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  • Three things to know about NFL Draft heading to Washington, D.C., plus ranking every NFC team post-draft

    Three things to know about NFL Draft heading to Washington, D.C., plus ranking every NFC team post-draft

    Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! 

    If you’re like me and you like to plan everything two years in advance, I have some good news for you: We now know the location of the 2027 NFL Draft. It will be in Washington, D.C. and although the event is still two years away, I’d go ahead and book a hotel now just to be safe. 

    In today’s newsletter, we’ll be taking a look at the new draft location, plus we’ll be ranking every NFC team and examining which draft classes could have the most impact in 2025.  

    As always, here’s your daily reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter. To get them signed up, all you have to do is click here. 

    1. NFL Draft heading to D.C. for first time since 1940: Three things to know

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    Last Monday, the Commanders opened the week by making a big announcement, and today, they’re doing the same thing. This team loves big announcements. For the first time in more than 85 years, the NFL Draft is going to be headed to Washington, D.C. 

    Here’s what you need to know: 

    Washington, D.C. to host 2027 NFL Draft. Commanders owner Josh Harris is heading to the White House today to make an announcement with President Donald Trump to announce that D.C. will be getting the draft in two years. This will mark the first time that the nation’s capital has hosted the NFL Draft since December 1940, which means by the time April 2027 rolls around, D.C. will have gone 86.5 years without hosting a draft. For you trivia buffs out there, the Chicago Bears selected Tom Harmon with the No. 1 overall pick the last time Washington hosted the draft. D.C. beat out one other city. Denver was believed to be the only other city in the running to host the 2027 draft. One huge advantage that Washington, D.C. has over…..

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  • Like the Jets before them, the Steelers are making win-now moves to secure Aaron Rodgers

    Like the Jets before them, the Steelers are making win-now moves to secure Aaron Rodgers

    On the doorstep of the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers were crystal clear about their quarterback situation. One way or another, additions — plural — were going to be made.

    “We go to camp with four quarterbacks,” Steelers general manager Omar Khan said, prior to the first day of the draft. “Right now we have two on the roster. All options are on the table in how we acquire those last two. I assure you we’ll have four when we get to [training camp in] Latrobe [Pennsylvania].”

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    The draft has come and gone, with the sixth-round selection of Ohio State’s Will Howard adding to that room. This was an Aaron Rodgers move in a Steelers draft that was stacked with Aaron Rodgers moves. We’ll get to that in a second. First, the bottom line: Roughly five weeks from the team’s mandatory attendance full-squad minicamp in June, Pittsburgh remains on schedule to get Rodgers into the fold.

    However, that schedule won’t include a clock or deadlines, no matter how many times the outside world tries to nail one down. That’s for the very much intended purpose of eliminating more stories about Rodgers’ existence in Pittsburgh’s orbit, eliminating questions about why he is not taking part in organized team activities and even leaving the door open for him to potentially miss the June minicamp, if it ultimately comes to that. So long as Rodgers isn’t signed, there is no room for questions about why he’s signed but not in the building, or a running timeline of when he is going to show up.

    It also eliminates Pittsburgh getting pulled into any of the side stories that often follow Rodgers — the most recent being speculation about his Kentucky Derby attendance Saturday, which appeared to reveal a ring on Rodgers’ left-hand, wedding-band finger. The development set off social media and immediately summoned theories that part of the reason Rodgers is taking his time marrying the Steelers this offseason is because he’s been busy marrying someone…

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  • Bill Belichick’s girlfriend crashing interview among notable moments from ‘CBS News Sunday Morning’ appearance

    Bill Belichick’s girlfriend crashing interview among notable moments from ‘CBS News Sunday Morning’ appearance

    Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has experienced a lot of changes in the past few years — from his career to his personal life. As he prepares for his first season as the North Carolina football coach, he sat down with Tony Dokoupil from “CBS News Sunday Morning” to discuss his dad’s influence in his career, drafting Tom Brady and several other topics.

    Although he is not known for being a fan of interviews, Belichick was relaxed enough to wear a tattered Navy sweatshirt while his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, sat just a few feet away. His career is not over yet, but he recently published a book called, “The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football.”

