Commissioner Goodell is at the podium and the draft is set to get started… in prime time no less.
Sam Bradford and the Rams are officially on the clock.
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Browns making last ditch effort to get Sam Bradford
Posted by Chris Kolb on April 22nd, 2010
It’s been rumored for some time now that Cleveland is extremely interested in trading up to the #1 overall pick to get quarterback Sam Bradford, but with the price to do that being extraordinarily steep, it’s not likely a deal will get done on that front this evening.
According to ESPN’s Michael Smith, the Browns have been working the phone lines all afternoon and just got off the line with St. Louis with their final offer to move up. Apparently it didn’t work because the Rams are set to be on the clock momentarily.
As always, we’ll keep you posted if anything does go down.
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Tags: Cleveland Browns, NFL Draft, Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams, trade 
No Comments »Washington still on the hunt for Sam Bradford
Posted by Chris Kolb on April 22nd, 2010
Over the past few years, trading up to the #1 overall pick has become a fleeting ghost of history, with teams being extremely reluctant to part with the compensation package needed to move that high in the draft.
But that hasn’t stopped teams from discussing potential trades involving the top selection, and this year is no exception, with the Redskins reportedly pushing hard to switch spots with the Rams tonight to take Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford.
Citing several sources around the league, NFL Fanhouse’s Dan Graziano is reporting that Washington is making a late push this morning to convince St. Louis to give up their stranglehold on the #1 pick. Apparently, the Redskins are using multiple players already on their roster to entice the Rams into the trade, with the most likely candidates for such a deal being quarterback Jason Campbell and defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.
Giving up both players along with the #4 overall selection would definitely be a steep price to pay for Washington, but considering the fact that they’re already on the trading block anyway, it wouldn’t be all that much to stomach from the Redskins point of view.
Steelers still mulling over Roethlisberger trade
Posted by Chris Kolb on April 21st, 2010
Today is a day of reckoning of sorts for the Pittsburgh Steelers, in that they should find out just how long their franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be suspended to start next season.
While it is theoretically possible that Roethlisberger could escape unscathed, seeing as he has yet to be charged with a crime, but the league’s personal conduct policy gives commissioner Roger Goodell more than enough latitude to punish Roethlisberger as he sees fit, and it’s expected that the levy doled out will be a four game suspension at the very least.
With that in mind, the Steelers have been discussing the possibility of trading Roethlisberger internally over the past week or so, even going so far as to accept legitimate proposals from several teams, according to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
At this point, Pittsburgh’s actual interest in trading away Roethlisberger is not all that serious, but that could change if the commissioner doles out a much stuffer penalty to the embattled quarterback, as they can ill afford to go through the majority of their season with either Dennis Dixon or newly acquired Byron Leftwich at the helm, and still expect to contend for a playoff spot.
Browns, Rams discussing trade for top pick
Posted by Chris Kolb on April 15th, 2010
When Cleveland team president Mike Holmgren and general manager Tom Heckert spoke with the media earlier this morning, more than a few interesting notes came out, including the revelation that the Browns have been talking to the Rams front office about potentially moving up in the draft next week to the #1 overall spot.
Heckert wouldn’t go much farther than that, saying “we’re playing a little phone tag,” but he did indicate that if Cleveland did make a deal to move up that high, they’d be doing so to get quarterback Sam Bradford.
Holmgren gave a dose of reality to the topic:
“He’s a coveted young man. You’d have to mortgage the ranch. In the real world, we’re probably going to go in a different direction.”
Posted in Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams Tags: Cleveland Browns, draft picks, Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams, trade 2 Comments »Locker passing on NFL riches; returns for senior year
Posted by Chris Kolb on December 14th, 2009
In a slightly surprising yet refreshing decision, Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Locker has apparently chosen to head back to school for his final year, instead of taking off into the wide world of the NFL.
Locker was projected by most to have been a lock to be drafted at or near the top of round one. While he could solidify that position with another strong showing next season, an injury plagued year such as the one Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford suffered through this season could derail his stock and cost him a significant amount of money in the process.
That said, there is certainly something to be proud of here, as the trend in collegiate athletics in recent years has been headed in the opposite direction with most top level players using their time in school only as a springboard of sorts into the pro ranks. This decision likely comes as good news for both Bradford and former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen, as they are now the prohibitive favorites to be selected in the first round.
Posted in NFL Draft Tags: 2010 draft, Jake Locker, Jimmy Clausen, NFL Draft, return to school, Sam Bradford, senior season, Washington Huskies 6 Comments »
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