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The Miami Dolphins have a starting-caliber quarterback in Ryan Tannehill, but that isn’t precluding them from at least exploring the prospects at the position in the draft.

Miami is evaluating and hosting quarterbacks Josh Allen and Baker Mayfield, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Mayfield will visit first, on Thursday, and Allen’s meeting will follow on Friday, Rapoport added.

The Dolphins hold the No. 11 pick in the upcoming draft. Continue reading →

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We’re less than a month away from the draft, which means dinner expenses are about to get pricey.

In a draft class stocked with quarterback talent, two of the the presumed top four signal-callers are hitting the road for meetings with teams picking in the top three. Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield is flying to Cleveland for a two-day visit with the Browns beginning Monday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Continue reading →

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Christian Kirk is skilled at giving the standard line: I’ll be happy with whatever team drafts me.

But the Scottsdale, Arizona, native wasn’t bashful when asked how he’d feel if his hometown team grabbed him in the 2018 NFL Draft. Continue reading →

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Baker Mayfield was predictably bold in his statements at the NFL Scouting Combine, drawing the ire of some in the process.

The former Oklahoma quarterback got an opportunity to defend himself on Wednesday on NFL Total Access. Continue reading →

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INDIANAPOLIS — Vita Vea stepped to the podium at the NFL Scouting Combine and declared his desire to make teams aware of who he is as a player and as a person.

He did quite a job with reporters on Saturday.

Vea, a 6-foot-4, 347-pound defensive tackle, recalled tales of his time carrying the football as a running back (“I try to think I was L.T., LaDainian Tomlinson back in the day”) and his crushed quarterback dreams, and talked about the pain caused by cutting back on carbs. Vea also sarcastically called out his former teammate John Ross, telling him he was coming for Ross’ 40-yard dash record and the private island once up for grabs in 2017. Continue reading →

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INDIANAPOLIS — As a projected high first-round pick, Bradley Chubb knows his time in the limelight is coming in less than two months. He’s aiming for an even loftier goal once he actually joins an NFL team.

When asked Saturday at the NFL Scouting Combine of who he molds his game after, Chubb selected the league’s premier edge rushers and set the bar even higher. Continue reading →

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INDIANAPOLIS — One day after his teammates defended him in speaking to reporters, Josh Rosen took the podium.

The main takeaway? He gets it, and he isn’t about to change for anyone.

“I’m not going to present a fake image of myself,” Rosen told reporters Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine. “… I think that you have to be yourself, you have to be authentic and you have to show you’ve learned and grown over the years. You have to own your mistakes. That’s what I’m trying to show. Continue reading →

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INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Quessenberry has blocked for Josh Rosen for two seasons at UCLA. As Rosen’s center, Quessenberry has naturally gotten to know his quarterback better than almost anyone.

He’s tired of hearing the negativity surrounding his teammate.

“I don’t know where it comes from. It drives me insane,” Quessenberry said Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine of negative perception of Rosen as a teammate and leader. “I have a really good relationship with Josh and he’ll tell you the same thing about me. We talk. For him to get the rap that he gets, I think it’s BS because of the type of guy he is and the type of stand-up human being that he is. The type of pro that he’s going to be.

“He’s a great dude, I love hanging around him and being with him and whoever gets him is extremely lucky. They’re getting a once-in-a-millennium talent in my opinion.” Continue reading →