The Atlanta Falcons are not picking up the fifth-year option on tight end Hayden Hurst, meaning he’ll be a free agent after this season, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday.
Panthers coach Matt Rhule’s wife, Julie, helped guide the team’s fourth-round selection of Chuba Hubbard, who ran wild while at Oklahoma State against Rhule’s Baylor team.
Urban Meyer and the Jacksonville Jaguars are pleased with the new coach’s first draft, but he did admit that he was disappointed to see former Florida receiver Kadarius Toney land with the Giants and not his team on the first night.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll confirmed that he’s been in communication with Richard Sherman, but said a reunion with the former All-Pro cornerback isn’t currently in the works.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Houston linebacker Grant Stuard with the final pick of this year’s NFL draft, saying they liked the fact he “got through tough times and adversity.”