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Updated 2023 mock draft, XFL version 3.0 debuts, plus an embarrassment for the NFL


With Super Bowl 57 now slowly fading on the horizon in the rear-view mirror, football fans turn their attention to the upcoming NFL draft ... and the XFL!

2023 NFL draft: Latest first-round projection

With the 2022 season now complete and the 2023 NFL scouting combine less than two weeks away, Paste BN Sports' Nate Davis updates his mock draft, as the race is on for the top-tier quarterback.

Eric Bieniemy takes position with Washington Commanders

Eric Bieniemy, a two-time Super Bowl winner as offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs, left the newly minted champions to take the same position with the Washington Commanders. While Bieniemy will get to call plays for the first time in his NFL coaching career, Paste BN Sports' Mike Freeman writes that this development is humiliating for Bieniemy and embarrassing for the NFL.

XFL version 3.0 kicks off

Less than a week after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 57, the third iteration of the XFL kicked off with four games. Paste BN Sports experts weigh the winners and losers from the league's opening weekend.

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