• Yahoo Sports Videos

    A healthy Blake Corum can give the Rams a strong 1-2 punch in the backfield

    Yahoo Sports’ Draft Live Crew discusses the Michigan running back’s injury history and how he fits in Los Angeles’ backfield with Kyrien Williams.

  • The Canadian Press

    Bills and Chargers get receivers early in Day 2 of the NFL draft in Keon Coleman and Ladd McConkey

    Defense became the focus of the NFL draft in the second round after a record-setting 23 offensive players were selected on Day 1. First, the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Chargers gave their star quarterbacks new wide receivers. Then, 20 of the next 30 picks Friday night were defensive players, many who slipped because of the run on quarterbacks, wide receivers and offensive tackles Thursday. After trading down twice and out of the first round, the Bills opened the second round by selecting

  • The Canadian Press

    First night of NFL draft averages 12.1 million viewers, a 6% increase over last year

    DETROIT (AP) — The first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night averaged 12.1 million viewers on television and digital platforms, a 6% increase over last year. It is the highest day one viewership since 2021, when there was an average audience of 12.6 million. ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes and the league's digital channels aired Thursday's coverage. The league and Nielsen said that 34.3 million viewers tuned in at some point to watch the first round. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub

  • The Canadian Press

    The long wait for the 1st running back to be drafted ends with Jonathon Brooks going 46th

    The long wait for the first running back to be drafted is over. The Carolina Panthers traded up six spots to take Texas running back Jonathon Brooks with the 46th pick in the NFL draft Friday night, the second-latest selection for the first running back to go off the board. Brooks might have gone earlier but he tore his ACL late in the season after rushing for 1,139 yards in 11 games. The only draft that had a longer wait for a running back came in 2014. Bishop Sankey was the first taken when he