Football (NFL)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Successful drafts have helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stay on top in the NFC South for the first half of this decade. They need to add more talent to keep them ahead of the pack.

The likelihood that wide receiver Christian Watson will miss much of the upcoming season creates a dilemma for the Green Bay Packers as they make their draft plans.

The Cincinnati Bengals might have the most predictable strategy of any team going into the NFL draft.

BALTIMORE (AP) — It's no accident that so many NFL executives declare they'll take the best player available in the draft. That type of comment avoids telegraphing to other teams what positions a GM might actually be focusing on.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots began their offseason makeover with lots of money to spend and plenty of holes to fill on the roster.

Dolphins general manager Chris Grier took a conservative approach to free agency this year.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — With a new general manager and a new head coach , the Jacksonville Jaguars are taking a new approach to the NFL draft. And it’s far from traditional, even though it's modeled after the Los Angeles Rams.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Think Howie Roseman cares the Eagles are slotted to have the last pick in the first round of the NFL draft? Well, no, the point, of course, is that the 32nd pick means that Philadelphia won the Super Bowl .

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A few seasons after Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead famously used his draft picks as trade capital for veterans who won a Super Bowl, he has spent the past two years rebuilding his roster primarily by using those picks t

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A recent run of weak draft hauls and an exodus of talent this offseason has left the San Francisco 49ers in a different spot heading into this year’s draft.