Lions Once CB Terrion Arnold started sliding past his expected draft status, the Lions felt they had to make a move to trade up and get him. Detroit GM Brad Holmes is enamored with the pick and went through the process to move up. “It wasn’t a whole lot of trade backs that early just because it kind of fell, I think well for a lot of people,” Holmes said, via Jeff Risdon of the Lions Wire. “So, I’m still a little kind of – never thought he would be there, but we couldn’t be more thrilled.” “We had a pretty, let’s call it ‘significant’ line underneath him to the next guy in our opinion. It wasn ..read more

Bears Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that sources around the league believe the Bears will either take a pass rusher or receiver at No. 9 overall. According to Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda, the Bears are expected to take Georgia TE Brock Bowers if he falls to them at No. 9 overall and there’s a “real possibility” that a team in the middle of the first round trades in front of Chicago or the Jets at No. 10 in order to draft him.  Pauline could see a team trading with the Titans at No. 7, Falcons at No. 8, or even the Bears being an option.  Tom Pelissero reports that USC QB Cale ..read more

Bears Bears GM Ryan Poles refused to publically announce they plan on taking Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick but said they know how they’re going to proceed at the top spot.  “So unfortunately, it’s one of those things I think everyone’s got to tune in on Thursday to watch and figure out,” Poles said, via Josh Schrock of NBC Sports. “But I feel really good about our process and where we are and where we’re headed. So we know what we’re going to do but everyone is going to have to wait until Thursday.” Poles called Williams a “really intelligent guy” and is a quarterback who is ..read more

Bears Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer says other teams have gotten the sense the Bears would like to move down from No. 9 and add more picks, with just four total selections and two outside the first round.  If they stick and pick, Breer lists one of the top three receivers, an offensive tackle or Texas DT Byron Murphy II as options for Chicago. ESPN’s Adam Schefter has heard a lot of buzz recently about Murphy as a top-ten pick, perhaps even the first defender off the board.  Minnesota S Tyler Nubin had a formal Combine interview with the Bears. (Andrew Krammer) Miami S Kamren Ki ..read more

In an interview with Justin Melo, South Carolina WR Xavier Legette revealed that he has visited with 14 different NFL teams. The full list from Legette includes:  49ers Broncos Buccaneers Chargers Chiefs Colts Eagles Jaguars Lions Packers Ravens Steelers Texans He has also had a visit with the Carolina Panthers, which would make it fourteen total visits for him so far. He is currently projected to be a first or second-round pick in the draft this week. Teams can host up to 30 players for interviews and medical evaluations at their own facilities, with players who live or go to college ..read more

Bears USC QB Caleb Williams is likely to be selected first overall by the Bears this week and was asked what his thoughts were when he learned the team traded QB Justin Fields to the Steelers. “My phone explodes,” Williams said, via BearsWire.com. “I ended up calling a couple of people and was just like, ‘Well, we know where their mind and heart is at this instance.’ Let’s prepare and get ready and handle things accordingly and still do our due diligence on the situation.” Packers New Packers DC Jeff Hafley spoke about the team’s switch from 3-4 to a 4-3 base and their mindset of prioritizing ..read more

Bears A GM tells Jason La Canfora that the Bears will likely “grab whichever of the [top three] receivers is still there,” assuming one is still available at No. 9 overall. Packers Jason La Canfora says that NFL executives he’s spoken to expect the Packers to be among the teams interested in offensive line help in round one this year. LSU DT Maason Smith had an official visit with the Packers. (Justin Melo) Wisconsin OL Tanor Bortolini took an official visit with the Packers. (Ryan Roberts) Troy S Dell Pettus took an official 30 visit with the Packers. (Tom Silverstein) Vikings Sources ha ..read more

49ers 49ers placed OT Isaac Alarcon on the exempt/international player list. Browns Browns signed G Germain Ifedi. Chargers Chargers signed RB J.K. Dobbins. Chargers placed DT Basil Okoye on the exempt/international player list. Commanders Commanders reinstated DE Shaka Toney from the suspended list. Dolphins Dolphins signed LB Cam Brown. Packers Packers signed OT Andre Dillard. Texans Texans placed OT Kilian Zierer on the exempt/international player list. Vikings Vikings waived OT Coy Cronk with a non-football injury designation.  The post NFL Transactions: Thursday 4/18 ..read more

The Green Bay Packers announced they signed OT Andre Dillard to a contract on Thursday.  #Packers sign T Andre Dillard. : https://t.co/Ar0NdgE31k#GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/kADFhoQ7K6 — Green Bay Packers (@packers) April 18, 2024 Dillard, 28, was drafted by the Eagles in the first round out of Washington State in 2019. He played out the final year of his four-year, $12.371 million rookie contract with Philadelphia.  The Eagles declined Dillard’s fifth-year option, making him an unrestricted free agent in 2023. He later signed a three-year, $29 million contract with the Titans last ye ..read more

Lions Michigan WR Roman Wilson took an official visit with the Lions. (Justin Melo) William & Mary DE Nate Lynn had an official visit with the Lions. (MLFootball) Packers Northwestern WR Cam Johnson had an official visit with the Packers. (MLFootball) UTEP QB Gavin Hardison took an official visit with the Packers. (Tom Pelissero) Vikings Following the departure of QB Kirk Cousins, the Vikings are one of the teams in the market for a quarterback in the upcoming draft. Minnesota GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah gave insight on if there’s a scenario where they don’t take a quarterback in round one ..read more