The original content and analysis produced by the PFR staff during the past week:
- After the Jets’ draft ended up not producing a long-rumored trade-down maneuver in the first round, instead bringing Quinnen Williams to the Big Apple, PFR’s Zach Links asked readers to grade Gang Green’s 2019 rookie class. Despite the team using its top three picks on linemen, center and edge rusher still profile as need areas. So far, readers view the Jets as having done fairly well in this year’s draft.
- Zach also revisited decisions involving two of the more controversial players in recent NFL history, continuing PFR’s “This Date in Transactions History” series.
- This week in 2016, the Chiefs used a fifth-round pick on Tyreek Hill — a player not on many teams’ draft boards due to the horrendous incident that resulted in Oklahoma State kicking him off its roster. While the Chiefs have thus far reaped rewards from this decision, with Hill becoming one of the NFL’s best wideouts, the deep threat’s NFL future is now in question after recent events.
- Also this week in 2016, the Cowboys ruled out bringing back Greg Hardy. The defensive end’s alleged domestic violence incident resulted in his promising Panthers career ending. Hardy’s one season in Dallas produced tumult and led the team to look elsewhere for edge-rushing help after it ended.