Two years ago, Steve Gleason - "Live Impossible", Michel & I began our journey on this extraordinary project. As he did throughout his stellar NFL career, Steve poured every ounce of himself into the mission. Honored, grateful & excited to see 'A Life Impossible' come to fruition & hit stores today.

Sunday's final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, won by Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, drew 1.852M viewers on CBS, up 26% from last year (1.470M).

It's the most-watched final round for the event since '21 and second-best since 2015. Coverage peaked near 2.8M.

I worked for the newspaper in Galveston. Charles Barkley sent the Pelicans to a nice little town!

Only four teams received straight A's for its first and second-round picks:

📝 New Orleans Saints
📝 New York Giants
📝 Philadelphia Eagles
📝 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Bo Nix >>> Garrett Grayson, right?

As we get closer to the start of tonight’s draft, multiple teams are looking to get into that top half of the first round knowing there is a drop off in talent after the first 12-15 players on team’s boards.

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I put on my Saints hat again, and spiciness ensued!

📞The Eagles are trying to move up... for a corner
🛒The Vikings are eyeing Drake Maye for a big haul
🩷 The Broncos need to be in love to get a QB
🍿The Titans could go WR
🎯QB Michael Pennix Jr. stock is up
🪜The Texans want back in on the action
👇👇👇
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Thrilled for Reggie! LONG overdue.

After the combine, Bruce Feldman thought the two closest players to 'locks' were Marvin Harrison Jr. and Rome Odunze.

Most assume Harrison Jr. would be the No. 1 guy on everyone’s wide receivers board.

But apparently, that is not the case. At all.

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Meet Prospect X, the best-kept secret in this draft: a small school, non combine, non top-3 all-star game guy w/ a good draft chance.

Tiny bible school, DL, hides snacks on his body 24/7, college HC is cousins w/ NFL HC, killed his pro day.
Any guesses?
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The Jets are trading QB Zach Wilson to the Denver Broncos, per source.

The deal: Wilson and a 7th to Denver for a 6th.

The Denver Broncos have been discussing this trade for Zach Wilson for weeks. After exploring the veteran free agent quarterback market, there is belief in the Denver building Zach Wilson still has tons on talent and potential.

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My 7-Round Mock Draft. All 257 picks.

You're going to love/hate it.

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What were the results amid the constant chaos in the quarterback world the past two seasons? Two more rings for Patrick Mahomes.

So, where are we now?

Larry Holder on how each NFL team's QB room shapes up heading into the draft ⤵️

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Been a minute since I got to dive into some QBs.

Which NFL teams’ quarterback depth charts are in the best shape heading into 2024 NFL draft?
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It’s NFL Draft guide Christmas Day! Time to dig in.