7:40 p.m.: *Eyes emoji*
https://twitter.com/AllbrightNFL/status/1121558337743544320
3:55 p.m.: Well … this would be an interesting move, no matter how unlikely it might seem.
Adam Schefter on ESPN identifies the Green Bay Packers as a "sleeper team" to take a QB, citing that Aaron Rodgers is 35, the same age Brett Favre was when GB to Rodgers.
— Dan Kadar (@ByDanKadar) April 25, 2019
The more likely scenario is that this is posturing by the Packers, who are among the teams owning multiple first-round picks and might be looking to drum up interest in a trade.
3:40 p.m.: Feels like we’re going to see a lot of movement, especially later in the first round.
The back part of the first round could be fascinating tonight. Picks 21-26 — the #Seahawks to the #Colts — have shown an interest in trading back, I’m told. If the #Giants don’t get a QB at 6 or 17, they may trade back into the 1st for one.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 25, 2019
3:25 p.m.: We did it — we found a team that might be willing to move up in the draft.
Of the teams making calls to potentially move up the draft board tonight, one of the notable ones is the Pittsburgh Steelers, per league sources. Pittsburgh not usually a draft-day mover. But Steelers have defensive needs and are exploring best ways to address them.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 25, 2019
3:15 p.m.: So if everyone wants to trade down, who actually trades up?
Many options still in play for the #Dolphins at 13, including QB. But teams they’ve spoken to get the sense Miami is motivated to trade down. @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/gYdiDPZqWA
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 25, 2019
2:30 p.m.: You’ll never believe this, but it sounds like there’s no shortage of dysfunction within the Washington Redskins’ front office.
The Redskins are not only in disagreement about whether to go quarterback with their top pick but which quarterback to select. While we know by now that Bruce Allen and Dan Snyder are fixated on Dwayne Haskins, there is a case being pled for Duke QB Daniel Jones per sources
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) April 25, 2019
12:05 p.m.: Things have quieted down some in the last few hours, but the San Francisco 49ers sound willing to move a former top draft pick.
Just heard 49ers are shopping Solomon Thomas, the third pick in the 2017 draft.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 25, 2019
9:35 a.m.: The Oakland Raiders have three — count ’em, three — picks in the first round, and it sounds like they might be gearing up to use one of them on a quarterback.
As the #Raiders ponder where to go with their fourth overall pick, worth noting: Oakland brass moved QB Dwayne Haskins up their board late this week, source said. He impressed them in his workout, and could be a consideration at No. 4 🤔🤔.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 25, 2019
9:20 a.m.: If you’re a team looking to move up in the draft, these are the teams you’re gonna want to get on the horn.
Teams I’m told have shown the most interest in trading down: #Jets (3), #Lions (8), #Dolphins (13), #Seahawks (21/29), #Rams (31).
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 25, 2019
9:10 a.m.: So the big news of the day, so far at least, is the latest on Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen. Most experts believe the Cardinals will take Kyler Murray with the No. 1 pick and then trade away Rosen. ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Thursday morning on WEEI that the Cardinals have spoken with just two teams about a potential trade: the Dolphins and Giants.
Adam Schefter on @MutCallahan says the Cardinals do not have a deal in place to trade Josh Rosen and have not spoken to the Patriots this offseason about a potential trade. They have talked to only two teams — Dolphins and Giants.
— Ryan Hannable (@RyanHannable) April 25, 2019
9 a.m. ET: Few weekends, if any, really, are more important for the short- and long-term future of the NFL’s 32 teams than this one.
The NFL draft is here, and we’re less than 12 hours from commissioner Roger Goodell taking the stage in Nashville to begin Round 1. It’s a day and night that will change the lives of 32 young men, but it’s also a day that can change and shape the prospects of teams across the league.
As such, there figures to be plenty of maneuvering, and as Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst noted earlier this week, there will be no shortage of “subterfuge.”
If the last few years are any indication, Thursday will be a wild one within football circles, and we’ll be on top of it all. So check back here for all the latest news, rumors and subterfuge as the day goes on leading up to the beginning of the first round.
