Scott Polacek

1 week ago | bleacherreport.com | Scott Polacek

The San Francisco 49ers are picking earlier than they are accustomed to in this year's NFL draft after a disappointing 6-11 season, and that could mean addressing the offensive and defensive lines if head coach Kyle Shanahan doesn't get tempted elsewhere. "This should be an all-trenches draft if [Kyle] Shanahan can resist picking skill players," a rival NFC scout said in a Thursday piece by ESPN's Matt Miller.

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Scott Polacek

Share The Cleveland Browns have the No. 2 overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft and could wait until the latter rounds to select a quarterback if they want to go with Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter. That means it would make plenty of sense to do their homework on some of the secondary signal-callers behind Miami's Cam Ward and Colorado's Shedeur Sanders as the draft approaches, and they reportedly did Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | bleacherreport.com | Scott Polacek

Few players have received as much attention leading up to the 2025 NFL draft than Shedeur Sanders, and at least one general manager reportedly believes the Colorado quarterback isn't "polarizing" despite all the headlines. "I was having a conversation with a general manager this morning about that word 'polarizing,'" Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported Tuesday. "He was pushing back a little bit. He's like, 'I wouldn't call him polarizing.

2 weeks ago | bleacherreport.com | Scott Polacek

As rumors continue to swirl about Aaron Rodgers potentially joining the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason, the AFC North team is reportedly bringing in Shedeur Sanders for a visit as it looks ahead to the 2025 NFL draft. Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reported Tuesday the plan is to bring the Colorado signal-caller in for a visit, while Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette noted the meeting will be Thursday.

2 weeks ago | bleacherreport.com | Scott Polacek

Memphis men's basketball coach Penny Hardaway is worried one of the impacts of name, image and likeness opportunities in college sports will be less parity when it comes to the postseason. "March Madness is not about the madness anymore because of the NIL," he said during a Tuesday appearance on The Pivot Podcast (48:10 mark). "If you have $10 to $15 million and I only have $100,000 to give my best player and then I have to trickle down, like I get a million?