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usatoday. com > story > sports > nfl > draft > 04/09/2026 > 2026-nfl-draft-attendees-list-players-ty-simpson > 89542073007

What prospects will be at 2026 NFL Draft? League announces full list of attendees

37+ min ago  (319+ words) The NFL announced April 9 that 16 players will attend the 2026 NFL Draft. The likely No. 1 overall pick " Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza " will not be among them. Mendoza's absence from the official attendee list isn't a surprise. Reports emerged April 8 that the…...

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usatoday. com > story > sports > nfl > draft > 04/09/2026 > 2026-nfl-draft-order-picks-list > 89390961007

What is the 2026 NFL Draft order? Full list of 257 picks

2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (276+ words) The NFL draft does not provide equal opportunities for every team to improve. In theory, the NFL draft is equitable. Teams that finished with worse records the year prior get higher draft picks at the start of each round, while…...

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usatoday. com > story > sports > nfl > 04/09/2026 > ufl-expansion-2028-oklahoma-city > 89537603007

Why UFL chose Oklahoma City as spring football league's first expansion team

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (503+ words) The United Football League (UFL) plans to expand to 10 teams, beginning with the spring football league's 2028 season. The UFL officially announced in an April 9 press release that one of its expansion franchises would be placed in Oklahoma City. "Oklahoma lives…...

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usatoday. com > story > sports > nfl > draft > 04/09/2026 > nfl-draft-2026-quarterbacks-first-round-trends-data > 89492132007

A thin QB first round is looming in 2026: See the NFL Draft data

10+ hour, 44+ min ago  (399+ words) Indiana's Fernando Mendoza is projected to go first overall in the NFL Draft to the Las Vegas Raiders by most prognosticators. But after last year's Heisman winner, the quarterback picture looks barren. Alabama's Ty Simpson is the only other potential…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > politics > 04/09/2026 > nfl-justice-department-investigation-subscription-fees > 89535073007

NFL under DOJ investigation over fan subscription fees

11+ hour, 15+ min ago  (255+ words) The Justice Department is investigating whether the NFL has engaged in anticompetitive practices that have forced football fans to pay more in subscription fees, according to a government official familiar with the matter. The investigation is concerned with consumers being…...

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usatoday. com > story > sports > nfl > 04/09/2026 > nfl-replacement-officials-refs-training-may-memo > 89523119007

NFL to start training replacement officials in May amid refs labor drama

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (195+ words) The NFL plans to start training potential replacement officials, according to a memo from the NFL to teams and obtained by USA TODAY Sports. NFL Network first obtained the memo. All 32 teams conduct a three-day mandatory minicamp in June " the…...

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usatoday. com > story > sports > nfl > 04/09/2026 > nfls-doj-investigation-centers-on-antitrust-behavior-per-report > 89533246007

DOJ investigating NFL for anticompetitive harm of consumers, per report

8+ hour, 44+ min ago  (340+ words) The United States Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the NFL for possibly engaging in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal did not report on the nature and scope of the…...

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usatoday. com > story > sports > nfl > 04/09/2026 > nfl-draft-night-trades-players-2026 > 89384965007

One player for all 32 teams who could be traded during the NFL draft

10+ hour, 29+ min ago  (777+ words) Who could be on the move on draft night? Trades that happen during the NFL draft usually just involve pick swaps. But every once in a while, teams spice things up with player trades on draft night. The most recent…...

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usatoday. com > videos > sports > sports-seriously > 04/09/2026 > jerome-bettis-explains-what-sets-jeremiyah-love-apart-from-other-ncaa-running-backs > 89530921007

Jerome Bettis explains what sets Jeremiyah Love apart from other NCAA running backs

17+ hour, 20+ min ago  (27+ words) USA Today Jerome Bettis explains what sets Jeremiyah Love apart from other NCAA running backs...

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usatoday. com > story > sports > nfl > draft > 04/09/2026 > jeremiyah-love-jadarian-price-nfl-draft-notre-dame > 89457251007

Jeremiyah Love says teammate Jadarian Price 'can do everything I can do"

14+ hour, 33+ min ago  (490+ words) Never in the NFL draft's history have the first two running backs selected hailed from the same school. Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price could potentially change that in 2026. Love is universally expected to be the first running back…...