Ryan Garza / USA TODAY NETWORK Night one of the 2024 NFL Draft is in the books. How might night two unfold? The first four selections of the 2024 NFL Draft went relatively according to plan. The Chicago Bears drafted Caleb Williams, the Washington Commanders drafted Jayden Daniels, the New England Patriots hope to have found their franchise quarterback in Drake Maye, and the Arizona Cardinals reaped the benefit of the QB run, selecting Marvin Harrison Jr. Then everything started to unravel, albeit slowly. Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers drafted Joe Alt out of Notre Dame, a move that ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports It was a big night for some, and a bad one for others. If there’s one thing we look back on in 10 years about the 2024 NFL Draft it’s the year when anticipation gave way to desperation. A record number of quarterbacks were taken in the first round, with a total of SIX passers going before the 13th overall pick — and while some of these picks were genuinely good, there were others that were utterly confusing. Everything begins at the top with the Chicago Bears, who ended up pulling of the coup of the first round. Taking Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick was a ..read more

Image via NBCS Philly/@eringrugan on Twitter Joel Embiid appears to be having issues with more than just his surgically repaired knee, but he didn’t let that stop him from leading the Sixers past the Knicks. When Joel Embiid made his long-awaited return to the Philadelphia 76ers after missing a third of the season to recover from a procedure to repair his torn left meniscus, long-suffering Sixers fans thought they’d only have one injury to worry about as the team entered the NBA playoffs against the New York Knicks. They were quickly proven wrong in that assumption, however, as while Embiid ha ..read more

Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Move aside, Class of 1983 The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft is still unfolding. But it has already made history. As expected, the draft opened with the Chicago Bears selecting USC quarterback Caleb Williams. As we noted shortly after the pick, Williams is perhaps the ideal quarterback for the modern era of football, with the ability to create off structure and outside the pocket, while having the instincts to operate as a pure pocket passer. Williams was followed again with two largely selected picks, with the Washington Commanders drafting quarterback Jayde ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The start of the 2024 NFL Draft was offense, offense, and more offense. Then offense. The first fourteen picks of the 2024 NFL Draft are in and we’ve already broken a record. No NFL Draft has ever begun with eight straight picks on offense, let alone the top fourteen players. Quarterbacks went 1-2-3 to start us off, as it went as expected. The next four picks alternated the top wide receiver and offensive tackles, as teams continued to shore up their passing game. The big surprise came at 8 to break the record, with the Atlanta Falcons moving up big to take a quarter ..read more

After months of speculation, Caleb Williams is a Chicago Bear. Here is why Months of rumors, speculation, debates over perceived flaws, ended with the NFL world right back where we started. With Caleb Williams the first-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles indicated earlier this week that the team knew what they were doing with the first overall selection, but that we would all need to wait for the big reveal. That came shortly after 8:00 p.m. this evening, when Roger Goodell made it official with the announcement. That allows us to shift the question a ..read more

A bold attempt to make sure Roger didn’t get booed. In the most “bold move Cotton” play in recent NFL Draft history, Roger Goodell tried to mitigate the boos he was going to receive in Detroit by invoking the help of Eminem. "You know you're still going to get booed, right?" Detroit legends made sure the Commissioner was ready. pic.twitter.com/T6y2ans9eo — NFL (@NFL) April 26, 2024 The video ran before the Bears went on the clock, and showcased some of the biggest football stars in Detroit history, along with one of the city’s most notable musicians. Was it cheesy? Absolutely. Did we nee ..read more

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Let’s grade every first round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, the NFL Draft is here. The eyes of the NFL world flock to Detroit to see the next wave of NFL athletes enter the league. SB Nation will be doing live grades based on our top 100 big board of the best prospects in the draft this year. This year looks to be a bit more chaotic after the first three picks. USC QB Caleb Williams is going to be the first overall pick, we know that much is true. He’s more than likely already got his favorite order at JP Graziano’s memorized ..read more

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Live results for every pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. The 2024 NFL Draft will be defined by an early run on quarterbacks. There’s so much talent available after that once Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, and Jayden Daniels all come off the board. The Chicago Bears hold the No. 1 pick in the draft thanks to their prescient trade with the Carolina Panthers ahead of last year’s NFL Draft. The Bears are expected to select Williams after trading Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier this offseason. Chicago has perhaps the most tortured QB history in the NFL ..read more

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Day 1 of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans saw fresh faces on top of the leaderboard as they went low to set the tone. Two duos went low at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans as Patton Kizzire and his partner Ben Kholes are tied with Mark Hubbard and Ryan Brehm. Each team fired off bogey-free 11-under 61s to lead by one shot over three teams at 10-under, as of this writing. Kizzire and Kholes made six birdies on the front nine to make the turn in 30 shots. Coming home, they added four birdies between holes 10-14. The duo birdied the 18th to come home in 31 stro ..read more