Diving into how the Raiders’ first-round pick saw a dramatic rise in production last season

Las Vegas Raiders first-round pick and the sixth overall selection of the 2025 NFL Draft, former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, saw a dramatic increase in production last season.

While he ran for 1,344 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2023, the former Bronco doubled those numbers and threatened Barry Sanders’ long-standing NCAA records with 2,595 yards and 29 touchdowns last fall.

That begs the question: What was the difference between the two campaigns?

Multiple factors play into the answer, the first being volume. Jeanty...

The second-year quarterback will have more on his plate under the Patriots’ new offensive coordinator.

Following the end of the 2025 season, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye took some time to decompress. Then it was quickly back to work.

“You got to learn a new system,” Maye told reporters on Thursday. “You have to take a break… once the Super Bowl ended you’re kind of back into ‘Hey, I got to be on my stuff’ so when we get here at least I sound like I know what I’m talking about with the offense.”

That new offense will be...

One NFL executive believes the Las Vegas Raiders passed on drafting a player like Shedeur Sanders to avoid similar drama to what the Atlanta Falcons dealt with last season.

Heading into the 2025 NFL Draft, there was a ton of speculation that the Raiders would use one of their picks on a QB. And many around the franchise thought it should be Colorado star Shedeur Sanders. In the end, they did select a signal caller. But it was Cam Miller with pick 215. Many have wondered why the team never took Sanders despite still being on the board in Round...

The Pittsburgh Steelers brought in one of their better undrafted free agent classes in recent memory, and one of their more intriguing additions was South Dakota TE JJ Galbreath. A move tight end, Galbreath brings a lot of upside as a receiver, and while appearing on The Pomp And Joe Show on 93.7 The Fan, […]

The New Orleans Saints had a draft that left many pundits pondering.

The Carolina Panthers had a draft that made most Panthers fans happy. The Atlanta Falcons did the same, as we talked about here. The New Orleans Saints? Maybe not so much. They’ve developed a bit of a reputation for odd draft strategies; think trading up to reach for Marcus Davenport in 2018. They didn’t do anything to fight that perception in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Their picks:

• 9: Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas
• 40: Tyler Shough, QB, Louisville
• 71: Vernon Broughton, DT, Texas
• 93: Jonas...

The Cleveland Browns entered the 2025 NFL Draft as one of the most mysterious teams in the league. While most expected them to stick and pick Travis Hunter, they wound up trading down, adding an extra 2026 first-round selection while drafting Mason Graham. Yet, they reportedly tried getting back into the first round for another prospect.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, the Browns not only were trying to trade up, they were targeting Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly, who went to Washington toward the end fo the first round.

The Browns entered the night while also holding the 33rd...

Green Bay will instead try to work on a longer-term extension.

On Wednesday, reports emerged out of Green Bay that the Packers will be picking up the 5th-year contract option on former first-round pick Devonte Wyatt. Thursday is the deadline for the Packers to make their decisions on the options for Wyatt and fellow 2022 first-round draft pick Quay Walker, and now we know the team’s decision on the starting linebacker.

Unlike Wyatt, the Packers have elected not to exercise the option on Walker, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. His option would have added the 2026 season onto his contract...

Now that the Niners have locked up George Kittle, it’s Brock Purdy's turn. We talk with a salary cap specialist to get a sense of the deal.

We went with a 5th round pick who seems somewhat redundant to what’s already on the 49ers’ roster.

There isn’t a pick that’ll be second-guessed in the NFL Draft. If there turns out to be a superstar from this class, two years from now, we’ll say, “Why didn’t the Titans just take him at No. 1?” Hindsight is 20/20. It’s easy to say you should have drafted Player X without knowing his background, medical history, or how a team graded him at the time.

So what are we going to do today? Good guess, play the hindsight game. In our...

New England matched Elliss’ two-year offer sheet this offseason.

After being cut for the sixth time in his NFL career, Christian Elliss was claimed by the New England Patriots near the end of the 2023 season.

Despite only appearing on special teams down the stretch, Elliss was thrusted into a larger role back with the club the next season. Playing a career-high 49 percent of the Patriots’ defensive snaps in 2024, Elliss had a career-year with 80 total tackles, one interception and five pass deflections.

Elliss’ success led to him signing a two-year, $13.5 million offer sheet in free agency...

Drake Maye and David Andrews only shared the field for a matter of minutes last season, but the longtime Patriots captain nonetheless left a lasting impression on New England’s starting quarterback.

Maye made as much clear when he met with the media Thursday, roughly a month and a half after New England released Andrews. The veteran center, who joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2015, was one of the team’s co-captains for Maye’s rookie season in Foxboro, Mass.

“When you think of a veteran and a leader, I think that’s kind of the standard I learned from...

The Wisconsin grad has experience and toughness to help at the NFL level.

Happy Thursday one and all.

We are onto our next undrafted free agent for the 2025 NFL Draft class for the Arizona Cardinals.

Today, we look at wide receiver Bryson Green from Wisconsin.

From the team:

Green (6-1, 207) played the past two seasons at Wisconsin after spending the first two years of his collegiate career at Oklahoma State. He is a native of Allen, TX and played at Allen High School, the same high school as Kyler Murray. Green appeared in 42 total games and...