Cowboys
The Cowboys officially hosted 26 prospects for pre-draft visits during the draft process the past month or so. The full list, according to the Dallas Morning News, includes:
Player | Position | School |
Nyheim Hines | RB | North Carolina State |
Ito Smith | RB | Southern Mississippi |
Antonio Callaway | WR | Florida |
Daurice Fountain | WR | Northern Iowa |
D.J. Moore | WR | Maryland |
Calvin Ridley | WR | Alabama |
Courtland Sutton | WR | SMU |
James Washington | WR | Oklahoma State |
James Daniels | OL | Iowa |
Desmond Harrison | OL | West Georgia |
Cole Madison | OL | Washington State |
Mike McGlinchey | OL | Notre Dame |
Kolton Miller | OL | UCLA |
Taven Bryan | DT | Florida |
Da’Ron Payne | DT | Alabama |
Vita Vea | DT | Washington |
Arden Key | DE | LSU |
Harold Landry | DE | Boston College |
Breeland Speaks | DE | Mississippi |
Leighton Vander Esch | LB | Boise State |
Rashaan Evans | LB | Alabama |
Darius Leonard | LB | South Carolina State |
Terrell Edmunds | S | Virginia Tech |
Tarvarius Moore | S | Southern Mississippi |
Tracy Walker | S | Louisiana-Lafayette |
Kyzir White | S | West Virginia |
Eagles
The Eagles lost LB Jordan Hicks for the season last year with a torn Achilles. Hicks told reporters recently that he fully expects to be a productive player for Philadelphia in 2018 now that he’s healthy.
โWhen Iโm out there,ย Iโm productive,โ Hicks said, via Philly.com. โFor me, itโs stay healthy, play your game, and let it happen. I donโt have a problem or any question in my mind that if Iโm healthy, Iโm going to be productive. Itโs just a matter of staying on the field.โ
- Regarding the team’s No. 32 overall pick, Eagles GM Howie Roseman said: โWeโre open for business.โ (Jeff McLane)
- It’s worth mentioning that the Eagles are currently without second- and third-round picks, it a trade out of round one is something to watch.
- As for the team’s decision to recently cut CB Daryl Worley following his arrest,ย Roseman said: “We did a lot of legwork on it. It’s hard to predict incidents like this. But we did do a lot of background on him and we had background from 2016. We just felt like, going forward, this was best interest of our football team.” (Zach Berman)
Giants
- ย On Thursday, Giants GMย Dave Gettleman was asked how close they are to a final decision regarding their No. 2 overall pick: “You can’t close your mind. You don’t know what’s gonna happen. Listen, we’ll know when we know. I’m not making any decisions before that.” (Art Stapleton)
- Gettleman reiterated that drafting the wrong quarterback is a “five-year mistake“: “When you miss on a QB, you screw the franchise for five years. Itโs a five year mistake. If you ask the right questions, youโll get the right answer.” (Matt Lombardo)
- Gettleman spoke very highly of Penn State RB Saquon Barkley: “He’s a tremendous talent. He’s one of those guys my mother could have scouted. She could’ve figured it out.” (Ralph Vacchiano)
- According toย Gettleman, they’re โopen to everythingโ when it comes to trading out of the No. 2 pick. โWeโve had calls.โย (Matt Lombardo)
- As forย WR Odell Beckham Jr., Gettleman said: โHeโs on our football team. Heโs a valued member of our football team.โ (Matt Lombardo)
- Regarding the possibility of trading up, Gettleman said: “I have no intention of trading future draft picks to move up in this draft. None.”ย (Matt Lombardo)
- Kimberly A. Martin reports that WR Brandon Marshall actually agreed to a pay cut to be back with the Giants before they released him on Thursday.
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