix include Sammy Watkins, Zach Mettenberger or Greg Robinson.
Read full storyThe 2014 NFL draft is starting Thursday and now the final mocks will be coming this week from experts like ESPN's Mel Kiper and Todd McShay and now the latest picks, projections and predictions for the first round have speculated trades and players like Johnny Manziel, Blake Bortles, Jadeveon Clowney, Khalil Mack, Sammy Watkins and Mike Evans going in the top 10 picks.
Read full storyThe New York Giants are coming into the draft with some major questions and in recent mock drafts, names like Mike Evans, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Aaron Donald, Eric Ebron and Taylor Lewan have come up and as Jerry Reese looks at his draft board, the team has the chance to make a real impact in 2014 at number 12 and both Mel
Read full storyThe Miami Dolphins are coming into the draft with a number of options and if the team decides to trade Mike Wallace, players like Marqise Lee, Brandin Cooks and Odell Beckham will be prime targets and some other names to keep an eye on for GM Dennis Hickey are Tre Mason, Carlos Hyde, Zack Martin and Jeremy Hill.
Read full storyThe NFL draft for 2014 is coming and the Houston Texans know who they want with the number one pick, as Jadeveon Clowney or Khalil Mack are the most likely options, while the team also could trade the pick and clubs like the Oakland Raiders, 49ers, NY Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be interested in moving up.
Read full storyThe Cleveland Browns have a top four draft pick this season and a big need at quarterback, but there is a chance that the team could trade for backups Ryan Mallet or Kirk Cousins ahead of the event, as they may not be sold on Blake Bortles and Johnny Manziel and that would enable the team to target Sammy Watkins at fourth overall and Carlos Hyde later in the draft.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings are heading into the draft with the possibility of drafting a QB and if the team picks Zach Mettenberger, Blake Bortles or Teddy Bridgewater, they may look to trade Christian Ponder and teams like the Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders or Houston Texans could be interested if they miss out on the top quarterback names in the first round of the draft.
Read full storyThe Dallas Cowboys have been mentioned in trade rumors regarding Johnny Manziel and a draft day trade to move up to select the quarterback and while that move would be difficult and farfetched, Jerry Jones has pulled off crazier things in the past and he needs a future option behind Tony Romo and if the 'Boys pull off a deal involving Morris Claiborne, there is a good chance they could move up to take Manziel.
Read full storyThe Cleveland Browns are heading into the NFL draft with a ton of options at the fourth overall pick and if the team avoids picking Johnny Manziel or Blake Bortles, a trade for Kirk Cousins with the Washington Redskins could be options along with a later pick of Derek Carr in the first round for Mike Pettine, while the team is also planning on targeting running backs like Carlos Hyde and Andre Williams.
Read full storyThe Oakland Raiders are one of the teams that could trade down in the top five if names like Johnny Manziel, Sammy Watkins, Jadeveon Clowney or Khalil Mack are picked and Reggie McKenzie may have some willing partners in the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings, as they are all looking at trading up and that could enable the Raiders to snag some extra draft picks.
Read full storyThe New York Giants have some major questions coming into the draft and Jerry Reese has made some decent free agent moves this offseason and now names like Mike Evans, Eric Ebron, CJ Mosley, Aaron Donald, Zack Martin, Jace Amaro and Odell Beckham could be options for the team when the draft hits on May 8.
Read full storyThe 2014 NFL draft is coming and with just one week left, more mock drafts are coming out and ESPN experts Mel Kiper and Todd McShay are starting to make their final predictions and projection picks for the top 10 in the first round and names like Johnny Manziel, Jadeveon Clowney, Khalil Mack, Sammy Watkins, Blake Bortles, Greg Robinson and Anthony Barr all could be in the mix.
Read full storyThe NFL draft is coming up and the NY Jets are one team that could look to trade up in the first round or later on, as the team may look at names like Mike Evans, Sammy Watkins, Khalil Mack or Jadeveon Clowney as potential targets, while John Idzik could use some of those 12 picks to move and take a receiver like Brandin Cooks, Marqise Lee or Odell Beckham.
Read full storyThe Chicago Bears got a great season from Matt Forte in 2013, but the team needs more depth at running back and that will be a main focus in the NFL draft and while they could look for a trade involving LaMichael James with the San Francisco 49ers, the team likely will target running backs in the draft in 2014, with names like De'Anthony Thomas, James White, Tyler Gaffney and Carlo Hyde options along with linebacker Anthony Barr.
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