The Browns have made a few new hires to their Football Operations staff. They did need to replace Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, who left to become the Vikings General Manager earlier this year.
One of the new hires is former Eagles VP of Football Operations Catherine Raiche. Raiche is someone who could be on a short list to become General Manager in the next few years.
Here’s the complete list of new hires.
Hajriz Aliu, Scouting Assistant
Chris Buford, National Scout
Ryan Coward, Scouting Assistant
Catherine Raiche, Assistant GM/VP of Football Operations
The Steelers have announced Monday their training camp schedule.
The Steelers are back at Saint Vincent College for the first time since 2019.
Something really is interesting is that only twenty players on the roster have been to Saint Vincents for training camp.
Just like last season you will need to have a ticket to attend training camp. The tickets will be available June 27th at 10 a.m. EST for Season Ticket holders, the public will then be able to get them at 12 p.m. EST. The tickets will be available on Ticketmaster.
Here is the schedule:
July 26th: All Players Report
July 27th: 1:55 p.m. EST Open to the Public*
July 28th: 1:55 p.m. EST Open to the Public*
July 29th: 1:55 p.m. EST Open to the Public*
July 30th: 1:55 p.m. EST Open to the Public*
July 31st: No Practice
August 1st: 1:55 p.m. EST Open to the Public
August 2nd: 1:55 p.m. EST Open to the Public
August 3rd: 1:55 p.m. EST Open to the Public
August 4th: 1:55 p.m. EST Open to the Public
August 5th: 7 p.m. EST Friday Night Lights at Latrobe Memorial Stadium
The Steelers have had issues with their depth of the Defensive Tackle position the past few seasons. Which lead to the run defense suffer towards the end of the season. And players not getting the rest they need to stay healthy.
The Steelers have five Defensive Tackles on the roster at the moment with Cam Hayward, Montravius Adams, Carlos Davis, Khalil Davis, and UDFA Rookie Donovan Jetter.
The Unproven Depth
Among the four defensive tackles behind Cam Heyward, they have a combined 10 starts out of 66 games in the league. Montravius Adams who they signed off of the Saints Practice Squad last season has the most playing time out of the group with a career 52 games with 10 starts.
Adams showed flashes last season of being a good player that you can trust to give the starter a rest, or if you need him to be the starter for a game.
2. The 17 Game Season
The uncertainty of Cam Hayward (33) being able to play a full 17 game season going forward at his age. He’s still a beast, but that can take a toll towards the end of the season. Last season he played a 1,064 snaps.
3. The Amount of Quality Free Agents still on the Market
Adding a player like Eddie Goldman or Larry Ogunjobi could go a long way this season. If they happen to get the injury bug, making a move now would have a big impact in helping to improve stopping the run and adding much needed depth.
Now that the Super Bowl is in the books for another year, I turn my attention to the off season. This is one of my favorite times of the year. I love free agency, the combine and especially the draft.
I like to be able to see how teams might try to fill their needs either through free agency or the draft.
Let’s get started with my first mock draft of the season.
The NFL Draft is the highlight of my year. I enjoy looking for the diamonds in the rough and turning them into stars.
Many today are in the win it now mode. This way of thinking can come back to bite them. I still like building a team from the ground up. Draft picks are the way for most teams to be a champion.
So, let’s get started on my first round 1 draft. See how I feel the first round could fall.
I have had a hard time with this one. I believe the Chiefs as defending Super Bowl champs should have the first spot, however the Steelers just keep winning. I am reversing my decision and giving the Steelers the top spot. This was not an easy decision by no means.
This is my power rankings for the NFL week 10. I debated whether to put Steelers or Chiefs. I eventually chose the Chiefs. This was probably my hardest week yet.
