Matt Kalil

49ers 49ers FS Dashon Goldson signed his franchise tender worth $6.212 million. (NFLTR) 49ers sign veteran G Leonard Davis. Bears Bears trade a late round draft pick to the Buccaneers for DT Brian Price. (Adam Schefter) WR Coach Darryll Drake thinks WR Devin Hester wasn’t utilized well in former OC Mike Martz’s system (ESPN Chicago) Bills Donald Jones [...]

The Minnesota Vikings have reached an agreement with first-round pick LT Matt Kalil on a four-year contract that’s worth $19.77 million. Kalil has the potential to be a top-five tackle in the league for the next decade, while providing some protection for Christian Ponder. It’s hard to say that he’s already the Vikings best offensive [...]

According to Vikings general manager Rick Spielman, trade talks for the #3 overall pick has been “heating up” as the draft nears. “We’re going to be very open to the trade scenario,” Spielman said, per Adam Schefter. “Just to give you an update, that front has really heated up over the last 24 hours and I’m [...]

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch takes an in-depth look at LSU CB Morris Claiborne.  Thomas feels that Claiborne is a natural fit for the Rams at the 6 spot in Thursday’s draft. LSU has a history of draft busts, but it will take more than that to drop Claiborne of the top 10 [...]

Stephen Holder of the Tampa Bay Times reports that there has been some ”strong suggestions in NFL circles” that the Minnesota Vikings could end up passing on USC OT Matt Kalil, which could shaking things up for the Buccaneers, considering that several draft experts have them taking LSU CB Morris Claiborne with #5 overall pick. Holder adds that “insiders” [...]

NFL Films Greg Cosell also mentions that he doesn’t have USC OT Matt Kalil being taken in the first ten picks of his upcoming mock draft. Cosell has brought up the value of the offensive tackle position several times in recent chats, specifically in relation to the fact that Super Bowl winning teams have been able [...]

Brandon Weeden Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes that Oklahoma State QB Brandon Weeden “gets the vibe the Browns like him” and would “relish” the opportunity to compete with Colt McCoy. “I know Colt had a good year last year, and he’s a good football player,” Weeden said. “But I’m a competitor, and I want to [...]

Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman has reportedly narrowed their consideration down to three players, should they keep the #3 overall pick Spielman has his staff evaluating game tape on USC LT Matt Kalil, LSU CB Morris Claiborne, and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon, which is by no means a surprise considering that many have had those three players [...]

Quinton Coples NFL Network’s Mike Mayock mentioned that he’s not going anywhere near UNC DE Quinton Coples if he was an NFL GM. “If I’m a GM, I’m not taking him in the 1st,” said Mayock. ”I might not take him in the 2nd round. The bust potential is high.” Mayock went as far to say that [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter mentioned that the Minnesota Vikings are not sold on taking USC LT Matt Kalil ”by any stretch.” “In talking to people around the league, I don’t think Kalil is a lock to Minnesota at No. 3 by any stretch,” said Schefter. Schefter added that there teams are “sniffing around” in regards to possibly trading up [...]

ESPN analyst Bill Polian suggests that the Miami Dolphins should trade for the Minnesota Vikings #3 overall pick in the upcoming draft and select QB Ryan Tannehill. Polian points to the fact that the Vikings have made it clear that they’re open to trading out of the #3 spot, and believes that the Dolphins would be “gambling” [...]

Lions Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports that a team source refers to the Lions chances of taking North Alabama CB Janoris Jenkins as being “slim.” Several mock drafts have had Jenkins going to Detroit at #23 overall, but there are plenty of concerns regarding his character that will almost certainly have an impact on where [...]

The Canton Repository reports that ”sources familiar” with Browns GM Tom Heckert have informed them that he’s “leaning toward” trading out of the #4 overall spot. There’s been a lot of talk about the Vikings wanting to move down from #3, but doing so would require a better than expected market for Ryan Tannehill or Matt Kalil. The [...]

Mychal Kendricks Most mock drafts do not include Cal LB Mychal Kendricks in the first round but Russ Lande of Sporting News suggests otherwise, ranking Kendricks behind RB David Wilson at #24 overall and insisting that Kendricks is “likely” to be selected in the first round with potential interests coming from the Patriots and Ravens.  He also [...]

Dan Pompei of the National Football Post writes that a number of NFL teams will be looking to move down in this years draft and specifically mentions that the Cleveland Browns could be considering doing so after losing out to the Redskins in the bidding for Robert Griffin III. The Vikings have already been reported [...]

Tom Pelissero ESPN 1500 Twin Cities reports that the Minnesota Vikings are still willing to trade #3 overall pick but Pelissero mentions that it would require a team to give up a 2013 first-round pick to do so. At this point, it’s hard to say that there are any prospects worth making the move up for as Matt [...]

Here’s a look at some of the standout players from today. Cordy Glenn – posted a ridiculous 40 time of 4.96. The guy weighs over 340 pounds and moves as well as any lineman in this years draft. Projected G but should get a shot to prove that he can play OT Riley Reiff – [...]

According to the team’s twitter account, director of scouting Joe Hortiz talked about which lineman and tight ends in the combine he liked. Horitz said that Matt Kalil out of USC and Kelechi Osemele of Iowa State were two lineman that looked “good”. Dwayne Allen out of Clemson and Georgia’s Orson Charles were the two [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the St Louis Rams are already discussing trades with ”multiple teams” for their #2 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft. Schefter source has mentioned that the Rams are looking for the ”the right package” which suggests that there is plenty of interest in moving up. We’ve already heard reports that NFL league executives [...]

Howard Balzer of 101 ESPN St. Louis writes that Rams C/G Jason Brown will most likely be released at some point during the offseason which coincides with what NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora proposed yesterday. Brown signed a five-year, $37.5 million contract a few years ago but has since lost his starting job Tony Wragge. The Rams would have to pay him $10 [...]

Robert Griffin III Minnesota Vikings new GM Rick Spielman has maintained his support for QB Christian Ponder but he wasn’t willing to rule out the idea of taking another quarterback in this years draft. Spielman said that they would considering taking someone that’s ”too good to pass up,” per Jeremy Fowler. The general consensus is that Andrew Luck and [...]

There were a lot of takeaways from today’s BS Report with NFL Network’s Mike Lombardi. Another interesting note from the podcast was regarding the Vikings draft plans. Lombari mentioned that Minnesota’s top priority will be to draft an offensive tackle that can protect Christian Ponder. “They’re not gonna go back with Charlie Johnson at left tackle,” said [...]