THE BROWNS WON APRIL: What were the Cleveland Browns doing in the NFL Draft? The Moneyball strategy was clearly focused on acquiring more draft picks, but the Browns also had a certain type of player in mind when they were making their selections.
The Browns were the NFL Draft’s real winners
It was the perfect marriage of Moneyball and football smarts. Now, the only question is whether it will pay off on the field.
A GOOD DAY FOR TACKLES
- Cordy Glenn, Buffalo Bills agree to five-year, $65 million contract. The Bills lock up their left tackle at premium dollar through the prime of his career.
- Saints sign tackle Terron Armstead to five-year extension. The New Orleans Saints have locked up rock-solid left tackle. Now, about that salary cap ...
SMILE EMOJIS ALL AROUND: An emoji to sum up each team’s 2016 NFL Draft grade. Your favorite team probably deserved the 100 emoji, I know.
THE BEST KIND OF NFL WRITER: The NFL draft writer who literally ate his bad predictions explains himself. Fiber is important in any diet. He ate his tweet over Keenan Reynolds, so it's worth asking what can Reynolds do for the Baltimore Ravens?
SAVE IT FOR THE FIELD: Von Miller’s dancing (with the stars) days are over. Doing what turned out to be his final dance to Elvis Presley’s “A little less conversation,” Von Miller was appropriately “The King.”
SO MUCH FOR THOSE BIG TRADES: Resetting NFL trade market -- Sam Bradford of Philadelphia Eagles, Colin Kaepernick of San Francisco 49ers likely staying put. If you were hoping for draft day trades involving disgruntled veterans, you didn’t get your wish. But now that the furor of the draft has died down, the trade market could heat up -- or not.
OHIO STATE WAS THE REAL WINNER: Ohio State just had the best NFL Draft by any college ever. Let me explain. Sure, the numbers themselves are great, but the value of the picks is where it really gets interesting.
DON’T EAT THE MEAT: NFL warns players not to eat meat in Mexico. Athletes across sports have blamed tainted meat for positive clenbuterol tests in the past, and this morning, a cryptic-looking memo from the NFL and the NFLPA surfaced, warning players traveling to China and Mexico that eating meat there could result in a positive test.
BAM SADFORD: Sam Bradford is Jar Jar Binks. In honor of May the 4th, they’re comparing Eagles players to Star Wars characters at Bleeding Green Nation.
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