After trading out of the first round on Day 1 of the NFL draft, the Patriots went to Tobacco Road to make a little history on Day 2. New England selected safety Kyle Dugger out of Lenoir-Rhyne University 37th overall in the second round Friday night. The Patriots’ pick marked the first time an NFL team has selected a Division II safety during the first three rounds since 2006.
The Southeastern Conference is on pace to smash another NFL draft record. A year after having a record 64 players selected during the three-day, seven-round event, the powerhouse league had a whopping 40 guys go in the first three rounds. The conference broke the NFL record by having 15 guys chosen in the opening round Thursday and had 25 more Friday – 10 in the second and 15 in the third.
Drafting Jordan Love in the first round was one thing, but Green Bay didn’t make any significant moves on Day 2 to help aggravated Aaron Rodgers.
Jordan Love, the Green Bay Packers’ first-round pick in the NFL draft, told ESPN’s Maria Taylor on Friday that he and Aaron Rodgers had a good first interaction, and Rodgers congratulated him on joining the team.
After going through the 2019 season with the least productive tight end group in the NFL, the Bears continued revamping their roster by taking Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet in the 2nd round of the NFL draft.
In a surprise move, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jalen Hurts in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday.
Philadelphia Eagles certainly delivered the stunner of the draft when they took Jalen Hurts at No. 53. How did your favorite team rank in rounds 2 and 3?
The NCAA’s Division I Council approved Friday a proposal to give men’s basketball programs choices with 28- and 29-game schedules.
The Houston Texans have signed left tackle Laremy Tunsil to a three-year, $66 million extension. Tunsil had one year left on his contract that will pay him $10.35 million this season. The deal, which he negotiated without an agent, but with the help of advisers, makes him the highest-paid offensive tackle in the NFL.
The Cincinnati Bengals held firm atop the second round of the draft, selecting receiver Tee Higgins to catch Joe Burrow’s passes. Burrow and Higgins also worked out together heading toward the draft. The second day of the NFL draft begins with nine AP first-team All-Americans available, including Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor and Minnesota safety Antoine Winfield.
