• The Canadian Press

    NFL draft attendance record set with more than 775,000 fans attending the event in Detroit

    DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 775,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer revealed Saturday at Campus Martius Park that Detroit had broken the record, and the league later released its estimate of the crowd size. “We have shown the world what the Motor City is all about," Whitmer said. While it will take years to know if this week's picks panned out, there's no doubt that Detroit made the most of an oppo

  • The Canadian Press

    Patriots spent NFL draft focused on offense, adding QB and support around him

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A smattering of Patriots fans stood outside the gates to Gillette Stadium on Friday hoping to catch a glimpse of the franchise’s latest attempt to find its next franchise quarterback. Drake Maye, who was selected third overall by New England in the opening round of Thursday’s NFL draft was about to meet with reporters for photos on the field. Fans were already wearing Patriots’ Maye jerseys, complete with the No. 10 that he wore in college at North Carolina. That number,

  • The Canadian Press

    The Packers will have plenty of new players to work into their new defensive scheme

    GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers added plenty of new faces to a defense that has a new coordinator and a new scheme this year. After departing from their usual strategy by taking an offensive player in the first round, the Packers focused on defense with five of their next seven picks in the NFL draft that concluded Saturday. The Packers are switching from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3 scheme under new coordinator Jeff Hafley, the former Boston College coach who took over for the fired Joe

  • The Canadian Press

    The Cowboys passed on running back in the NFL draft. A reunion with Ezekiel Elliott might be next

    FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys passed on running back in the NFL draft after moving on from their starter each of the past two seasons. There was as much talk about one of those former Cowboys — two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott — as there was any of the college prospects throughout draft weekend. Now the focus shifts to when Elliott might return to the franchise for which he gained 8,262 yards, third-most in club history, in seven seasons before a release in a cost-cutting move