Nick Baumgardner
Senior Writer at The Athletic
I write about football and the NFL Draft at The Athletic. Dad. Flint born, Millington Cardinal. 📸: nickbaumgardnerfb 🎙️ Welcome To Detroit 📖"Mountaintop."
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6 days ago |
nytimes.com | Tobias Bass |Nick Baumgardner
The Houston Texans and rookie wide receiver Jayden Higgins made history Thursday by agreeing to a fully guaranteed contract, the first-ever for a second-round NFL draft pick, according to multiple reports. The four-year deal will pay Higgins just more than $11.7 million. Houston drafted the Iowa State star with the 34th pick after he caught 87 passes for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns for the Cyclones last season.
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6 days ago |
nytimes.com | Michael-Shawn Dugar |Nick Baumgardner
About 15 miles east of the Missouri River and 15 miles south of the North Dakota state line sits a town of fewer than 100 people. Mound City, S.D., is home to very little - a post office, a church, a bar and a county courthouse smaller than most of the barns in the area. It's also home to a row crop farm that's been in the same family for three generations, a place that's been kept afloat the last several years partly by the hands of one of football's most talented offensive linemen. Grey Zabel.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Nick Baumgardner
When it comes to undrafted free agents, one thing's for certain: There is always gold in those hills. As is the case nearly every season, several undrafted rookie free agents (UDFAs) made an impact on NFL teams in 2024. Carolina Panthers receiver Jalen Coker (Holy Cross) had 32 catches for 478 yards and two touchdowns. Los Angeles Rams linebacker Omar Speights (LSU) turned an outstanding preseason into an eventual starting role.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Nick Baumgardner |Scott Dochterman
Welcome to The Athletic's pick-by-pick grades for Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft. If you missed our reactions to all of Thursday night's action, you can catch up on our Round 1 grades here. Once again, because it's impossible to fully judge a prospect before he's played an NFL snap, our immediate grades will try to take into account pick value, trade cost, what other prospects were available at the time of the selection and so on. How'd everyone do on Friday night?
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2 weeks ago |
sltrib.com | Nick Baumgardner |Scott Dochterman
Welcome to 's pick-by-pick grades for Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft. Which teams filled a need with a potential star? Which GMs might wind up regretting their decisions down the line? Because we won't know those full answers until the incoming rookie class has been in the league for a few seasons, our immediate grades take into account a number of factors: pick value, trade cost, what other prospects were available at the time of the selection and so on. The Round 1 grades:1.
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A 🧵Some personal news: After 25 years with Fox/Bally/Fan Duel Sports Network my position has been eliminated. The Detroit Tigers are going in a different direction with their broadcasts and regretfully I will no longer be a part of those productions. I’m not sure what’s next. I