Nfl Rookie Minicamps Continue, How Did Shedeur Sanders Look?

There were respective absorbing headlines astir nan NFL this week arsenic rookie minicamps sewage going for a number of players picked successful nan 2025 draft. Most notably, 1 Shedeur Sanders. 

How did Sanders fare successful his first believe pinch nan Browns?

The rookie backmost from Colorado was nan talk of nan draught because of really acold he fell earlier being picked. Generally considered a first- aliases second-round prospect, he wasn’t selected until nan 3rd day, erstwhile he went to nan Cleveland Browns successful nan 5th round. He wasn’t moreover nan first backmost taken by nan Browns successful nan draft. 

Friday, May 9, hit reporters successful Berea, Ohio, opportunity he shared clip pinch chap rookie draught prime Dillon Gabriel of Oregon, and for nan astir portion looked connected clip and meticulous pinch his throws. Sanders wore number 12 alternatively of nan acquainted no. 2 he wore astatine Colorado. Both quarterbacks are expected to speak pinch nan media connected Saturday, May 10. Browns caput coach, Kevin Stefanski, downplayed immoderate contention complete which rookie sewage much snaps connected nan first day. 

“So, they were arsenic advertised,” Stefanski said. “I thought some guys did a really bully job, and there’s truthful overmuch to activity on. And it’s nan minutiae of nan position, it’s immoderate method things, it’s nan cognition needs to get better, each those things. That’s why we’re here. That’s why we’re going to activity really difficult complete nan adjacent fewer days to get these guys fresh for erstwhile they subordinate nan veterans connected Monday. We’re focused much connected nan totality of this competition, if you will, astatine each position, not conscionable nan quarterbacks.”

Why did nan Steelers waste and acquisition receiver George Pickens?

In Pittsburgh, wide head Omar Kahn said to reporters Friday, explaining nan somewhat astonishing waste and acquisition connected Wednesday. May 7, that sent prima wide receiver George Pickens to nan Dallas Cowboys. The Steelers sewage a 2026 third-round prime and a 2027 fifth-rounder successful speech for Pickens. Khan said they had immoderate ‘exciting times’ successful nan 3 years pinch Pickens, but nan waste and acquisition made consciousness for some sides. When asked astir nan receiver extent connected nan roster now pinch DK Metcalf arsenic nan headliner, Kahn tried to person reporters it was adequate.

“We wouldn’t person done this if we didn’t consciousness bully astir nan receiver situation, astir our extent here. I cognize group make nan comparison to past year. It’s not moreover adjacent to being nan same. Obviously, we made nan finance pinch DK. We’ve sewage different pinch immoderate of nan young guys, getting to cognize them, watching them develop. We’ve added Robert Woods.”  

Woods is 33 years aged and coming disconnected a 203-yard, 0-TD play successful 15 games past year. Calvin Austin III and 2024 third-round prime Roman Wilson will beryllium cardinal to nan Steelers’ occurrence if they don’t adhd different veteran. A bigger mobility mightiness be, who will propulsion to those receivers? There is still nary update from nan Steelers connected whether they’ll motion free supplier backmost Aaron Rodgers, but it appears Pittsburgh is nan four-time MVP’s only landing spot if he decides to support playing. 

Who signed a historical NFL statement this week?

In Houston, rookie wide receiver Jayden Higgins made NFL history. The Texans and Higgins agreed to a afloat guaranteed four-year, $11.7 cardinal contract. Higgins is nan first second-round prime to person a afloat guaranteed statement successful nan league, usually reserved for first-rounders. The Texans selected Higgins pinch nan No. 34 wide prime retired of Iowa State. 

Which squad has nan toughest ‘strength of schedule’?

Also, connected Friday, May 9, nan NFL’s strength of schedule database was released. It’s calculated based connected nan winning percent of a team’s opponents from nan erstwhile year. A batch tin alteration successful an offseason, but it’s a bully baseline for fans. 

The New York Giants, pinch an force winning percent of .574, could person nan toughest schedule this coming season. The Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, nan Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys travel them. The squad pinch nan easiest schedule is nan San Francisco 49ers, pinch an force winning percent of .471. 

Teams that will look aggregate playoff teams from a twelvemonth agone mostly rank precocious connected nan list. The NFC North had 3 teams make nan postseason. The convention will denote nan afloat schedule connected Wednesday evening, May 14, covering when, where, and connected what TV web each crippled will beryllium played.