NFL owners, players have ‘positive’ meeting

The Panthers had high hopes when they drafted West Virginia quarterback Will Grier in the third round. So far, Grier is causing them to have higher hopes for teammate Kyle Allen, which might simply be a case of looking good by comparison. Grier was drilled from behind by an unblocked Steelers linebacker

The word for the Patriots on Day 1 of the NFL draft was patience. New England opened its first draft since the departure of quarterback Tom Brady by trading out of the first round Thursday night, sending the 23rd overall pick to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for the 37th (second round) and 71st (third round) selections. The Chargers used the pick to select Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray.

The Browns and their fans hadn’t felt heartbreak in years. Cleveland couldn’t stop Lamar Jackson from running around in the first half or on a fourth-down play in the final two minutes after he returned from cramps, and the Browns were beaten 47-42 on Monday night by the Baltimore Ravens in a wild game with twists galore. ”The message in the locker room after the game was, win as a team, lose as a team,” said quarterback Baker Mayfield, who shook off his first interception in six games and rallied the Browns from a 14-point deficit in the second half.