The New York Giants are hoping for all of their 11-member draft cla s to make the roster and become meaningful contributors on Day 1.Some, however, will contribute more than others, specifically edge Kayvon Thibodeaux and offensive tackle Evan Neal, both first-round picks who are a sured of being Day 1 contributors.However, forecasting the contribution levels of Day 3 picks, however,r can be tricker. Whereas Pro Football Focus named one of the Giants' fifth-round draft pick to the team, has another, more practical candidate it believes can make an impact.That would be fourth Dana Barros Jersey -round pick Daniel Bellinger, a tight end chosen out of San Diego State. Nolan Murt, projecting which , predicts Bellinger could emerge as a starter in a group that includes veteran Ricky Seals-Jones and Jordan Akins and undrafted free agent Austin Allen.Here's what Murt had to say about Bellinger.The 4th-round pick out of San Diego State may be the most skilled blocker of the bunch from the Philadelphia 76ers Jersey get-go as he owns a good blend of size, strength, and physicality to factor in the run game. Perhaps the more exciting aspect of his game is his untapped potential as a receiver. Despite his limited pa sing-game usage in the Aztecs run-heavy offense, Bellinger made the most of his targets, rarely dropping pa ses and averaging over 11 yards per reception in his college career. As indicated by his top-tier testing performance at the NFL Combine, he has the athletic ability to expand his route tree while utilizing his excellent hands to be of service as a security blanket for Daniel Jones.There's a lot to like about Bellinger, who, if he can stay on the same path in the NFL, could end up being a more productive prospect than former Giants starting tight end Evan Engram who was a first-round pick in 2017. According to Pro Football Focus, the very chiseled Bellinger had and posted just three drops in 103 pa s targets, which is pretty good considering that Engram alone had by the Giants' tight ends in 2021. Daniel Bellinger (88) carries the ball against the Boise State Broncos in the second Jahlil Okafor Jersey half at Dignity Health Sports Park. Daniel Bellinger (88) avoids a tackle by UTSA Roadrunners linebacker Tyler Mahnke (38) during the 20 Daniel Bellinger practices a drill during rookie camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center.Want another reason to be excited about Bellinger? He has a career average of , which is better than Engram's --and both tight ends, by the way, share the same average depth of target (7.1 yards) for their respective tenures.Scroll to ContinueWhereas Engram created coverage mismatches against smaller players, Bellinger isn't quite in that category. But Bellinger more than makes up for it not just with his sticky hands (he is equally good against zone and man coverage) but on contested catches, where his puts Engram's to shame.RELATEDLest anyone think the Giants got a first Joel Embiid Jersey -round talent in the fourth round, Bellinger didnt play up to his timed speed. He isnt a lumbering tight end, but he wasnt particularly twitchy or dynamic on tape. But there's certainly enough to work with if the Giants want to involve him in the pa sing game.Let's talk a bit about the blocking aspect. Whereas Engram was a willing but not very effective in-line blocker, Bellinger, who at 253 pounds is about 15 pounds heavier than Engram, finished with the for San Diego State last season. The Las Vegas, Nevada native and All-Mountain West Conference award winner has the ideal build (6-foot-5, 253 pounds)and athletic ability to get the job done. Like all rookies, his technique needs refinement to ensure his succe s inman and zone blocking schemes.Bellinger, who posted the second-best composite athletic score among the 2022 tight end cla s, is still a work in progre s who projects as a cla sic Y tight end capable of emerging as a starter before the 2022 campaign ends. For the Giants, having a complete tight end capable of run blocking, pa s protecting, and catching Sergio Rodriguez Jersey the ball will be a big help for 11-personnel packages for a team that hasn't gotten the best return on investment out of the position for several years now.

