CHARLEY CASSERLY RUMORS
Rams to trade up for Tavon Austin?
According to Rotoworld.com, Charley Casserly of the NFL Network believes the Rams might be willing to trade up in the first round for West Virginia wide receiver Tavon Austin. “It seems the Rams aren’t content to sit there (at No. 16),” Casserly said. “People they’ve talked to in trades think the guy they want is Tavon Austin.” As Austin has been linked to clubs as high...
Former GM Charley Casserly Says Joe Flacco Is Not An Elite QB
We get into the back and forth all the time about who is elite at their position and who is not. Some would prefer the word elite, especially at the quarterback position be saved for the truly players.
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco deals with a lot of pundits and skeptics on a daily basis regarding his status as a top quarterback in the game.
Flacco himself thinks he’s an elite...
Jason La Canfora Joining CBS Sports, Replacing Charlie Casserly
One of the things I look forward to most on Sundays during the NFL regular season, aside from the games themselves, is the pregame coverage by the major national networks.
It’s no secret that I regard Jason La Canfora as one of the most likable and accurate analysts/reporters in the game. On September 9, he will become the NFL Insider on The NFL Today (CBS’s Sunday morning...
Bills Would Like To Trade Up For USC OT Matt Kalil
The Buffalo Bills could use a left tackle, and are looking at Southern California's Matt Kalil, says Charley Casserly of CBS Sports. There is only one problem. The Bills pick 10th, and Kalil will undoubtedly be gone in the first five or six picks of the draft, quite possibly third overall to the Minnesota Vikings. In order for the Bills to get up to No. 3, Casserly says they...
Report: Browns, Bucs have spoken to the Vikings about trading up
According to Charley Casserly of CBS Sports, both the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have spoken to the Minnesota Vikings about potentially trading up to likely draft Alabama running back Trent Richardson.
The Browns have been thinking all along that Richardson would fall to them at the 4th spot, but with the Vikings willing to trade out of the 3rd spot, the Buccaneers...
Second Round Draft Day Steals
By Christopher DiMarino
The answer is yes. This is a Charley Casserly weekend. I found two intriguing articles of his over the weekend, and while I'm not high on Casserly, I enjoy his draft experience and the expertise he lends. This article on NFL.com had a list of 2nd round steals. Surprise, surprise; it's a few of the players that have been thrown around as 1st round...
Casserly: Manning likely a Colt
Charlie Casserly thinks Peyton Manning will likely be a Colt next year based on his progress. If he's right then the Colts are doing a terrific job of driving up the value of the #1 overall pick:
CBS Sports Charley Casserly reported on Sunday that Manning's rehab is progressing, the Colts could potentially seek an extension on the deadline for that expensive option, and...
Casserly on L.A. watch
For those who missed it, here's what former NFL general manager and current CBS analyst Charley Casserly said Sunday in sizing up the field of candidates to move to Los Angeles: "Talking to the NFL and people close to the L.A. situation, they feel that the three clubs that have the most favorable lease to leave are San Diego, Oakland and St. Louis. Furthermore, to make the...
Report: Jaguars Will Not Move to Los Angeles
The news last week that the Jacksonville Jaguars had been sold to Illinois businessman Shahid Khan was greeted enthusiastically in Los Angeles, where football fans have been without a home team since the Raiders and Rams moved away in 1994. Those fans might not want to add teal to their wardrobes quite yet. The Jaguars will not move to Los Angeles, CBS' Charley Casserly reports...
Former Houston Texans GM Charley Casserly doesn’t trust NFL fans to their own judgement
NFL fans are rabid about collecting information. Former NFL General Manager of the Houston Texans doesn’t think that average fans should get access to NFL film. The Wall Street Journal had an article last week about how the NFL keeps coverage of each NFL game hidden from access to average fans. The league owns the NFL Network which is the most widely successful of...
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