Matt Verderame

1 week ago | si.com | Matt Verderame

SI’s predictions: Mock draft 1.0 | Mock draft 2.0 | Mock draft 3.0 | Mock draft 4.0 | Mock draft 5.0 | Mock draft 6.0 | Mock draft 7.0 | Mock draft 8.0 | On SI Mock draft 1.0 | On SI Mock Draft 2.0For every Peyton Manning, there’s a Ryan Leaf. And for every Patrick Mahomes, there’s a Paxton Lynch. The NFL draft entered its common era in 1967, when the American and National Football Leagues decided to merge instead of acting separately.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Matt Verderame

SI's predictions: Mock draft 1.0 | Mock draft 2.0 | Mock draft 3.0 | Mock draft 4.0 | Mock draft 5.0 | Mock draft 6.0 | Mock draft 7.0 | Mock draft 8.0 | On SI Mock draft 1.0 | On SI Mock Draft 2.0This time of year, we, the media, hammer you over the head with NFL mock drafts. Why? Because you demand them. Don't deny it. I can see the metrics. You love them. You crave them. You scroll mindlessly until you see your team, and then you either nod in agreement or scream at the writer for being a dope.

2 weeks ago | si.com | Matt Verderame

The San Francisco 49ers can pay Brock Purdy this offseason. They shouldn’t do it. At least not at the amount of money it would currently take to lock him in long term. Purdy, 25, is one of the league’s better quarterbacks. In 2023, he helped lead the 49ers to Super Bowl LVIII, finishing fourth in MVP voting while throwing for 4,280 yards and 31 touchdowns.

2 weeks ago | si.com | Matt Verderame

Money talks. This offseason, NFL free agency got plenty of guys paid. Milton Williams played less than half the snaps for the Philadelphia Eagles last year and got $104 million over four years from the New England Patriots. His former teammate, Josh Sweat, parlayed a great Super Bowl into $76 million from the Arizona Cardinals. Then there’s Sam Darnold, who a year ago was on the scrap heap. Now, he’s sitting on $100 million over three years (if he can keep the job) with the Seattle Seahawks.

2 weeks ago | si.com | Matt Verderame

Free agency has essentially come and gone, with the main crux of the agreements and subsequent signings taking place in the span of roughly 100 hours. Now, we wait for the 2025 NFL draft, with more than 250 players set to join the league. But while we wait, it’s worth taking a minute to look at the ’26 free agency class to help understand what general managers could be thinking in terms of roster building.