The are looking to be more aggre sive on defense.After a season in which the defensive line did Patrick Roy Jersey not pre sure the opposing quarterback enough and gave up far too many yards on the ground, a decision was made to modify the base defense the team would line up in this upcoming season.I just think more of it is, I just call it much more Hitting the blocks. I dont want to say we were catching, and it wasnt two-gap, we just were a little more, Play at the line of scrimmage, where now we really want to play more on their side of the line of scrimmage," head coach Dan Campbell explained at organized team activities. "Thats the best way to describe it." added, "Look, we still have all the front variations, all those things, Carl Soderberg Jersey but I think that will probably be the biggest difference that anybody would notice, is just the fact that we want to -- were not just running through gaps and closing our eyes and stuff like that. Were not like that, but we are much more, Hit the blocks and play on their side of the line of scrimmage, Ben Smith Jersey which is a little bit different than what we were last year."Scroll to ContinueThe coaching staff, led by defensive coordinator , want to maximize the potential of the players on the roster, thus making a subtle change will serve to aid the players up front."I do think this will serve our front well," Campbell said. "I think this will help Alim (McNeill), I think it will help Levi (Onwuzurike), it will help really all those guys up front.A marker of a good coaching staff is being Francois Beauchemin Jersey willing to adapt their defensive schemes and decisions based on the talent that is on the roster.After watching college tape of McNeill, Onwuzurike and Aidan Hutchinson, Glenn now wants the defensive line to be more "attacking" in their approach."It is a more aggre sive style of defense," Glenn said. "Iwant to be able to take advantage of every player, their ability as much as I can. I want to take advantage of that athleticism that Alim has. I want to showcase that. It makes sense. I want to showcase it. I want to showcase what Levi Mikko Rantanen Jersey shows at the scene. I want to showcase what Aidan could do when I'm kicking him inside to do things. I want to showcase what J.P. (Josh Paschal) can do. So I'm looking at every player's ability and how can I showcase this."

#69Pos: OTHt: 6052Wt: 285DOB: 7/18/2001Hometown: Lawrence, KSHigh School: Free StateEligibility: 2023An offensive lineman with fantastic size with great athleticism and movement skills.A versatile offensive lineman ble sed with an excellent frame and top-notch Michael Beasley Jersey agility for his size, Corcoran has yet to put it all together. However, he has earned the attention of the NFL scouting community with his flashes of brilliance. The Kansas native owns tremendous strength, to go along with sound footwork and the flexibility to play all five positions if needed; he started nine games at left tackle and two at right tackle a season Jabari Parker Jersey ago. Corcoran sat out spring ball in an effort to get healthy and has been banged up each of the past two years. There has been some talk amongst the coaching staff about a po sible move to center in 2022, which would be an intriguing fit due to his gargantuan size but they believe he po se ses the athleticism to do so. His maturity and team-first mentality have drawn praise from the Cornhuskers coaches. Next, Corcoran will need to prove that he can perform at a level Mirza Teletovic Jersey of consistency needed to succeed in the pros. 3rd RoundScroll to ContinueTurners a guy I think is probably capable of playing all five positions if we needed him to. He did a great job at left tackle, looked great at right tackle when we moved him over when Teddy played. Teddy and Turner are both going to mi s spring with injuries. Theyre around and learning and able to do some things, but again, thats going to help some other guys get reps and, Turner in particular, probably going Vin Baker Jersey to have to figure out where he fits the best. -- Nebraska head coach Scott Frost on Turner CorcoranTurner is a Milwaukee Bucks Jersey tough offensive lineman and even during the fall where he was injured, he was able to come back a start eleven games for Nebraska. At left tackle, Corcoran helped Nebraska get three hundred rushing and pa sing yards in the same game as well as earn four hundred and twenty-seven rushing yards against Northwestern. He has the ability to help out on the offensive line and will be able to help any team earn those stats too.

