The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to trade for Buffalo Bills left tackle Jason Peters early Friday, according to multiple sources.
By Friday night, , according to a source, Peters had signed a four-year extension worth $53 million in new money. The Eagles acquired him with two years remaining on his Bills contract. In total, Peters will make $60 million over the next six seasons.
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An inside joke on the USC football team went awry when a Facebook group sparked outrage among students.
The racist Facebook group was created by a USC football player and showed a graphic of a black baby in handcuffs. An athletic department source said the group was a joke and had no serious purpose.
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Could Everette Brown slide all the way into the fourth round? Some NFL teams have him there, still, others have him as a first rounder. Brown looked stiff at the Florida State pro day and has earned the label of being one-dimensional. Read the rest of this entry »
by Pete Dymeck
This three round mock may have some surprises along the way. This edition is fully updated with some moves and shakers, including Troy’s Sherrod Martin.
We are just twelve days away from the 2009 NFL Draft. There is still a lot of uncertainty regarding the direction teams will go in the draft. With so many holes to be addressed, we expect a lot of the same as usual since this is a copycat league.
Just as a reminder, our mock drafts pertain to the way we think the draft will pan out, not the way we think teams should draft.
Though NFLDraftBible.com took a lot of criticism a couple of weeks ago, and perhaps rightfully so, for naming six players as having tested positive for marijuana or banned substances at the Scouting Combine, we’ve confirmed that one of the players outed by the web site — Florida receiver Percy Harvin — indeed tested positive for marijuana at the Combine.
The Cleveland Browns’ brass has stated publicly that the franchise is sitting on first round trade offers for QB Brady Quinn and WR Braylon Edwards as well as the fact that they are “sold” on Michael Crabtree (WR #1). This could be a tricky smokescreen though.
The Texans ranked a franchise-best third in NFL offense last season, averaging 382.1 yards a game, yet were 17th in scoring with 22.9 points a game. Why the discrepancy? Start with their two major deficiencies.
The Texans couldn’t protect the ball; they were minus-10 in turnover ratio, tied for 29th.