    Here are the top five moments of the interview. 

    His girlfriend crashed the interview

    Belichick has been dating Hudson for over two years. Although he is not big on social media, she has posted multiple pictures with him, including some on his 73rd birthday earlier this month, and some of him dressed as a fisherman while she poses as a mermaid.

    Belichick described her as his “creative muse” in his book, and Hudson identifies herself as the “Chief Operating Officer of Belichick Productions” in her email signature. Their relationship is not a secret, but they are private about certain matters. 

    As Dokoupil put it, Hudson was “a constant presence” during the interview, and she jumped in when Belichick was asked about how they met.

    “We are not talking about this,” she said without further explanation.

    Their relationship has been controversial, particularly because of the age gap. However, Belichick is not concerned with outside opinions.

    “I’ve never been too worried about what everybody else thinks,” he said. “I just try to do what I feel like is best for me and…

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  • Ravens’ John Harbaugh discusses Justin Tucker, says decision on kicker’s future ‘will be based on football’

    Ravens’ John Harbaugh discusses Justin Tucker, says decision on kicker’s future ‘will be based on football’

    One of the biggest questions currently surrounding the Baltimore Ravens is the future of Justin Tucker, the former All-Pro kicker who is currently under investigation by the NFL after he was accused of engaging in sexual misconduct by several massage therapists over multiple Baltimore area spa locations. 

    Ravens coach John Harbaugh was asked to provide an update on Tucker, who has vehemently denied the allegations made against him while proclaiming his innocence. As part of his response, Harbaugh alluded to the team’s decision to draft a kicker for the first time in franchise history when Baltimore selected former Arizona kicker Tyler Loop in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. 

    “As you know, Justin has been in the building the last couple of weeks, kicking and everything,” Harbaugh said, via ESPN. “Got a chance to talk a little bit. Been working hard. 

    “I would just say like, from the standpoint of the investigation and all that, we don’t know anything. We haven’t been given any information, as it should be. It’s all done the way it’s done. So we don’t know anything along those lines. So, we can’t make any decisions based on that. Every decision we make has to be made on football. There’s a lot of layers to that. 

    “You’ve got a rookie kicker in here, took him early in the sixth round. He’s a talented guy. From a football standpoint, salary cap and all the different things that you take into consideration, everything we decide to do over the next few weeks will be based on football.” 

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  • Big Ten helmets ranked from worst to first

    Big Ten helmets ranked from worst to first

    With spring football now behind us, and the Oregon Ducks headed back into the offseason for a couple of months, we look off of the gridiron for content. No longer are there practices or interviews to write about, but fortunately in the world of college football, there’s always something.

    Whether it’s recruiting cut-downs, commitments, schedule updates, or everyone’s favorite thing: a ranking, the news cycle in college football never ends. As we start to lean into the offseason, we’re going to dive headfirst and do something that will get the conversation rolling amongst fanbases in the Big Ten Conference: rank things.

    To start, let’s look at the helmets that every team in the conference wears.

    This is not the first time that we’ve looked at the Big Ten helmets and decided to rank them all, but with several teams introducing new looks this past year, it felt like a good time to revisit things and update the list. You can look at our past ranking here.

    Of course, putting together a definitive ranking on a topic that changes week to week is a bit difficult. In today’s day and age of college football — thanks in large part to Oregon — very few teams have just one set of jerseys that they wear each and every week. Like the Ducks, many have at least one or two alternates that they throw on throughout the season. To account for this, we went through the last year and picked out our favorite helmet that each team wore.

    Here’s the ranking that we came up with:

    No. 18 — Nebraska Cornhuskers

    Nebraska may be a program that is steeped in tradition, but the helmet is traditionally boring, in my opinion. A cornhusker is such a unique mascot, why in the world are we not doing something more creative than a capital letter? Some schools put no effort into uniforms, and it drives me crazy.

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  • Cowboys rookie CB Shavon Revel “can pretty much do everything” after 2024 ACL tear

    Cowboys rookie CB Shavon Revel “can pretty much do everything” after 2024 ACL tear

    Cornerback Shavon Revel’s bid to be a first-round pick in the 2025 draft hit a significant road bump when he tore his ACL while playing for East Carolina last September.