After making it to four straight AFC Championship Games and even getting a Super Bowl ring during the first Alexander Burmistrov Jersey act of the Patrick Mahomes era, things will look a bit different for the Kansas City Chiefs.Kansas City is attempting to open a new window as one closes, and with that comes quite a bit of shuffling. Superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill is no longer with the team and after his swap with the Miami Dolphins for draft picks, the Chiefs have brought in Marquez Valdes-Scantling to join JuJu Smith-Schuster. With the aforementioned pair joining Mecole Hardman, a new-look offense is expected to emerge.With that said, head coach Andy Reid isn't nece sarily planning on that. The longtime Chiefs leader addre sed the media on Monday morning and spoke on a variety of topics with the 2022 NFL Draft being just over a week away. Reid imagined what this year's Chiefs offense could look like, as well as what he's looking for from Patrick Mahomes and how offensive tackle Lucas Niang is progre sing in his injury rehab.I dont think it will be significantly different," Reid said. "It will be similar to what we did in games that Tyreek couldnt play in. There were certain things that he did very well that well have people try to fill in those spots without forcing anything. What we normally do on this is we try to play to Drew Stafford Jersey the players strengths the best we can, so well see with some of the new guys, see what they can do. And then well work around that.Despite going for bigger receivers this offseason, the Chiefs are still valuing speed and timing. The trio of Smith-Schuster, Valdes-Scantling and Hardman consists of three players who bring different strengths and weakne ses to the table, allowing Reid to gameplan around them with fluidity. There's also the po sibility that Kansas City adds another receiver or even two in the upcoming draft, which would add even more dynamism into the fold. One thing is apparent, though: don't expect change.Scroll to ContinueIts hard to tell you something like that because hes been so succe sful doing it the way its worked out and weve kind of built some Jack Roslovic Jersey things in there with that to his strengths," Reid said of working with Mahomes on his pocket presence. "You end up having an offense that was one of the top offenses in the league. You start looking at third down, were the top third down team. You start looking at red zone, all the critical situations and hes done really well in those areas."You dont want to change too much. Hes always going to work on his timing with the routes and the receivers. Hes doing that now and all the fundamentals that go with it. Thats what you appreciate about him. Hes trying to get better at those things but moving around in the pocket and things like that, hes been very succe sful at that and puts a lot of pre sure on defenses.The same sentiment is echoed with Mahomes as it is for the entire offense. Things may change some but is not on the horizon. The 26-year-old quarterback is arguably the best in the sport, but his pocket presence and drop depth have been i sues over the past couple of years. Part of the draw with Mahomes Mark Scheifele Jersey is his ability to extend plays out of the pocket, so the Chiefs don't want to strip that from him. Learning to play a more efficient brand of football in terms of movement could be his next evolution as a player, however.Lucas has done a nice job rehabbing," Reid said. "Rick (Burkholder Connor Hellebuyck Jersey ) has stayed on top of that part. Well just see. I dont want to put a date on it. Well just see how it goes once we get back in these next two phases after Phase I. Well see where his progre s is as we go forward there."Niang, who has struggled to stay healthy throughout college and into the NFL, is recovering from a torn patellar tendon in his knee. He suffered the injury in January and because of its nature, his status for training camp and the start of the regular season have been in question. The 2020 third-round pick is viewed by many as Kansas City's right tackle of the future, but much uncertainty surrounding that position remains. If Niang continues to make progre s, he'll likely be given the chance to hold down the spot yet again in 2022.

The Las Vegas Raiders have a secret, of a sort.Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who last played profe sional football in 2016, is working out for an NFL franchise with several ties to the New England Patriots. That would be the Raiders, now coached by Josh McDaniels, who was asked this week about the tryout se sion. His reply?Colin KaepernickColin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ersColin Kaepernick, 49ersKaepernick, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jersey he said, 'is the not the first player we've looked at and not the last one. The evaluations we make is private for us. If we make a decision to add somebody to the team then we'll do it.''OK.Kaepernick has e sentially been in NFL exile since he began kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice during the aforementioned 2016 season with the San Francisco 49ers. Wednesday marks the first time the 34-year-old has visited with a team since May 2017. At that time, he flew to Seattle to meet with the Seattle Seahawks. Kaepernick did not sign a Jerry West Jersey deal with Seattle.Derek Carr is currently Las Vegas starting quarterback. During the offseason, the team also signed former Niners quarterback Nick Mullens, and traded for backup .Scroll to ContinueWhile Kaepernicks potential signing with the Raiders will not have a direct effect on the Patriots, the quarterback will be surrounded by several Luol Deng Jersey former players, coaches and members of the organization beyond just McDaniels.In addition to Stidham, former Patriots director of player personnel Dave Ziegler is now the general manager of the Raiders. The team also features former Patriots coaches Carmen Bricillo offensive line , Bo Hardegree quarterbacks coach and Mick Lombardi offensive coordinator , with whom Kaepernick worked during his days as a 49ers a sistant coach.Despite being greater than five years removed from his last appearance in an NFL game, Kaepernick has kept himself in game shape, and has been quite vocal about his desire to obtain a chance to return to the game he loves.In a recent interview with the "I Am Athlete" podcast, Kaepernick advised that he was still more-than-capable of providing value to an NFL franchise, both on and off the field.if you're talking about the busine s side, it shows it's beneficial. If you're talking about James Worthy Jersey the playing side, come in, let me compete. You can evaluate me from there. The NFL's supposed to be a meritocracy. Come in, let me compete. If I'm not good enough, get rid of me. But let me come Magic Johnson Jersey in and show you."Josh McDanielsJosh McDaniels, Las Vegas RaidersMick LombardiAs a result, Kaepernick may be close to getting his chance to prove his point by playing for McDaniels with the Raiders. In an added bonus, he appears to have the endorsement of team owner Mark Davis, who has provided his ble sing if the football operations team decides to bring Kaepernick into the fold.

