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The 2025 NFL Draft is almost here, and this is the latest buzz.
One day more.
I would include the video from Les Misérables but it’s probably already in your head now, so mission accomplished.
Despite the proximity to the 2025 NFL Draft, the rumors have not slowed down at all. If anything, they have picked up as the draft approaches. So let’s get to the latest spin around the rumor carousel.
Trade talk heating up?
One of the interesting elements of the 2025 NFL Draft — so far — has been the lack of trades.
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Ace Bailey’s Rutgers career is over after one season.
The star freshman told ESPN that he was declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday. Bailey’s decision isn’t a surprise at all. He’s considered a likely top-five pick and could go as high as No. 2 behind Duke’s Cooper Flagg this June.
Bailey was part of the No. 2 recruiting class in the country ahead of the 2024-25 season as he enrolled at Rutgers with fellow five-star freshman Dylan Harper and three other highly-touted recruits.
Archie Manning is still one of the most beloved New Orleans Saints players of all time. Peyton, Eli and Cooper Manning starred in high school at Isidore Newman in New Orleans. The Mannings are football royalty, and New Orleans is their home.
Other than LeBron James being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003, there aren’t many more natural, fun draft fits in history than University of Texas quarterback Arch Manning coming home to the Saints in 2026. It’s not like the Saints are unaware of that possibility.
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The West Virginia Mountaineers football program has added a commitment at a position of need from Southern Illinois transfer linebacker Ben Bogle per reports.
Bogle, 6-foot-2, 225-pounds, entered the transfer portal April 17 and that led to a flurry of scholarship offers including West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, South Florida and UNLV.
The news was reported by multiple outlets including Pete Nakos of On3.
That led to official visits to both Oklahoma State and West Virginia where he would commit to the Mountaineers following his time on campus.
The Ben Johnson era is officially underway in Chicago. After selecting QB Caleb Williams with the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Bears went 5-12 last season, firing HC Matt Eberflus after a debacle of a loss on Thanksgiving. Chicago landed Johnson, who was the hottest name on the market, to take charge with the aim of turning Williams into an elite NFL quarterback.
Chicago gave up a league-high 68 sacks last season, an issue they addressed early in free agency. The Bears brought in three new expected starters on the OL, signing Jonah Jackson, Joe Thuney and Drew Dalman.