Month: November 2024

Jets Offered McCown Far More Than Cowboys

The disparity between the Cowboys’ and Jets’ offers for Josh McCown was believed to be notable, not just in job description but in salary. Ian Rapoport of NFL.com shed some light on how big that chasm was, tweeting that the Jets’ offer eclipsed the Cowboys’ by $4MM.

McCown will play his age-38 season for a fully guaranteed $6MM, with a package that includes mostly team success-based incentives potentially adding to that total. Although, McCown can make $2MM through playing-time bonuses.

It looks like the Cowboys weren’t willing to pay McCown more than $2MM to be Dak Prescott‘s backup. Considering the team’s cap status at free agency’s outset and the fact that Prescott will be making just $540K in base salary this season, it’s understandable they backed off.

But the Jets outbidding the other top McCown suitor by this much certainly shows the team’s interest. As does Gang Green not drafting a quarterback. As it stands, McCown, Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty will go into the post-draft portion of the Jets’ offseason work as the passers vying for the No. 1 spot.

The Cowboys have been interested in McCown, either as a UFA or trade candidate, the past two years. The sides’ paths won’t be crossing in 2017, though. Behind Prescott, Dallas houses only former Tony Romo backup Kellen Moore. And the recently re-signed understudy will carry a cap number of just $615K.

Air Force Changes Rules For Athletes

The Air Force Academy decided just before the NFL draft it will not allow its athletes defer two years of active duty to immediately join a pro team, according to Nicki Jhabvala of The Denver Post (via Twitter links). The rule change immediately impacts Air Force wide receiver Jalen Robinette, a draft hopeful. Jalen Robinette (vertical)

The Air Force notified Academy officials (Thursday) that the service would not approve requests to waiver active duty military service commitments for cadet athletes,” the Academy said in a statement (via Yahoo Sports). “Cadets will be required to serve two years active duty prior to entering Ready Reserve status, which would permit their participation in professional sports. “The Air Force places tremendous value on our cadet athletes and their contributions to the nation as we continue to build leaders of character, engage in combat operations overseas and continue to ensure our highest military readiness at home.”

Last year’s update to the Department of Defense policy allowed service academy players to fulfill their duty requirements on reserve status instead of active duty. However, the Air Force said that it would evaluate each situation on a case by case basis. Today’s news is likely disappointing for Robinette since he has been readying himself for the NFL all year.

2017 NFL Draft Results By Round

Listed below are all 253 picks of the 2017 NFL draft, broken down by round, and featuring trades.

Here are the complete 2017 NFL draft results:

Round One:

  1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, LB (Texas A&M)
  2. Chicago Bears (from San Francisco): Mitch Trubisky, QB (North Carolina)
  3. San Francisco 49ers (from Chicago): Solomon Thomas, DT (Stanford)
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars: Leonard Fournette, RB (LSU)
  5. Tennessee Titans (from Los Angeles Rams): Corey Davis, WR (Western Michigan)
  6. New York Jets: Jamal Adams, S (LSU)
  7. Los Angeles Chargers: Mike Williams, WR (Clemson)
  8. Carolina Panthers: Christian McCaffrey, RB (Stanford)
  9. Cincinnati Bengals: John Ross, WR (Washington)
  10. Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo): Patrick Mahomes, QB (Texas Tech)
  11. New Orleans Saints: Marshon Lattimore, CB (Ohio State)
  12. Houston Texans (from Philadelphia via Cleveland): Deshaun Watson, QB (Clemson)
  13. Arizona Cardinals: Haason Reddick, LB (Temple)
  14. Philadelphia Eagles (from Minnesota): Derek Barnett, DE (Tennessee)
  15. Indianapolis Colts: Malik Hooker, S (Ohio State)
  16. Baltimore Ravens: Marlon Humphrey, CB (Alabama)
  17. Washington Redskins: Jonathan Allen, DL (Alabama)
  18. Tennessee Titans: Adoree’ Jackson, CB (USC)
  19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: O.J. Howard, TE (Alabama)
  20. Denver Broncos: Garett Bolles, T (Utah)
  21. Detroit Lions: Jarrad Davis, LB (Florida)
  22. Miami Dolphins: Charles Harris, DE (Missouri)
  23. New York Giants: Evan Engram, TE (Mississippi)
  24. Oakland Raiders: Gareon Conley, CB (Ohio State)
  25. Cleveland Browns (from Houston): Jabrill Peppers, S (Michigan)
  26. Atlanta Falcons (from Seattle): Takkarist McKinley, DE (UCLA)
  27. Buffalo Bills (from Kansas City): Tre’Davious White, CB (LSU)
  28. Dallas Cowboys: Taco Charlton, DE (Michigan)
  29. Cleveland Browns (from Green Bay): David Njoku, TE (Miami)
  30. Pittsburgh Steelers: T.J. Watt, LB (Wisconsin)
  31. San Francisco 49ers (from Atlanta via Seattle): Reuben Foster, LB (Alabama)
  32. New Orleans Saints (from Patriots): Ryan Ramczyk, T (Wisconsin)