Despite most national predictions, and my own Grant Fuhr Jersey fears, that the New Orleans Saints would use a first-round choice on a quarterback, they made the smart move for the franchise.The Saints followed up the selection of Ohio State WR Chris Olave at Number 11 overall by using the 19th pick of the first round on Northern Iowa OT Trevor Penning. Penning was the fourth offensive tackle taken off the board. Hell be expected to fill the void created when often-injured Pro Bowl LT Terron Armstead signed with the Dolphins in free agency. Penning is the fifth offensive lineman picked in the first or second round by the Saints since 2015. Here's a closer look at the former FCS star.Northern Iowa67 325-Lbs.A three sport star at Newman Catholic High School in Iowa Andrej Sekera Jersey , Penning stayed close to home for college. After redshirting his first year, he teamed with younger brother Jared to form a formidable duo on the left side of the UNI line over the last three seasons. Penning entered 2021 as one of the highest-rated prospects in the FCS. He didn't disappoint, earning 1st Team All-Mi souri Valley Conference accolades. A strong performance at the Senior Bowl and postseason activities cemented Penning's high draft status. He has some experience at guard and right tackle, but Penning was a three-year starter along the left edge. His inexperience at a higher level was eased by his performance at Senior Bowl workouts. Penning will still have to ease some pa s blocking concerns. His technique is a bit raw because he was able to defeat most Connor McDavid Jersey collegiate foes with raw strength and ability. He can be a bit vulnerable against twists and inside rushes. His size can also be a detriment when getting outside on screens and outside runs.Penning is an old-school mauler with a throwback mentality. He blocks through the whistle and looks to dominate opponents on every snap. His intensity as a blocker is surpa sed only by sound technique and athleticism for a player of his size.As a run blocker, Penning stays compact and plays with excellent leverage, Esa Tikkanen Jersey often flattening defenders to create gaping holes. His athleticism is good enough to be effective on pulls and traps.Scroll to ContinueIn pa s protection, Penning gets off the snap and into position quickly. His sheer size makes a wide rush difficult, but he also gets nice depth to set up a formidable pocket. Plays with the proper stance Nail Yakupov Jersey to respond to counter moves and has good recognition of blitzes. There was some question whether All-Pro RT Ryan Ramczyk would move to the left side after Armstead's departure. Penning's experience at LT should keep Ramczyk on the right side initially, especially with reliable veteran G/T James Hurst as a fallback option if Penning develops slowly. The Saints have had the NFL's best tandem of tackles in Ramczyk and Armstead since 2017. Trevor Penning needs to hone his footwork, but has the physicality and technical traits to allow New Orleans to continue their dominance along both edges.

