Mike Freeman

5 days ago | usatoday.com | Mike Freeman

About USA TODAY Sports' 30 Days to the NFL Draft series, which started March 25: Every five days, we focused on a unique aspect of the 2025 draft, which is April 24-26. This is the final installment. The 2025 NFL draft is almost here and hopefully you've got your big board in order. Sandwich board, that is. May your snacks be ready and mocks complete. Hydrate, stretch, charge your phones. We're just about there. Overall, this draft season has been low key. Not a lot of news or controversies.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Freeman

About USA TODAY Sports' 30 Days to the NFL Draft series, which started March 25: Every five days, we will focus on a unique aspect of the 2025 draft, which is April 24-26. Three years ago was the start of a lesson. It was a long lesson. It took years to learn. But it may have finally sunk in. The lesson was that a team needs to be careful with its draft picks. It needs to understand their value. What they represent. They are a form of currency. They are the future. They are not to be trifled with.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Mike Freeman

Look at the New Orleans Saints. Take a really good look. Because they are a team that now has a huge say in the 2025 NFL draft. Then again, they often do, because the team is often bad. The franchise is no stranger to picking high in the draft. They are doing it again this season as New Orleans has the ninth overall pick. So in some ways it's true that they already had a huge say because the team picks in the top 10. But they may have even greater power in the draft now.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Mike Freeman |Brent Schrotenboer

Today’s pro day at Colorado under coach Deion Sanders might be the most hyped workout session of the 2025 NFL draft process, maybe even more so than the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis earlier this year. That’s because Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and his teammate, wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter, are expected to participate. We don't know exactly what the two players are going to do.

2 weeks ago | eu.beaconjournal.com | Mike Freeman |Brent Schrotenboer

Today’s pro day at Colorado under coach Deion Sanders might be the most hyped workout session of the 2025 NFL draft process, maybe even more so than the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis earlier this year. That’s because Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and his teammate, wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter, are expected to participate. We don't know exactly what the two players are going to do.