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This year, NFL GMs can throw a dart at their draft board and land on a DB who hails from an athletic family.
There s Patrick Surtain II. There s Jaycee Horn and Asante Samuel Jr. And then there s Texas Tech CB Zech McPhearson, who might just hail from the country s most athletic family.
CBS Sports Cody Benjamin dug up the McPherson family tree and it does not disappoint. Zech s dad Gerrick played at Boston College and earned a tryout with the 1988 Patriots. His mother Kim played running back and offensive line in the National Women s Football League.
That s only the beginning. Here are Zech s seven siblings, all with ties to collegiate or pro sports:
NFL Mock Draft Roundup: DeVonta Smith is the most common Eagles pick heading into draft week
Mock draft madness.
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The 2021 NFL Draft is only 4 days away! Let’s pass the time until then by looking at who mock drafts have the Philadelphia Eagles taking with the No. 12 overall pick.
DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
The Eagles should be thrilled to see DeVonta Smith on the board for them here. He was a potential consideration before they traded down from No. 6. Had Jaylen Waddle been on the board, choosing between the two Crimson Tide pass-catchers wouldn’t have been easy. Smith is ultimately the pick, though, because there isn’t a world where the Eagles passing on the Heisman winner works out for them. Put simply, Smith is a stone-cold baller. Couldn’t care less about his weight. This is a complete receiver who dominated the SEC. Coaches, teammates, and opposing players alike have raved about his skill, football IQ, an
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How Orlando Brown Jr. Trade Could Affect the Ravens First-Round Plans
Those with plans to head to bed after the Ravens pick 27th on Thursday night will have to rearrange their schedules.
The blockbuster trade that sent Orlando Brown Jr. to the Kansas City Chiefs could now have Baltimore rethinking its first-round approach. The Ravens traded Brown, who they selected with the 83rd pick in the 2018 draft, for a first rounder, while essentially trading back from No. 58 to No. 94 + No. 136, Baltimore Beatdown s Spencer Schultz wrote. . [T]he Ravens now have the 2021 Draft as their oyster, with endless possibilities.
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WINNERS
Eric DeCosta: It’s never ideal to export a Pro Bowler, but the Ravens GM has done a nice job turning a tricky situation to his advantage. When it became obvious Brown wouldn’t be satisfied remaining at right tackle, DeCosta got the right offer – flipping a former third-rounder in his walk year into a first-rounder at a time when the draft is flush with solid tackle prospects. DeCosta, who also needs to reload his pass rush, now owns nine picks, including multiple ones in Rounds 1, 3 and 4.
LOSERS
AFC aspirants: While it’s hardly fair to handicap the conference as a two-horse race between the Chiefs and Ravens – the Bills, Titans and Browns are all likely to remain legitimate threats in 2021 with other teams surely ascend – it does seem like Kansas City has recovered quite nicely from its Super Bowl embarrassment and will be a prohibitive favorite to win a third straight Lamar Hunt Trophy. The Ravens have
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