    Revel’s inability to get on the field helped cause him fall to the third round, but his surgeon might have been part of the reason his slide stopped at that point. Cowboys team doctor Dan Cooper did the operation and the Cowboys snagged Revel to help their secondary. At this weekend’s rookie minicamp, Revel updated where he is in his recovery.

    “Right now I can pretty much do everything,” Revel said, via the team’s website. “Running straight line, cutting, haven’t gotten too much into that, just trying to take it day by day, trying to take it slow.”

    Revel was able to participate in walkthroughs during rookie minicamp and he’ll continue his rehab work this spring with an eye on being ready to go for the start of his rookie season in Dallas.

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  • Vikings give Kirk Cousins’ old No. 8 jersey to Sam Howell after acquiring ex-Seahawks QB via trade

    Vikings give Kirk Cousins’ old No. 8 jersey to Sam Howell after acquiring ex-Seahawks QB via trade

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    Kirk Cousins has reportedly been trying to leave the Atlanta Falcons for months. And the Minnesota Vikings were rumored as a potential reunion spot for the quarterback ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. That dream appears to be fully dead now: Not only did the Vikings acquire a new backup in Sam Howell during the draft, but Howell has since been issued Cousins’ old jersey — the same No. 8 he wore for six seasons as Minnesota’s starter.

    That’s not to say Cousins is completely tied to No. 8; in fact, he’s worn No. 12 since signing with the Falcons in 2024. Yet the digit was practically synonymous with Cousins during his time with the Vikings, and the veteran also donned No. 8 while playing for Washington from 2014-2017, and at Michigan State from 2008-2011.

    Howell’s arrival probably spelled the end of any potential Cousins homecoming, giving presumptive starter J.J. McCarthy an experienced backup. The fact he’ll wear Cousins’ old number may just be added confirmation. It’s also not entirely clear if Cousins would’ve waived his no-trade clause to facilitate a return to Minnesota, given that Vikings brass has been upfront about turning the top quarterback job over to McCarthy, the club’s 2024 first-round pick.

    Howell’s turn in No. 8 will be his first at the NFL level, as the former North Carolina standout wore No. 14 with the Washington Commanders to open his career, then No. 6 with the Seattle Seahawks in 2024. He was acquired by the Vikings as part of a swap of fifth-round picks during the second day of this year’s draft.

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  • From Herm Edwards to Chad Morris, ranking college football’s 15 worst coaching hires of the past decade

    From Herm Edwards to Chad Morris, ranking college football’s 15 worst coaching hires of the past decade

    Hiring a college football coach isn’t a science. In fact, the whole process is closer to a complete gamble. 

    Sure, administrations can do their research and go through the whole vetting process. Good athletic directors will leave no stone unturned when trying to fill a vacancy. But even the most can’t-miss hire can backfire in college football. 

    Sometimes schools just swing big and miss — or they may be forced to settle after striking out on other targets. Or they just completely whiff on someone they thought would pan out. Whatever the case may be, there are a lot of ways to fumble a coaching search. 

    There have been plenty of notable mishaps throughout this sport’s history. Some didn’t work out when contextualized with the gift of hindsight. Others were dead on arrival. With peak offseason in full swing, here’s a look back at 15 of the worst coaching hires from the past decade of college football. 

    15. Chris Ash, Rutgers (2016-19)

    Record: 8-32 

    Ash inherited a bit of a mess left by his predecessor Kyle Flood, but it became apparent rather quickly that Ash was ill-prepared to right the ship in his first head coaching job. Ash only won more than two games in a single season once, and the Scarlet Knights failed to win a single Big Ten game in three out of four seasons under Ash. He was fired midway through the 2019 campaign, and after a brief stint at Texas in 2020, he recently made his return to college football as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator. 

    Record: 5-6 

    Rolovich had the unenviable task of replacing the great Mike Leach, who left Washington State for Mississippi State after eight years with the Cougars. Compounding matters was the COVID-19 pandemic in Rolovich’s first year; it’s understandable that Washington State went…

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