Round Two:

  1. Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland): Kevin King, CB (Washington)
  2. Jacksonville Jaguars (from San Francisco via Seattle): Cam Robinson, T (Alabama)
  3. Seattle Seahawks (from Jacksonville): Malik McDowell, DT (Michigan State)
  4. Arizona Cardinals (from Chicago): Budda Baker, S (Washington)
  5. Buffalo Bills (from Los Angeles Rams): Zay Jones, WR (East Carolina)
  6. Los Angeles Chargers: Forrest Lamp, OL (Western Kentucky)
  7. New York Jets: Marcus Maye, S (Florida)
  8. Carolina Panthers: Curtis Samuel, RB (Ohio State)
  9. Minnesota Vikings (from Cincinnati): Dalvin Cook, RB (Florida State)
  10. New Orleans Saints: Marcus Williams, S (Utah)
  11. Philadelphia Eagles: Sidney Jones, CB (Washington)
  12. Los Angeles Rams (from Buffalo Bills): Gerald Everett, TE (South Alabama)
  13. Chicago Bears (from Arizona): Adam Shaheen, TE (Ashland)
  14. Indianapolis Colts: Quincy Wilson, CB (Florida)
  15. Baltimore Ravens: Tyus Bowser, LB (Houston)
  16. Cincinnati Bengals (from Minnesota); Joe Mixon, RB (Oklahoma)
  17. Washington Redskins: Ryan Anderson, LB (Alabama)
  18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Justin Evans, S (Texas A&M)
  19. Denver Broncos: DeMarcus Walker, DE (Florida State)
  20. Cleveland Browns (from Tennessee): DeShone Kizer, QB (Notre Dame)
  21. Detroit Lions: Teez Tabor, CB (Florida)
  22. Miami Dolphins: Raekwon McMillan, LB (Ohio State)
  23. New York Giants: Dalvin Tomlinson, DT (Alabama)
  24. Oakland Raiders: Obi Melifonwu, S (UConn)
  25. Houston Texans: Zach Cunningham, LB (Vanderbilt)
  26. Seattle Seahawks: Ethan Pocic, OL (LSU)
  27. Kansas City Chiefs: Tanoh Kpassagnon, DL (Villanova)
  28. Dallas Cowboys: Chidobe Awuzie, CB (Colorado)
  29. Green Bay Packers: Josh Jones, S (North Carolina State)
  30. Pittsburgh Steelers: JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR (USC)
  31. Buffalo Bills (from Atlanta): Dion Dawkins, OL (Temple)
  32. Carolina Panthers (from New England): Taylor Moton, OL (Western Michigan)

Round Three:

