Bills
It seems that after ranking 20th in the league in rushing, it isnโt farfetched to think the Bills could select a running back such as Najee Harris, Travis Etienne, or Javonte Williams in the draft. It may even happen in the first round, according to Mel Kiper Jr.
โBuffalo could do that and get a guy whoโs a complete back, whether itโs Najee Harris, Travis Etienne, or Javonte Williams,โ Kiper said, via Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com. โTheyโre in a position to take a running back. Iโm not big on first-round running backs, I donโt think theyโre necessary. But this team needs that type of player.โ
Billsโ GM Brandon Beane didnโt shoot down the idea of drafting another running back, even after spending recent picks on Devin Singletary and Zack Moss, as he knows that the team needs to improve their run game.
โWe feel very comfortable with the guys we have, so Iโm not going into this draft going, โMan we got to find some back here in the top few rounds,โ or anything like that,โ Beane said. โBut there are some good players in here and if heโs the best guy on our board we wouldnโt hesitate to take them. What does his skill set have in comparison to what we have on the roster? I donโt think either one of our backs are home-run hitters, so is there an elite trait that [a prospect] has and says, โMan, heโs got something we donโt have?โ Those are the conversations you have โฆ [where] youโre going, โMan if we add that to the group thatโs going to help our overall offense.'โ
- According to TMZ Sports, Billsโ WR Stefon Diggsโ Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon was found abandoned near train tracks in Miami, Florida. Diggs denies any wrongdoing and says that he loaned the car to a friend who got a flat tire.
Dolphins
Dolphinsโ GM Chris Grier said that Miami isnโt feeling much pressure as they enter the 2021 Draft, especially since there are questions about the team trading picks once again.
โWe feel good about it,โ Grier said, via Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. โLike anything, weโre always looking to keep upgrading. Itโs just a unique year with the pandemic, so many teams releasing players, players taking one-year deals cheaper, below market value because of the salary cap. For us at the end of the day, weโll just keep churning over the roster and look at the draft here, and keep looking at free agents that are on the streets as well.โ
Patriots
- According to Doug Kyed of NESN.com, the Patriots are likely to pick up LT Isaiah Wynnโs fifth-year option for $10.413 million, so it doesnโt make sense for the team to play him at left guard.
- Kyed thinks the team could draft a lineman as early as round one, such as USCโs Alijah Vera-Tucker.
- He also thinks that QB Kellen Mond has a higher upside than QB Jarrett Stidham, yet has obvious flaws in his game that need to be worked on.
- As for CB J.C. Jackson, Kyed doesnโt rule out the possibility of him being traded during the draft, at the value of a second or third-round pick.
- Miami DE Jaelan Phillips is yet another name that Kyed has heard as a possibility for New England in round one.
- Two other notes from Kyed, include the team possibly passing on Penn State LB Micah Parsons if he fell to pick No. 15, and the fact that the team could be on the hunt to upgrade their wide receiver position despite their free-agent signings.
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