Author Archives: Associated Press

Cleveland Browns general manager Tom Heckert said Thursday that the team has talked with the St. Louis Rams about moving up in next week’s NFL draft to take quarterback Sam Bradford with the No. 1 overall pick.

Former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy
Clausen tried to show NFL teams Friday he is worth a first-round
draft pick, though he’s still not 100 percent healthy three months
after surgery to repair torn tendons in his right foot.

A day after the St. Louis Rams released Marc
Bulger, general manager Billy Devaney said it’s far from certain
that the team will take a quarterback with the first pick of the
draft.

Dez Bryant is fed up. Less than one month before the NFL draft, the Oklahoma State wide receiver has faced a barrage of criticism from all angles.

Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford, a candidate for the No. 1 draft pick, proved his shoulder is just fine during a stellar workout Monday.

Tim Tebow’s pre-NFL draft visit with the Buffalo Bills included a dinner with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.

Jimmy Graham can thank former Miami Hurricane quarterback Bernie Kosar for his expected future in the NFL.

Riley Cooper, a 25th-round draft pick of baseball’s Texas Rangers, said Monday that he has decided to focus on a professional football career. The Florida wide receiver was set to receive half of his signing bonus at a scheduled physical Jan. 17, but it had to be put on hold while he was playing football.

As usual, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow will be the most talked-about and scrutinized player on either team leading up to Saturday’s Senior Bowl. The game is his first real shot at answering the oft-voiced questions about whether he can successfully run an NFL offense, or whether he will have to switch to tight end or H-back.

Former Northwestern quarterback Mike Kafka threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to ex-Penn State quarterback Andrew Quarless with 6 seconds remaining, lifting the East to a 13-10 victory over the West on Saturday in the East-West Shrine Game.