  1. Cleveland Browns: Larry Ogunjobi, DT (Charlotte)
  2. San Francisco 49ers: Ahkello Witherspoon, CB (Colorado)
  3. New Orleans Saints (from Chicago via San Francisco): Alvin Kamara, RB (Tennessee)
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars: Dawuane Smoot, DL (Illinois)
  5. Los Angeles Rams: Cooper Kupp, WR (Eastern Washington)
  6. Minnesota Vikings (from New York Jets): Pat Elflein, OL (Ohio State)
  7. Los Angeles Chargers: Dan Feeney, OL (Indiana)
  8. Tennesee Titans (from Carolina via New England): Taywan Taylor, WR (Western Kentucky)
  9. Cincinnati Bengals: Jordan Willis, DE (Kansas State)
  10. Baltimore Ravens (from Philadelphia): Chris Wormley, DT (Michigan)
  11. Atlanta Falcons (from Buffalo): Duke Riley, LB (LSU)
  12. New Orleans Saints: Alex Anzalone, LB (Florida)
  13. Carolina Panthers (from Arizona): Daeshon Hall, DL (Texas A&M)
  14. Baltimore Ravens: Tim Williams, LB (Alabama)
  15. New York Jets (from Minnesota): ArDarius Stewart, WR (Alabama)
  16. Indianapolis Colts: Tarell Basham, DE (Ohio)
  17. Washington Redskins: Fabian Moreau, CB (UCLA)
  18. Denver Broncos: Carlos Henderson, WR (Louisiana Tech)
  19. New England Patriots (from Tennessee): Derek Rivers, DE (Youngstown State)
  20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chris Godwin, WR (Penn State)
  21. New England Patriots (from Detroit): Antonio Garcia, OL (Troy)
  22. Kansas City Chiefs (from Miami via Minnesota): Kareem Hunt, RB (Toledo)
  23. New York Giants: Davis Webb, QB (California)
  24. Oakland Raiders: Eddie Vanderdoes, DT (UCLA)
  25. Houston Texans: D’Onta Foreman, RB (Texas)
  26. Seattle Seahawks: Shaquill Griffin, CB (UCF)
  27. Los Angles Rams (from Kansas City via Buffalo): John Johnson, S (Boston College)
  28. Dallas Cowboys: Jourdan Lewis, CB (Michigan)
  29. Green Bay Packers: Montravius Adams, DT (Auburn)
  30. Pittsburgh Steelers: Cameron Sutton, CB (Tennessee)
  31. Seattle Seahawks (from Atlanta): Delano Hill, S (Michigan)
  32. Detroit Lions (from New England): Kenny Golladay, WR (Northern Illinois)
  33. Miami Dolphins (compensatory): Cordrea Tankersley, CB (Clemson)
  34. Arizona Cardinals (from Carolina) (compensatory): Chad Williams, WR (Grambling State)
  35. Philadelphia Eagles (from Baltimore) (compensatory): Rasul Douglas, CB (West Virginia)
  36. Tennessee Titans (from Los Angeles Rams) (compensatory): Jonnu Smith, TE (FIU)
  37. Denver Broncos (compensatory): Brendan Langley, CB (Lamar)
  38. Seattle Seahawks (compensatory): Nazair Jones, DL (North Carolina)
  39. New Orleans Saints (from Cleveland via New England) (compensatory): Trey Hendrickson, DE (Florida Atlantic)
  40. San Francisco 49ers (from Kansas City via Minnesota) (compensatory): C.J. Beathard, QB (Iowa)
  41. Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory): James Conner, RB (Pittsburgh)
  42. Seattle Seahawks (compensatory): Amara Darboh, WR (Michigan)
  43. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from New York Jets) (compensatory): Kendell Beckwith, LB (LSU)

Round Four:

