49ers Regarding the 49ers picking WR Ricky Pearsall at No. 31, Mike Sando of The Athletic cites an anonymous NFL executive who said his team was interested in Pearsall. “We loved that receiver,” an executive said. “The first round is probably a little high for him, but if they want the fifth-year option with him, fine.” As for Deebo Samuel, another executive thinks they will have to cut or trade the receiver after the 2024 season and believes San Francisco would’ve pulled the trigger on a trade this offseason if they got a suitable offer.  “They may have to cut or trade Deebo after the se ..read more

49ers 49ers GM John Lynch says the team is moving on from the rumors that wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk were available for trade during the draft, even after the team selected Florida WR Ricky Pearsall with the No. 31 pick. “During the course of drafts and offseasons, do conversations happen? Absolutely they do,” Lynch said, via Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group. “We’re past that now. We’re thrilled to add to that group [of] Jauan Jennings, Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, Chris Conley, Ronnie Bell, Danny Gray, and now you add Ricky Pearsall, Jake Cowing. We made an already stro ..read more

Cardinals Despite rumors of trading down with a quarterback-needy team, the Cardinals stood pat and took first-round WR Marvin Harrison Jr. in the draft. Arizona GM Monti Ossenfort spoke on how confident they were in Harrison despite his unique pre-draft process. “Yeah, I’d say with Marvin, a unique case. He made the decisions that he made to approach the draft process like he did,” Ossenfort said, via SiriusXM NFL Radio. “But you’re right, we did get a good look at him working out — we had that tape from last year when he ran routes at C.J. Stroud’s Pro Day, so we did check that box.” “But we ..read more

Cardinals Cardinals’ first-round WR Marvin Harrison Jr. said he’s always had “big shoes to fill” with his father, former Colts WR Marvin Harrison, and now must live up to Larry Fitzgerald in Arizona.  “I’ve always had big shoes to fill, and being an Arizona Cardinal, knowing the legacy Fitz had, I’m going to do my best to hopefully out-do him like I’m trying to out-do my Dad,” Harrison Jr. said, via Darren Urban of the team’s site. “They both had Hall of Fame careers. Hopefully I can do the same.” Cardinals OT Paris Johnson Jr. doesn’t think Harrison Jr. is always comparing himself to his ..read more

Cardinals Cardinals first-round DL Darius Robinson feels playing at Missouri helped prepare him for the NFL given they were focused on the “details, grit, and emotional consistency.” “At Missouri we had some tough seasons, but we were really built with an edge. Energy, details, grit, and emotional consistency,” Robinson said, via CardsWire. “I just found myself trying to grow and get better each year and also as a team. Win more games each year. That was my home. That was my family. I was blessed to get two degrees as well off the field and I just love Mizzou.” Robinson said Arizona showed int ..read more

Undrafted free agency is an important part of the team-building process. From a pure numbers perspective, the NFL has to rely on undrafted free agents to compromise somewhere between a quarter and a third of all active players — not even counting practice squads. There were 257 players drafted last month and at least that many, probably more than 300, will be signed as undrafted free agents.  That makes undrafted free agency a potentially important source of talent. Ninety percent of these players will be cut and wash out of the NFL in a few years. But there will be a couple dozen who sti ..read more

Colts Exercised DE Kwity Paye‘s fifth-year option Packers Declined CB Eric Stokes‘ fifth-year option Patriots Signed K Joey Slye Rams Signed RB Boston Scott Ravens Signed first-round DB Nate Wiggins Signed fourth-round DB T.J. Tampa Signed second-round OT Roger Rosengarten Signed seventh-round DB Sanoussi Kane Received a roster exemption for international OLB David Ojabo Seahawks Waived LB Levi Bell Steelers Declined RB Najee Harris’ fifth-year option Titans Declined CB Caleb Farley’s fifth-year option     The post NFL Transactions: Thursday 5/2 appeared first on NFLT ..read more

Cardinals Cardinals OC Drew Petzing said first-round WR Marvin Harrison Jr. will need to earn his spot just like everyone else on the team. “In my opinion, he has to be like everyone else if he’s going to be the best version of himself,” Petzing said, via Around The NFL. “The way that he comes in and approaches his job, the way that he goes out there and practices, the way that he integrates himself into the team, if he’s going to be the best version of himself, I think those are the things he has to focus on. And that’s certainly what we’re going to emphasize.” Petzing added that the tea ..read more

The Los Angeles Rams announced they officially signed 16 undrafted free agents on Thursday.  New additions to the set list. pic.twitter.com/gLPWiSNKcN — Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 2, 2024 The full list includes Ohio WR Sam Wiglusz Tennessee DB Jaylen McCollough Central Missouri DT David Olajiga  Oklahoma State DE Anthony Goodlow USC C Justin Dedich LSU LB Omar Speights Louisiana TE Neal Johnson Cortland WR JJ Laap Washington State WR Cam Lampkin Augustana OL Blake Larson Washington DL Tuli Letuligasenoa Kansas DB Kenny Logan Jr. Marshall LB Elias Neal Oklahoma WR Drake Stoops ..read more

49ers The 49ers moved up to take RB Isaac Guerendo in the draft despite having arguably the best RB in the league in Christian McCaffrey. San Francisco HC Kyle Shanahan touched on what they liked about Guerendo and why they used additional assets to ensure they could draft him. “Well we love his speed,” Shanahan said, via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “We think he’s got a lot of speed. All our backs can run, but it’s nice to add one who possibly can run a little bit faster just for the change of pace and things like that. We like his running style. His running style I think is similar to E ..read more