The Vikings have reached agreement with first-round pick Lewis Cine on a fully guaranteed rookie contract worth just shy of $11.5 million over the next four seasons, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Because Cine was a first-rounder, the deal comes Dennis Rodman Jersey with a fifth-year option.This isn't super noteworthy; NFL teams signing Grant Long Jersey their draft picks is just a matter of time, and there isn't a ton to negotiate because the contract value is more or le s determined by where the player was drafted. Still, it's nice for Cine to have that proce s out of the way so he can focus Caron Butler Jersey on football, beginning with rookie minicamp this Friday and Saturday. It's also notable, as Schefter says, that the deal is fully guaranteed. That hasn't always been the case.Cine received a signing bonus of $5.54 million and will have a cap hit of $2.09 million in 2022, .Toma son also reported that the Vikings have agreed to terms with tight end Nick Muse, their seventh-round pick. His deal is worth $3.77 million over four years and will be officially signed on Thursday.Scroll to Mateen Cleaves Jersey ContinueSo the Vikings have agreed to terms with their first draft pick and their last one. That leaves the eight players they picked Henry Ellenson Jersey in rounds 2-6. But again, it's just a matter of time for each of those players and reaching an agreement is e sentially a formality, with slight details being hammered out in negotiations.

The Saints are bringing Jason Pominville Jersey back a familiar face to their running back room. The on Monday afternoon that they've re-signed Dwayne Washington to a one-year deal. He's been with the team since 2018, appearing in 14 games for New Orleans last season.Running back was an about on the team's depth chart Jared Spurgeon Jersey . The Saints have Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram as the featured backs in Darcy Kuemper Jersey 2022, with question marks surrounding Kamara's future from potential league discipline stemming from an offseason arrest in Las Vegas back in February. That hearing is a week away.After Kamara and Ingram, the Saints have Tony Jones Jr. and Nino Niederreiter Jersey Josh Adams. Getting Washington back in the mix gives the team some upside on special teams, and we should expect New Mikko Koivu Jersey Orleans to add a couple more running backs from the draft proce s. Whether that's drafted or undrafted remains to be seen.Scroll to Continue

The end of May and beginning of June in the NFL used to mean players being cut en ma se for salary cap purposes.This hasn't ended entirely but it has been greatly curtailed with a rule allowing teams to designate up to two players for a post-June 1 cut in advance of the date. June 1 is a deadline date or marker within the collective bargaining agreemment. Teams cutting or trading players after that date can carry half the remaining bonus money paid to a player against that season's cap space, and the rest in the following season. Prior to that date, the bonus money they prorated against remaining years on a player's contract must be applied in full to the season at hand if they are traded or cut. Teams don't have to cut it in half like this but they can and it makes both sense and dollars and cents to do it. The Bears have already designated running back Tarik Cohen and linebacker Danny Trevathan to be cut post June 1, and this allowed them to save about $4 million in cap space on Cohen and $3.3 million on Trevathan for Martin Jones Jersey this year.However, next year they will still count money against the cap for those two players1.75 million for Cohen and a whopping $6.49 million for Trevathan because of the contract Ryan Pace signed him to prior to 2020.Money paid already to players but prorated against the cap over the course of contracts which comes due immediately or over two seasons is known as dead cap. It's cap money teams can't spend because it's already space in their cap committed, hence the name dead cap space.This is the problem the Bears have had throughout the rebuilding proce s this year because of big contracts signed by players under Pace who no longer are with the team.Khalil Mack is taking up $24 million of salary cap space this year.Nick Foles $7.67 million.Eddie Goldman $5.15 million.Andy Dalton $5 millionJimmy Graham $4.66 millionGermain Ifedi $1.5 million.Also, Tashaun Gipson, Je se James and Damien Williams are taking up le s than $1 million in dead cap space.They even still are absorbing $2.8 million from Charles Leno Jr. and $170,649 for Riley Ridley, two players who departed the prior year.After June 1, $1.75 million more in dead cap space will be eaten up by Cohen and $2.43 million by Trevathan for 2022.In all, there will be bonus money counting against this year's cap for 13 former Bears after June 1 and the amount will be about a ridiculous $57 million, according to Overthecap.com.That's $57 million they couldn't spend out of this year's cap space of $208 million to pay for more players, and this is the main reason Ryan Poles couldn't go hog wild and buy up receivers, offensive linemen or a better three technique on defense.Next Tomas Hertl Jersey year he can. Scroll to ContinueNormally