  1. Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland): Vince Biegel, LB (Wisconsin)
  2. Minnesota Vikings (from San Francisco): Jaleel Johnson, DT (Iowa)
  3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Dede Westbrook, WR (Oklahoma)
  4. Seattle Seahawks (from Chicago via San Francisco): Tedric Thompson, S (Colorado)
  5. Chicago Bears (from Los Angeles Rams): Eddie Jackson, S (Alabama)
  6. Los Angeles Chargers: Rayshawn Jenkins, S (Miami)
  7. Washington Redskins (from New York Jets): Samaje Perine, RB (Oklahoma)
  8. Arizona Cardinals (from Carolina): Dorian Johnson, OL (Pittsburgh)
  9. Cincinnati Bengals: Carl Lawson, DE (Auburn)
  10. Los Angles Rams (from Buffalo via Chicago): Josh Reynolds, WR (Texas A&M)
    New England Patriots (from New Orleans) — lost due to NFL discipline (Deflategate)
  11. Philadelphia Eagles: Mack Hollins, WR (North Carolina)
  12. Chicago Bears (from Arizona): Tarik Cohen, RB (North Carolina A&T)
  13. Minnesota Vikings: Ben Gedeon, LB, Michigan
  14. San Francisco 49ers (from Indianapolis): Joe Williams, RB (Utah)
  15. Baltimore Ravens: Nico Siragusa, OL (San Diego State)
  16. Washington Redskins: Montae Nicholson, S (Michigan State)
  17. Detroit Lions (from Tennessee via New England): Jalen Reeves-Maybin, LB (Tennessee)
  18. Los Angeles Rams (from Tampa Bay via New York Jets): Samson Ebukam, LB (Eastern Washington)
  19. Cleveland Browns (from Denver): Howard Wilson, CB (Houston)
  20. Detroit Lions: Michael Roberts, TE (Toledo)
  21. Cincinnati Bengals (from Miami via Minnesota): Josh Malone, WR (Tennessee)
  22. Oakland Raiders: David Sharpe, OL (Florida)
  23. Houston Texans: Julien Davenport, OL (Bucknell)
  24. New England Patriots (from Seattle): Deatrich Wise, DL (Arkansas)
  25. Philadelphia Eagles (from Kansas City via Minnesota): Donnel Pumphrey, RB (San Diego State)
  26. Dallas Cowboys: Ryan Switzer, WR (North Carolina)
  27. Green Bay Packers: Jamaal Williams, RB (BYU)
  28. Pittsburgh Steelers: Joshua Dobbs, QB (Tennessee)
  29. Atlanta Falcons: Sean Harlow, OL (Oregon State)
  30. Indianapolis Colts (from New England): Zach Banner, OL (USC)
  31. Cincinnati Bengals (compensatory): Ryan Glasgow, DT (Michigan)
  32. Kansas City Chiefs (from Cleveland via Philadelphia and Minnesota) (compensatory): Jehu Chesson, WR (Michigan)
  33. New York Giants — downgraded due to NFL discipline (walkie-talkies): Wayne Gallman, RB (Clemson)
  34. New York Jets (from Los Angeles Rams) (compensatory): Chad Hansen, WR (California)
  35. Houston Texans (from Cleveland) (compensatory): Carlos Watkins, DL (Clemson)
  36. Indianapolis Colts (from San Francisco) (compensatory): Marlon Mack, RB (USF)
  37. Indianapolis Colts (compensatory): Grover Stewart, DL (Albany State)

Round Five:

