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Benjamin Padanilam | Monday, April 9, 2018
We are less than three weeks away from the NFL Draft getting underway, and my Cleveland Browns have the first overall pick. Now that they’ve traded DeShone Kizer, Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan, with Tyrod Taylor and Drew Stanton coming in on the flip side, it’s clear the Browns are set on a fresh start in
Daniel O'Boyle | Wednesday, April 4, 2018
With the NFL draft getting ever-closer, we’ve already talked about a couple of prospects in one of the most interesting quarterback classes in recent memory. In February I wrote about Josh Allen, a prospect with elite upside that could make him a superstar in the right situation, but the kind of accuracy concerns that make
Mia Berry | Monday, March 5, 2018
With the 2018 NFL Draft a little more than a month away, all eyes have turned to the Combine to determine who will be the future of a NFL franchise. For the second year in a row, the Browns hold the No. 1 selection in the draft, and odds are they might draft another quarterback.
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, February 20, 2018
It’s the one universally-recognized truth of the NFL: You need a good quarterback to succeed. Sure, the Eagles just won a Super Bowl with backup Nick Foles, but that took a combination of elite depth elsewhere (made possible by the value of a star quarterback on a rookie contract like Carson Wentz) and the fact
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, January 5, 2018
Junior running back Josh Adams has opted to enter the 2018 NFL draft and not return for his senior season at Notre Dame, according to a post on his Instagram page Friday. “With a lot of thought, prayer and discussion with my family, I have decided to forgo my senior year and enter the 2018
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, January 4, 2018
Junior wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown announced Thursday via Twitter that he would forgo his senior year at Notre Dame and declare for the 2018 NFL Draft. “Three years ago, I decided to attend the best University in the world, Notre Dame,” St. Brown said in the statement. “I’m extremely thankful for the opportunities given
Marek Mazurek | Thursday, April 27, 2017
Would you like to know the hardest job in sports? No, it’s not the person who has to type up the closed captioning for Charles Barkley. No, it’s not an NHL goalie, nor is it an NFL quarterback, although both positions are extremely challenging to play at a high level. The hardest job in sports
Elizabeth Greason | Thursday, March 9, 2017
The NFL Draft is not the only star-studded popularity contest that will be hitting the airwaves in the near future. The season finale of “The Bachelor” will air Monday, after two-and-a-half long months of bachelor Nick Viall courting 30 women in an attempt to find his future wife. In January, columnist Daniel O’Boyle compared NBA
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 29, 2016
Former Irish running back C.J. Prosise was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 90th-overall pick — the 27th pick of the third round — in the 2016 NFL Draft on Friday night. Prosise, who led the Irish with 1,032 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns this past season, was the sixth former Notre Dame player
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 29, 2016
Former Irish cornerback KeiVarae Russell was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs with the No. 74 overall pick — the 11th pick of the third round — in the 2016 NFL Draft on Friday night. Russell, who started 11 games for Notre Dame this season, was the third Irish player to come off the board on the