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Senior writer at The Athletic. NFL Draft analyst. Flint born, Millington Cardinal. πŸŽ™οΈWelcome to Detroit. πŸ“š The Program: Michigan | Mountaintop.

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the Buffalo Bills ... on a daily/hourly basis

05.03.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Back of the napkin math here...

The Bears trade Moore -- I have him valued at $17M -- and shed a $28M contract.

And then you factor in the value of the second-round pick swap for a fifth...

The Bears went +$11M on Moore and +$8.3M on the pick swap.

That's a robbery, folks.

05.03.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

you're comparing a top 10 prospect to a top 30 prospect, of course Fano looked better

05.03.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Decker's coming back so if they draft an LT he probably won't start till 2027

05.03.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Max Iheanachor, OT, #ArizonaState

6057 | 321
Arm: 33 7/8 | Hand: 9 | Age: 21

40: 4.91 (97th percentile)
10s (1.73)
Vert: 30 1/2
Broad: 9-7 (96th percentile)
Relative Athletic Score: 9.87
Draft Grade: 1-2 round

#NFLCombineWinners

05.03.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Max Iheanachor, OT, #ArizonaState

6057 | 321
Arm: 33 7/8 | Hand: 9 | Age: 21

40: 4.91 (97th percentile)
10s (1.73)
Vert: 30 1/2
Broad: 9-7 (96th percentile)
Relative Athletic Score: 9.87
Draft Grade: 1-2 round

#NFLCombineWinners

05.03.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
04.03.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you ever looked at a photo and said, β€˜Wow, who took this?'

Meet Elsa, the photographer behind the viral photo of Jack Hughes’ teeth at the Olympics and some of your favorite sports photographs in history.

05.03.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

I mean it does, it just doesn't mean everything

05.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

tip of the middle finger to the base of the shoulder

05.03.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

separately, Miami fans: It's not my fault -- nor anyone's fault -- that Rueben Bain has short arms. Understand it's been a while since you've had this many draftable players but we're all going to need you to calm tf down thx

05.03.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I could've told that guy I ran a 4.44 in high school and he'd have claimed he ran a 4.43, so there we are

05.03.2026 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

blocked this guy, he legit wanted to get into an arm measuring contest and no one has time for that bullshit

05.03.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

go away now

05.03.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

my arm length: 31 3/8

longer than Rueben Bain's 🀷

05.03.2026 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brenen Thompson, WR, #MississippiState

5090 | 164
Arm: 29 3/8 | Hand: 9 | Age: 22

40: 4.26 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
2025: 57 catches, 1,054 yards, 6 TD

#NFLCombineWinners

04.03.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s time to translate what happened in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine into how it could affect the early rounds of the NFL Draft.

04.03.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

KlipDraw!

04.03.2026 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ted Hurst, WR, #GeorgiaState

6031 | 207
Arm: 34 1/4 Hand: 9 5/8 Age: 21

40: 4.42
10s: 1.55
Vert: 36 1/2
Broad: 11-3 (97th percentile)

#NFLCombineWinners

03.03.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Brenen Thompson, WR, #MississippiState

5090 | 164
Arm: 29 3/8 | Hand: 9 | Age: 22

40: 4.26 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
2025: 57 catches, 1,054 yards, 6 TD

#NFLCombineWinners

04.03.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

so this is all your fault!??! (kidding ... sort of!?!) lol

04.03.2026 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

legit looks like a comic book villain at this point

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Ted Hurst, WR, #GeorgiaState

6031 | 207
Arm: 34 1/4 Hand: 9 5/8 Age: 21

40: 4.42
10s: 1.55
Vert: 36 1/2
Broad: 11-3 (97th percentile)

#NFLCombineWinners

03.03.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sam Roush, TE, #Stanford

6060 | 267
Arm: 30 5/8 Hand: 10 | Wing: 76 3/8

40: 4.70
10s: 1.61
Vert: 38 1/2 (95th percentile)
Broad: 10-6 (94th percentile)
Bench: 25 reps (86th percentile)
3-cone: 7.08 (58th percentile)

Relative Athletic Score: 9.99

#NFLCombineWinners

03.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

a thing nobody is going to want to talk about, apart from us wet blankets, is the fact Sonny Styles' agility tests were mid

3-cone

Styles: 7.09 (39 percent)

Will it matter? Suppose we'll see. For comparison's sake, Jack Campbell (9.98 RAS, 4.65 40, 37.5 vert) had a 6.74 3-cone at 249 lbs

03.03.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sam Roush:

Multi-time academic all-conference (Pac-12 & ACC) so at least at 3.0 at Stanford, perhaps higher

03.03.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sam Roush, TE, #Stanford

6060 | 267
Arm: 30 5/8 Hand: 10 | Wing: 76 3/8

40: 4.70
10s: 1.61
Vert: 38 1/2 (95th percentile)
Broad: 10-6 (94th percentile)
Bench: 25 reps (86th percentile)
3-cone: 7.08 (58th percentile)

Relative Athletic Score: 9.99

#NFLCombineWinners

03.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Jeremiyah Love: 94 yards.

To the house, as they say.

#NFLDraft

03.03.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0