  1. Denver Broncos (from Cleveland): Jake Butt, TE (Michigan)
  2. San Francisco 49ers: George Kittle, TE (Iowa)
  3. Chicago Bears: Jordan Morgan, OL (Kutztown)
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars: Blair Brown, LB (Ohio)
  5. Atlanta Falcons (from Los Angeles Rams via Buffalo): Damontae Kazee, CB (San Diego State)
  6. New York Jets: Jordan Leggett, TE (Clemson)
  7. Los Angeles Chargers: Desmond King, DB (Iowa)
  8. Carolina Panthers: Corn Elder, CB (Miami)
  9. Cincinnati Bengals: Jake Elliott, K (Memphis)
  10. Washington Redskins (from New Orleans): Jeremy Sprinkle, TE (Arkansas)
  11. Tennessee Titans (from Philadelphia): Jayon Brown, LB (UCLA)
  12. Atlanta Falcons (from Buffalo): Brian Hill, RB (Wyoming)
  13. Arizona Cardinals: Will Holden, OL (Vanderbilt)
  14. Indianapolis Colts: Nate Hairston, CB (Temple)
  15. Baltimore Ravens: Jermaine Eluemunor, OL (Texas A&M)
  16. Cleveland Browns (from Minnesota via New York Jets): Roderick Johnson, OL (Florida State)
  17. Indianapolis Colts (from Washington via San Francisco): Anthony Walker, LB (Northwestern)
  18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jeremy McNichols, RB (Boise State)
  19. Buffalo Bills (from Denver via New England): Matt Milano, LB (Boston College)
  20. Miami Dolphins (from Tennessee via Philadelphia): Isaac Asiata, OL (Utah)
  21. Detroit Lions: Jamal Agnew, DB (San Diego)
  22. Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami): Shelton Gibson, WR (West Virginia)
  23. New York Giants: Avery Moss, DE (Youngstown State)
  24. Oakland Raiders: Marquel Lee, LB (Wake Forest)
  25. Houston Texans: Treston Decoud, S (Oregon State)
    Seattle Seahawks — lost due to NFL discpline (offseason contact policy)
  26. Minnesota Vikings (from Kansas City): Rodney Adams, WR (USF)
  27. Buffalo Bills (from Dallas): Nathan Peterman, QB (Pittsburgh)
  28. Denver Broncos (from Green Bay): Isaiah McKenzie, WR, (Georgia)
  29. Pittsburgh Steelers: Brian Allen, CB (Utah)
  30. Atlanta Falcons: Eric Saubert, TE (Drake)
  31. Green Bay Packers (from New England via Cleveland and Denver): DeAngelo Yancey, WR (Purdue)
  32. Cincinnati Bengals (compensatory): J.J. Dielman, OL (Utah)
  33. San Francisco 49ers (from Denver) (compensatory): Trent Taylor, WR (Louisiana Tech)
  34. Miami Dolphins (compensatory): Davon Godchaux, DT (LSU)
  35. Arizona Cardinals (compensatory): T.J. Logan, RB (North Carolina)
  36. Minnesota Vikings (from Kansas City) (compensatory): Danny Isidora, OL (Miami)
  37. New York Jets (from Cleveland) (compensatory): Dylan Donahue, LB (West Georgia)
  38. Green Bay Packers (compensatory): Aaron Jones, RB (UTEP)
  39. Kansas City Chiefs (from New England) (compensatory): Ukeme Eligwe, LB (Georgia Southern)
  40. Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami) (compensatory): Nathan Gerry, S (Nebraska)

Round Six:

  1. Cleveland Browns: Caleb Brantley, DL (Florida)
  2. Baltimore Ravens (from San Francisco): Chuck Clark, S (Virginia Tech)
  3. Seattle Seahawks (from Jacksonville): Mike Tyson, S (Cincinnati)
  4. New York Jets (from Chicago via Houston and Cleveland): Elijah McGuire, RB (Louisiana-Lafayette)
  5. Los Angeles Rams: Tanzel Smart, DT (Tulane)
  6. Los Angeles Chargers: Sam Tevi, T (Utah)
  7. Dallas Cowboys (from New York Jets): Xavier Woods, S (Louisiana Tech)
  8. Carolina Panthers: Alex Armah, FB (West Georgia)
  9. Cincinnati Bengals: Jordan Evans, LB (Oklahoma)
  10. Miami Dolphins (from Philadelphia): Vincent Taylor, DT (Oklahoma State)
  11. Buffalo Bills: Tanner Vallejo, LB (Boise State)
  12. New Orleans Saints: Al-Quadin Muhammad, DE (Miami)
  13. New York Jets (from Arizona via Chicago and Los Angeles Rams): Jeremy Clark, CB (Michigan)
  14. San Francisco 49ers (from Baltimore): D.J. Jones, DT (Ole Miss)
  15. Washington Redskins (from Minnesota): Chase Roullier, C (Wyoming)
  16. New York Giants (from Indianapolis via New England and Tennessee): Adam Bisnowaty, T (Pittsburgh)
  17. Minnesota Vikings (from Washington): Bucky Hodges, TE (Virginia)
  18. San Francisco 49ers (from Denver): Pita Taumoepenu, DE (Utah)
  19. Denver Broncos (from Tennessee): DeAngelo Henderson, RB (Coastal Carolina)
  20. New York Jets (from Tampa Bay): Derrick Jones, CB (Mississippi)
  21. Detroit Lions: Jeremiah Ledbetter, DT (Arkansas)
  22. Los Angeles Rams (from Miami): Sam Rogers, FB (Virginia Tech)
  23. Cincinnati Bengals (from New York Giants via Tennessee): Brandon Wilson, S (Houston)
  24. Arizona Cardinals (from Oakland): Johnathan Ford, S (Auburn)
  25. Washington Redskins (from Houston): Robert Davis, WR (Georgia State)
  26. Seattle Seahawks: Justin Senior, T (Mississippi State)
    Kansas City Chiefs — lost pick due to NFL discipline (tampering)
  27. New England Patriots (from Dallas): Conor McDermott, T (UCLA)
  28. Green Bay Packers: Kofi Amichia, T (USF)
  29. Pittsburgh Steelers: Colin Holba, LS (Louisville)
  30. Philadelphia Eagles (from Atlanta via Tennessee): Elijah Qualls, DT (Washington)
  31. Detroit Lions (from New England): Brad Kaaya, QB (Miami)
  32. Dallas Cowboys (from Kansas City via New England) (compensatory): Marquez White, CB (Florida State)
  33. Tennessee Titans (from Cincinnati) (compensatory): Corey Levin, OL (Chattanooga)
  34. Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory): Leon McQuay III, S (USC)

