PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the NFL draft (all times Eastern):10 p.m.The New Orleans Saints trade up to select Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara and offensive linemen finally start to hear their names called as the third round opens.No. 65 Cleveland
April 2017
Fri 28 Apr 2017
The Latest: Saints trade up to take Alvin Kamara
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Fri 28 Apr 2017
Giants land 2017 NFL draft’s Renaissance man, Dalvin Tomlinson
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Dalvin Tomlinson is coming off the best season of his college career with Alabama. Now he’ll have an opportunity to build on that success after being drafted by the New York Giants with the No. 55 pick in the second round. On the field, he has the potential to become a consistent contributor for the Giants.
Fri 28 Apr 2017
Bears draft Ashland TE Adam Shaheen with second-round pick
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Adam Shaheen was a couple of things coming out of high school in Galena, Ohio: He was 6-foot-4 and weighed about 195 pounds, and was headed to Division II Pittsburgh-Johnstown to play basketball. Four years later, the Bears on Friday made the now 6-foot-6, 278 pound tight end their second-round draft pick. He was the fifth tight end selected, behind first-rounders O.J. Howard (Tampa Bay, No. 19), Evan Engram (New York Giants, No. 23), David Njoku (Cleveland, No. 29) and Gerald Everett (Los Angeles Rams, No. 44). Shaheen said he missed football after a year of playing basketball (he played football at Big Walnut High School in Ohio), with 2013’s memorable Ohio State-Wisconsin game giving him
Fri 28 Apr 2017
NFL Draft: CAA Sports Reps Record-Tying Nine First-Round Picks
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CAA Sports padded its stats last night, with nine of its clients being selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. It says that ties the record for most by any agency, set by CAA Sports in 2009. The agency had three of the top 10 picks in Philadelphia
Fri 28 Apr 2017
2017 NFL draft results: Fantasy implications of Evan Engram to the New York Giants
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The New York Giants have drafted tight end Evan Engram in the 2017 NFL draft. The New York Giants have drafted Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram with pick No. 23 in the 2017 NFL Draft. The athletic tight end out of Ole Miss was often raked as the second- or third-best prospect at his position.
Fri 28 Apr 2017
2017 NFL draft results: Fantasy implications of Evan Engram to the New York Giants
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The New York Giants have drafted tight end Evan Engram in the 2017 NFL draft. The New York Giants have drafted Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram with pick No. 23 in the 2017 NFL Draft. The athletic tight end out of Ole Miss was often raked as the second- or third-best prospect at his position.
Fri 28 Apr 2017
Evan Engram is not a sexy first-round pick, but he is the smartest pick the Giants could have made
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Evan Engram had “limited contact” with the New York Giants leading up to the 2017 NFL Draft. That didn’t stop Big Blue from selecting Engram with the 23rd overall pick. Engram is not a sexy pick. He’s not the big, bruising tight end that assists with
Fri 28 Apr 2017
An emotional night for NFL’s first-round picks
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Two players in particular were emotionally charged after hearing their name called by NFLCommissioner Roger Goodell on the giant stage erected on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum. Garett Bolles, an offensive tackle from Utah, held his baby son Kingston in his powerful arms as he walked onto the stage after Goodell announced he had been taken with the 20th pick by the Denver Broncos. "I'm beyond grateful. This is just a dream come true," said the 6-foot-5, 300-pound Bolles, whose journey to the NFL took longer than most. Bolles, who will turn 25 next month, led a troubled childhood, including drug use and jail time. "I always believed in myself and believed I could get here. I just didn't
Fri 28 Apr 2017
2nd-day draft steals? Cook, Lamp could go early; Mixon, too
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The last two players to be selected with the first pick of the second round of the NFL draft were New York Giants star safety Landon Collins in 2015 and Cleveland Browns promising pass rusher Emmanuel Ogbah last year. Cook was right there with top-10 picks Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey at the end of the college season. Questions about ball security and his ability to run inside also dragged Cook down.
Thu 27 Apr 2017
Giants take Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram with 23rd pick
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The New York Giants got a tight end and a deep threat in one package in the NFL draft. In another move to revive their anemic offense, the Giants selected speedy Mississippi tight end Evan Engram with the 23rd pick overall Thursday. ''We think this guy can be a dynamic weapon in our offense,'' general manager Jerry Reese said.