• The Canadian Press

    New York Giants take Canadian Johnson in fourth round of NFL draft

    DETROIT — Theo Johnson's NFL career will begin with the New York Giants. New York selected the Penn State tight end with the seventh pick of the fourth round, No. 107 overall, in the NFL draft Saturday. Johnson became the second Canadian off the board. Isaiah Adams of Ajax, Ont., an offensive lineman at Illinois, was taken in the third round by the Arizona Cardinals on Friday Nineteen selections later, the Detroit Lions took tackle Giovanni Manu of the University of British Columbia. Manu was bo

  • The Canadian Press

    NFL draft attendance record set with more than 700,00 fans attending the event in Detroit

    DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broke the news at Campus Martius Park on Saturday during the third and final day of the draft, which consists of selections in the fourth through seventh rounds. While it will take years to know if this year's picks delivered for their teams, there's no doubt that Detroit made the most of an opportunity to host hundreds of thousand

  • Yahoo Sports

    NFL Draft: A punter goes off the board in 4th round as Bears take Iowa's Tory Taylor

    There haven't been many punters drafted in the fourth round or higher.

  • The Canadian Press

    Bengals address needs on offensive and defensive lines in NFL draft, add a receiver for depth

    CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals used the NFL draft to take some of the pieces they believe were most needed to address weaknesses. The Bengals want to keep oft-sacked franchise quarterback Joe Burrow off the turf. Toward that end, they took huge Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims (first round, 18th overall). To add depth to the interior of the defensive line, they got defensive tackles Kris Jenkins from Michigan (second round, 49th overall) and McKinnley Jackson from Texas A&M (third