there might be more players cut for cap purposes on June 1 by the Bears but there aren't because they're in rebuilding mode and have been making these roster moves all along to make sure they can have the cap as clear as po sible for next year. Here are the po sible cuts ranked in order, although none seem likely now anyway.1. DE Jeremiah AttaochuAttaochu played five games and tore a pec muscle last year in his first Bears season. He is listed now as a defensive end, according to defensive line coach Travis Smith. Attaochu's whole career has been spent as a stand-up player, an edge linebacker. The ends in the new 4-3 are playing down with a hand in the dirt so he seems to be a mis-fitted piece.The Bears get $2.45 million in cap savings by cutting Attaochu but they'd also have to eat $650,000 more in dead cap. So the net savings of $1.8 million isn't exactly big coin.Because the Bears could actually still trade Robert Quinn, they might want to hold on to an experienced edge rusher even if he hasn't chased quarterbacks from a down position. Without Quinn, they'd be left with Al-Quadin Muhammad, Trevis Gipson, rookie Dominique Robinson and practice squad player Charles Snowden as their edge rushers and definitely could use another situational rusher even Joe Pavelski Jersey if he was always standing up with he rushed in the past.So if Attaochu seems their most likely candidate for post-June 1 departure, it is no sure thing and most likely wouldn't even occur until final roster cuts in early September.2. DT Mario Edwards Jr.Some other things probably need to occur before the Bears could feel comfortable cutting Edwards. For one, they'd have to come up with another player capable of effectively playing three technique at defensive tackle. Edwards is the backup behind Justin Chris Tierney Jersey Jones and a situational pa s rusher in the 4-3. Before they would want to cut Edwards they would need someone elsesay, po sibly a Larry Ogunjobito be on board, but this seems unlikely.In the end, the Bears would net only about $1 million by cutting Edwards. He'd save $2.61 millon and his dead cap hit would be $1.61 million. It hardly seems worth the effort and wouldn't be if they were to find no one else who can be a three technique in his place. Edwards can also slide out to defensive end, but Smith said last week the plan now is to keep Edwards at tackle.3. NT Angelo BlacksonThis one currently seems even le s likely because Blackson is lining up with starters and figures to be the starting nose in the 4-3, even if he hasn't done this for a team using a 4-3 in the past. Coaches like his quickne s off the ball and play-making ability so far, but then again things could change once they get a good look at training camp and preseason games. At this point it's not easy to judge pa s rushers or tacklers when they aren't wearing pads. "Pa s rush is hard to a se s because its a little bit easier for the rushers to get around because theres no pads on but once you put the pads on and those tackles can really block 'em, I think thats when you really a se s what it is and the same thing in the running game," coach Matt Eberflus said.Second-year backup tackle Khyiris Tonga seems even le s suited to play 4-3 nose because he is 338 pounds, but he is only on a rookie contract as a seventh-round pick. Either way, neither is an ideal Joel Ward Jersey nose for the 4-3 and there is no real depth beyond Blackson and Tonga.Blackson would get them back only $2.35 million if cut and costs them $750,000 in dead cap space. So, their net savings would be $1.635 million.4. DE Robert QuinnThe longest of long shots but Quinn is the only other player whose post-June 1 departure could save them real money. Quinn is worth draft pick capital so cutting him appears out of the question. CBS's Jason LaCanfora speculated he'd be worth a second- and a third-rounder, which seems highly unlikely since Khalil Mack was a better overall player and brought back only a second and a sixth. Either way, Quinn has value and the pa s rush pre sure he applies could help make their own young, rebuilt secondary more effective. They wouldn't want to simply cut him. If cut or traded, they would need to absorb dead cap of $4.237 million according to Overthecap.com, but they would save $12

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was tragically killed after being struck by a car in South Roberto Osuna Jersey Florida while in town training with teammates for the weekend.The news shattered the sports world, , Haskins was driving on I-595 between Interstate 95 north and south around 6:30 a.m. when he pulled over and Dalton Pompey Jersey got out of his vehicle. He was then struck by a dump truck, Marcus Stroman Jersey according to the newspaper.It's not known if any of his teammates were present during the incident. An official police report is not yet available.Haskins would' J.A. Happ Jersey ve turned 25-years-old on May 3. He was set to compete with Mason Rudolph and Mitchell Trubisky for the Steelers' starting quarterback job this summer.Make sure you for the latest news Aaron Sanchez Jersey , exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and so much more!Scroll to ContinueFollow All Steelers on Twitter: