NFL Draft Central

NFL Draft Central

NFL Draft | ESPNDB NFL Draft | DraftCast | April 22-24, 2010 | New York

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Bengals lose Smith to fracture

John Clayton, ESPN.com

Bengals first-round draft pick Andre Smith fractured his foot on Tuesday and will miss at least a few weeks.

Story | Conversation | September 01, 2009

Source: Browns, Robiskie agree

John Clayton, ESPN.com

The Browns reached an agreement with second-round choice Brian Robiskie, a source said.

Story | Conversation | July 30, 2009

Steelers, No. 1 pick Hood agree

John Clayton, ESPN.com

The Pittsburgh Steelers reached an agreement in principle Saturday on a five-year deal with first-round choice Ziggy Hood, the 32nd pick in the NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | July 25, 2009

Draft to expand to three days

John Clayton, ESPN.com

The audience for the NFL draft has been growing, and the league has responded by expanding the event from two to three days.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009

Bills prepared for the T.O. Experience?

John Clayton, ESPN.com

The Cleveland Browns' rookies should be among the most prepared in the NFL, but what can the Buffalo Bills' roster do to prepare for the T.O. Experience? John Clayton considers this and more in his in his latest mailbag.

Story | Conversation | July 20, 2009

Henson cut by Lions

John Clayton, ESPN.com

Drew Henson was released Monday, two days after Stafford was selected by the Detroit Lions as the first overall pick in the NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2009

Saints gain some cap room

John Clayton, ESPN.com

he Saints cleared $3.2 million of cap room with the release of defensive tackle Brian Young.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2009

Pats, Bears, Bengals stellar selectors

John Clayton, ESPN.com

The 2009 draft ended without trades involving marquee veterans. The Patriots, Bears and Bengals -- yes, Bengals -- were among the wiser selectors, John Clayton writes.

Story | Conversation | April 26, 2009

Pressure is on Giants' first-round pick

John Clayton, ESPN.com

The rich got richer on Day 1 of the NFL draft. Here are 10 other things John Clayton learned from Rounds 1 and 2.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2009

Lions secure QB Stafford

John Clayton, ESPN.com

The Lions reached an agreement Friday night with Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford to make him the first pick in the NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | April 24, 2009

Memories of 2005 curbing enthusiasm

John Clayton, ESPN.com

There are many similarities between this year's draft and 2005. That's bad news for teams banking on finding a savior in the top 10, writes John Clayton.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2009

Sources: Lions work to sign Stafford

John Clayton, ESPN.com

Negotiations between the Detroit Lions and Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford have intensified but as of Wednesday night there was no deal, multiple sources said.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2009

Top drafters have staying power

John Clayton, ESPN.com

Ozzie Newsome and Bill Belichick are among the best at finding talent in the draft, writes John Clayton.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2009

Draft order to change for playoff teams

John Clayton, ESPN.com

The NFL owners concluded their annual meeting Wednesday by voting to alter the draft order of pick Nos. 21 through 30 based on the teams' performance in the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2009

Mailbag: Lions might be in Cutler mix

John Clayton, ESPN.com

The Detroit Lions have all the pieces to make a deal for Jay Cutler, John Clayton writes in his latest mailbag.

Story | Conversation | March 23, 2009