The Bears selected Oklahoma State tackle Teven Jenkins with the 39th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. With Chicago having one of the worst lines in the league last season, the team will need all the help it can get to keep opposing defenses from smothering Andy Dalton and David Montgomery. Jenkins can slide in at either side of the line, and his size

With the 37th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles have drafted Alabama center Landon Dickerson. The Eagles had the second-worst adjusted sack rate in the NFL last season, so adding to the line should help keep quarterback Jalen Hurts safe, allowing him to form a connection with first-round wide receiver DeVonta Smith. With how bad this line was, Dickerson should have a

With the 35th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos have taken North Carolina running back Javonte Williams. Regarded by some as the best running back in this draft, Williams had 1,140 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns last season for the Tar Heels, plus added 305 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. Williams can be a three-down back in the NFL, but the

The New York Jets added Ole Miss wide receiver Elijah Moore with the No. 34 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The 21-year-old finished the 2020 campaign with nearly 2,000 receiving yards while racking up eight touchdowns off of 86 catches. With Zach Wilson now under center, Moore has the potential to make a mark over the next few years, making him an adequate second

The Jacksonville Jaguars have used the 33rd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft on Georgia defensive back Tyson Campbell. It seems like an odd pick for a Jaguars team that didn’t seem to have the biggest need at corner. Campbell had just one interception in college and will need to figure out some things in terms of coverage in the NFL. Jacksonville’s defense has been

Jacksonville selected Georgia corner Tyson Campbell with the No. 33 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft on Friday night. The former Bulldog finished his collegiate career with 55 tackles and was one of the most reliable defenders in college football. His height, speed, and size make him a threat for opposing offenses, and fantasy managers looking for IDP help in Dynasty formats should keep him

The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with free-agent quarterback A.J. McCarron on an undisclosed deal on Friday, locking him in as their backup to Matt Ryan after they did not select a signal-caller with the No. 4 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday night. Atlanta took Florida tight end Kyle Pitts at fourth overall instead, giving Ryan another

The Kansas City Chiefs are signing free-agent running back Jerick McKinnon to an undisclosed deal on Friday, according to sources. McKinnon missed both the 2018 and 2019 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers due to injuries, and he managed just 81 carries for 319 yards and five touchdowns while adding 33 receptions for 253 yards and another score in 16 games (four starts) in his

The Baltimore Ravens officially exercised quarterback Lamar Jackson‘s fifth-year option for the 2022 season on Friday. The Ravens and the 2019 NFL MVP will now work to reach a long-term contract extension. Jackson will make a fully guaranteed $23.016 million in 2022. This comes as no surprise, as head coach John Harbaugh guaranteed earlier this week that Jackson’s option would be picked up. The 24-year-old

Until the situation with the Green Bay Packers is repaired to his liking, quarterback Aaron Rodgers is seriously considering retirement, according to sources. If he were to retire, he would have to repay the team $11.5 million this year and $11.5 million if he remains retired next year — all from his signing bonus. Reports surfaced before the first round of the 2021 NFL draft

The New England Patriots took Alabama quarterback Mac Jones at No. 15 overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday night — the first QB drafted by head coach Bill Belichick in the first round — but Belichick said that Cam Newton is “our quarterback” and that Jones and Jarrett Stidham would have to challenge and compete with the veteran. Jones

The Carolina Panthers picked up quarterback Sam Darnold‘s fifth-year option for the 2022 season on Friday, as general manager Scott Fitterer said they’d do after trading for Darnold. There were some doubts that the Panthers would actually pick up the 23-year-old’s fifth-year option before the draft. They also passed on taking a quarterback with the eighth overall pick in the first round of the NFL

The Pittsburgh Steelers are giving quarterback Mason Rudolph a one-year, $5 million contract extension on Friday, according to a source. The deal also includes up to $4 million in incentives based on playing time. Ben Roethlisberger is only under contract through the 2021 season, so it makes Rudolph the only quarterback currently under contract with the team for 2022. The 25-year-old will back up Big

Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead said that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and will now have to isolate for the remainder of the 2021 NFL draft. The Rams didn’t have a first-round pick on Thursday night, but Snead will now be forced to conduct the rest of the draft from his home, instead of at the team’s Malibu mansion draft headquarters.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Byron Pringle signed his original-round tender on Thursday, according to his agents. The 27-year-old will make $2.1 million during the 2021 season. Pringle caught just 13 passes on 17 targets for 160 yards and one touchdown in 13 games (three starts) for the Chiefs last year, but the team remains high on him and he could have a much bigger

Former first-rounder Tim Tebow recently worked out for the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end, according to a source. There has been at least some discussion of him signing. Tebow continues to stick around. The obvious connection here is head coach Urban Meyer, who was Tebow’s head coach in college at Florida. The 33-year-old had some fleeting success with the team that drafted him, the

The Green Bay Packers like what they have in quarterback Jordan Love if something were to happen with Aaron Rodgers on the trade front. Love has performed well in practice. He has yet to appear in an NFL game, but the early returns on his development are positive. Rodgers was not pleased that Green Bay traded up in the first round to select his heir

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said on Thursday night about that possibility of trading quarterback Aaron Rodgers: “No, we’re not going to trade Aaron Rodgers.” “He’s our quarterback. He’s our leader. We’ve been working through this for a little while now. I just think it might take some time. But he’s the guy that makes this thing go.” Things between Rodgers and the

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Washington edge rusher Joe Tryon with the No. 32 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday. Tryon is extremely versatile and gives the Bucs a hybrid body with a tough side. Tampa is likely hoping that he can take over on the defensive line once Jason Pierre-Paul is done. Tryon opted out of the

The Baltimore Ravens selected Penn State linebacker Jayson Oweh with the 31st overall pick of the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday night. The Ravens took Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman with their first first-round pick at No. 27 overall. Oweh compares to Danielle Hunter physically and production-wise in college. He did not record a single sack in 2020 but tested as