CHICAGO — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said it best when addressing the story of the defensive coordinator’s 21-year-old son who pranked quarterback Shedeur Sanders on draft day by pretending to be an NFL general manager.

“People are morons,” Stefanski said. “It’s sad.”

Confirmed. Seldom has that been as evident as it ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Eagles’ campaign to prevent the Tush Push from getting banned is getting a boost from President Donald Trump.

At the Super Bowl ceremony on the White House steps leading out to the South Lawn on Monday, Trump touted the iteration of the quarterback sneak that the Eagles have popularized in recent years, which is currently ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Steelers safety Ryan Watts is stepping away from football due to the neck injury that ended his rookie season before it began.

Watts injured his neck during a preseason game against the Lions last summer and spent his rookie season on injured reserve.

"After consulting with our medical team, our medical experts, and Ryan's ...Read more

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss the team’s visit to the White House and meeting with President Trump on Monday.

Hurts and other Eagles players missing the trip have “scheduling conflicts,” the White House told NBC News.

The Eagles’ White House visit, a tradition for all Super Bowl champions, has been hotly debated...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley doesn’t want to hear from critics on social media after spending a large part of Sunday with President Donald Trump.

After spending time golfing and hanging out with Trump at his golf course in Bedminster, N.J., Barkley took to social media to respond to critics of his trip.

In a post on X shared Monday ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — During the NFL draft, the Rams added depth to multiple positions in their Super Bowl-ready roster.

Though not one of the most pressing: Cornerback.

Perhaps prospects that general manager Les Snead and coach Sean McVay were already off the board each time the Rams were due to select a player. Maybe they were unsuccessful in ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — Will this draft help the Seattle Seahawks sidestep the “death zone?”

Those two words were printed on the wall beside where I sat Saturday, among rows of media members in Seattle’s defensive backs room. While fans co-opted the phrase to describe Mike Macdonald’s defense, it’s also a reminder of what the 2024 Seahawks ...Read more

ATLANTA — Did it have to be the son of a Falcons defensive coordinator to be the one who prank called the most prominent draft prospect, the one whose father is one of the team’s most legendary players?

Somehow, of course it did.

Sunday, the franchise that can’t escape embarrassment and blunders found itself having to issue a statement ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.— The NFL is investigating a prank call to former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, according to the league office.

“We will look into the matter,” a league spokesman wrote in an email to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We have no further comment.”

Profootballtalk.com also reported that the league will ...Read more

GREEN BAY, Wis. — How does the NFL draft shape this season's schedule?

Maybe a little bit, but not a lot.

At the start of the draft in Green Bay, the league announced the schedule would be released May 14. Like the draft, the schedule release has grown from a procedural box to be checked to a national sports holiday, with teams staging ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — I hate the NFL draft.

Is that too strong to say? I suppose it is. I suppose it’s better to say that the NFL draft — with its months of overwrought coverage, with all its hyperbole, with all the guesswork masquerading as expertise — annoys me. But now I’m guilty of the same charge that I am levying against all those who ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Ashton Jeanty is a phenomenal player whose character by all accounts might be more impressive than the sensational highlight reels he created at Boise State.

He’s likely to maximize every carry, even if it’s turning 1 yard into 3 yards, and there’s no reason to think he can’t be a Pro Bowler for the Raiders. Jeanty should ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The wait is over for the Sanders family.

It took five long rounds of the NFL draft before Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was finally taken by the Browns on Saturday.

His brother, Buffaloes safety Shilo Sanders, waited even longer than that.

Shilo is signing with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent.

Shilo has a decent ...Read more

DENVER — What happens when an irredeemable curse meets an undraftable object?

Hello, Cleveland, where the tug-of-war between the Browns’ Zombie QB Graveyard and the Sanders Turnaround Magic just became Lake Erie’s main event.

“I know I’m going to fit in perfectly,” Shedeur Sanders told reporters Saturday after being selected by the...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Rams made no splashy selections.

None of the six players general manager Les Snead and coach Sean McVay chose will be penciled in as opening-game starters.

They spent three days filling out a roster that was already Super Bowl ready.

But the Rams, arguably, won the 2025 NFL draft.

And set themselves up to possibly win ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — In Friday night’s late hours, Terry Fontenot was at it again.

For the second time in two days and the fifth time in his tenure as Falcons general manager, Fontenot eschewed patience and bet on himself by trading up to make sure he got the player he coveted.

With the Falcons’ third-round pick (the 101st overall) ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — I don’t think there is any question that, at least on paper, the Steelers had a really good draft, as their first three selections all figure to contribute a lot in 2025.

That is pretty amazing when you consider that the Steelers didn’t have a second-round pick and went into the draft with a glaring need at quarterback. It ...Read more