Round Seven:

  1. Minnesota Vikings (from Cleveland via San Francisco): Stacy Coley, WR (Miami)
  2. Minnesota Vikings (from San Francisco via Washington): Ifeadi Odenigbo, DE (Northwestern)
  3. Oakland Raiders (from Chicago via Arizona): Shalom Luani, DB (Washington State)
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jalen Myrick, CB (Minnesota)
  5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Los Angeles Rams via Miami): Steve Tu’ikolovatu, DT (USC)
  6. Cleveland Browns (from New York Jets): Zane Gonzalez, K (Arizona State)
  7. Los Angeles Chargers: Isaac Rochell, DT (Notre Dame)
  8. Seattle Seahawks (from Carolina): David Moore, WR (East Central Oklahoma)
  9. Tennessee Titans (from Cincinnati): Josh Carraway, LB (TCU)
  10. Dallas Cowboys (from Buffalo): Joey Ivie, DT (Florida)
  11. San Francisco 49ers (from New Orleans): Adrian Colbert, CB (Miami)
  12. Washington Redskins (from Philadelphia via Minnesota): Josh Harvey-Clemons, S (Louisville)
  13. Oakland Raiders (from Arizona): Jylan Ware, T (Alabama State)
  14. Minnesota Vikings: Elijah Lee, LB (Kansas State)
  15. Carolina Panthers (from Indianapolis via Cleveland): Harrison Butker, K (Georgia Tech)
  16. Los Angeles Rams (from Baltimore): Ejuan Price, DE (Pittsburgh)
  17. Washington Redskins: Joshua Holsey, S (Auburn)
  18. Tennessee Titans: Brad Seaton, T (Villanova)
  19. Miami Dolphins (from Tampa Bay): Isaiah Ford, WR (Virginia Tech)
  20. Green Bay Packers (from Denver): Devante Mays, RB (Utah State)
  21. Dallas Cowboys (from Detroit via New England): Noah Brown, WR (Ohio State)
  22. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Miami): Marquez Williams, FB (Miami)
  23. Tennessee Titans (from New York Giants): Khalfani Muhammad, RB (California)
  24. Oakland Raiders: Elijah Hood, RB (North Carolina)
  25. Houston Texans: Kyle Fuller, C (Baylor)
  26. Oakland Raiders (from Seattle): Treyvon Hester, DT (Toledo)
  27. Minnesota Vikings (from Kansas City): Jack Tocho, CB (North Carolina State)
  28. Dallas Cowboys: Jordan Carrell, DE (Colorado)
  29. Green Bay Packers: Malachi Dupre, WR (LSU)
  30. Pittsburgh Steelers: Keion Adams, LB (Western Michigan)
  31. Seattle Seahawks (from Atlanta): Chris Carson, RB (Oklahoma)
  32. Detroit Lions (from New England): Pat O’Connor, DE (Eastern Michigan)
  33. Cincinnati Bengals (compensatory): Mason Schreck, TE (Buffalo)
  34. Cleveland Browns (from Denver) (compensatory): Matthew Dayes, RB (North Carolina State)
  35. Denver Broncos (compensatory): Chad Kelly, QB (Mississippi)

2017 NFL Draft Results By Team

Listed below are all 253 picks of the 2017 NFL draft, broken down by team. You can find a complete breakdown of the draft results by round right here.

