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Michelle R. Martinelli

Journalist at USA Today

Writer at For The Win

@ForTheWin - @USATODAYsports | Alum: @NBCSWashington, @MedillSchool, @michiganstateu | mmartinelli at usatoday dot com

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  • 1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Michelle R. Martinelli

    It's NFL Draft time, and when it's all over by Saturday night in Green Bay, 257 players will shift from NFL prospects to officially becoming draft picks. And we here at For The Win have so much draft info for you to digest from the first round on Thursday, including draft grades for each pick, grades for each trade, some stunning fashion moments and a new No. 1 pick in Cam Ward.

  • 1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Michelle R. Martinelli

    The NFL Draft is never neat or tidy. It's a frenetic, sloppy mess of trade offers and over-analysis. Thus, we add to that pile by combining both. The 2025 NFL Draft was low on action but high on intrigue as the first pick loomed. Not a single first-round pick was traded before draft day, the first time that’s happened in more than three decades.

  • 1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Michelle R. Martinelli |Christian D'Andrea |Robert Zeglinski

    The NFL calendar has three flagship days: the opening day of the regular season, Super Bowl Sunday and, of course, the first night of the NFL Draft. After a long (and, at times, silly) grind of an offseason, we have finally reached the first round of the NFL Draft. Dearest readers, let us rejoice. The 2025 NFL Draft is finally here. 2025 NFL DRAFT: Every team's biggest needs, from the Titans to the EaglesThe NFL Draft is unique because it is effectively a sale of hope.

  • 1 week ago | ftw.usatoday.com | Michelle R. Martinelli

    The NFL Draft is a guessing game — an educated guessing game, to be sure, but teams have no guarantees that the players they draft will shine on their rosters. Or even have an impact. So, obviously, sometimes draft picks work out, and sometimes they don't.

  • 1 week ago | shreveporttimes.com | Michelle R. Martinelli |Christian D'Andrea |Robert Zeglinski

    Michelle R. Martinelli Christian D'Andrea Robert ZeglinskiFor The WinFinally, finally, finally: It's NFL Draft time. The NFL calendar has three flagship days: the opening day of the regular season, Super Bowl Sunday and, of course, the first night of the NFL Draft. After a long (and, at times, silly) grind of an offseason, we have finally reached the first round of the NFL Draft. Dearest readers, let us rejoice. The 2025 NFL Draft is finally here.

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Michelle R. Martinelli
Michelle R. Martinelli @MMartinelli4
9 Feb 25

on this issue, Andy is forever correct

Andy Nesbitt
Andy Nesbitt @anezbitt

Reminder: The Super Bowl should have happened last night. https://t.co/3ida0T9Ewj

Michelle R. Martinelli
Michelle R. Martinelli @MMartinelli4
26 Jan 25

RT @BoziTatarevic: Welcome to my 2025 Rolex 24 race day thread. Follow below for my dispatches as a pit crew member competing in the GTD P…

Michelle R. Martinelli
Michelle R. Martinelli @MMartinelli4
2 Jan 25

PASADENA, Calif. — I still don't know what happened to Oregon... https://t.co/7Rt64wlco7