Here are the complete 2017 NFL draft results by team:

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Dolphins Deal No. 223 To Buccaneers

The Dolphins made an intrastate trade late in the draft, dealing the No. 223 pick to the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay gave Miami its seventh-round pick this year (No. 237) and its seventh-round choice next year, Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald notes (on Twitter).

With the higher pick, the Bucs selected USC defensive tackle Steve Tu’ikolovatu.

 

Cowboys Trade No. 211 To Patriots

The Cowboys and Patriots agreed on a sixth-round deal, one that will send Dallas’ No. 211 pick to New England, Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram tweets.

UCLA offensive tackle Conor McDermott will join the Patriots as a result of the exchange, per Doug Kyed of NESN.com (on Twitter). McDermott is the second tackle the defending Super Bowl champions have taken this weekend, with the UCLA talent being set to accompany Troy tackle/guard Antonio Garcia to Massachusetts. All four of the Pats’ picks have been linemen thus far.

The Cowboys collected Nos. 216 and 239 from the Patriots.

Bengals Acquire Titans’ No. 207 Choice

The Bengals traded up with the Titans into the No. 207 slot to draft Houston safety Brandon Wilson, Jim Owczarski of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports (Twitter links).

Moving up to draft Wilson will require the Bengals to send their No. 217 choice — the penultimate sixth-round selection — and a seventh-rounder, No. 227, to Tennessee, Paul Dehner Jr. of the Enquirer tweets.

Wilson is the first defensive back the Bengals have selected during what’s been a secondary-fueled weekend across the league.

Browns Uncertain To Keep Caleb Brantley

The Browns made one of the draft’s more controversial picks earlier today by selecting Florida defensive tackle Caleb Brantley, who has been charged with assault for an incident that occurred in Gainesville, Florida, earlier this month.

Brantley’s time with the Browns looks like it will depend on the outcome of this investigation. GM Sashi Brown (via Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com, on Twitter) said the team may be forced to part ways with the sixth-round pick. Brown added “the facts of this case may be something we can’t get comfortable with,” candidly discussing how the team could move on if this process progresses to a point the Browns can’t handle (Twitter link, via Cabot).

Viewed as a first- or second-round talent, Brantley has been charged for allegedly striking a woman in a bar and causing dental injuries after a verbal altercation. Cabot adds (Twitter link) that a source relayed a message from a Florida coach telling every team with which he spoke to stay away from Brantley.

Cleveland has not been afraid to make unconventional moves since Brown and Co. took over last year. Drafting a higher-end talent to retain his rights while a legal investigation ensues would qualify as such. The Browns visited with Brantley, but that summit came before the Gainesville incident, Nate Ulrich of Ohio.com tweets.

It’s concerning to us and continues to be a concern,” Brown said, per Cabot (on Twitter), discussing Brantley’s case.

This makes the draft pick all the more interesting, but the Browns being a team in the early stages of a potential rebuild and being viewed as possibly years away from contention affords the franchise the opportunity to take a risk with a sixth-round pick. Brantley seeing the team that drafted him announce this stance puts his NFL career on thin ice before it’s begun.

Redskins Trade For Vikings’ No. 199 Pick

The Vikings and Redskins made a sixth-round deal, with Minnesota trading the No. 199 selection to Washington, Ben Goessling of ESPN.com tweets. Minnesota also sent a seventh-round choice, pick No. 230, to Washington and will receive the Redskins’ seventh-rounder (No. 220), Goessling notes (on Twitter).

Washington moved up two spots to select Wyoming center Chase Roullier, Master Tefatsion of the Washington Post reports (on Twitter). The Redskins have former third-round pick Spencer Long entering a contract year, doing so as former longtime snapper Kory Lichtensteiger retired.