Even top NFL contenders have glaring needs to fill
The 2020 NFL draft is two and a half weeks away and free agency has hit a near standstill.
Rebuilding teams and contenders alike will be looking toward the 85th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting to acquire players who can fill vital roles for a 2020 season that anybody associated with the NFL and its fans hope takes place if/when the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
From Super Bowl LIV opponents -- Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers -- to non-playoff teams such as the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, we take a look at the glaring draft needs for 16 expected 2020 contenders.
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- Power rankings: After several marquee players moved to new teams in free agency, the NFL landscape has undergone a big shift.
- How Cowboys can fill key positions in draft: It didn't take long for the gravity of free agency to hit the Cowboys.
- Can Buccaneers find Tom Brady's right-hand man in draft? Brady has gravitated toward a very specific kind of player during the latter part of his career, and these draft prospects might fit the bill.
- Bears have 'open competition' at QB: The Bears didn't merely acquire Nick Foles as an insurance policy.
- Drafting from a brewery? Sean Payton says Saints' draft war room at a brewery might be the "safest setup" in the league.
- First-year NFL coach leading team from different state: Kevin Stefanski delayed his move to Cleveland amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- NFL weighs changing future Super Bowl host city: The shift to a 17-game regular season could prompt the NFL to move the 2024 Super Bowl.
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- Latest mock draft: An updated first-round projection for #MockDraftMonday. Is there a big QB twist in store for the first round?
- Tua Tagovailoa gets positive medical outlook: The projected first-round QB has faced plenty of questions about his surgically repaired hip.
- Pro day cancellations forcing changes to draft process: Gone are some of the numbers garnered at pro days that decision-makers like to crunch as they becoming increasingly reliant on advanced metrics.
- Cowboys offer peek into pre-draft meeting with QB prospect: Teams have resorted to Zoom and FaceTime to interview players.
- Position-by-position prospect rankings: How do the players in this year's draft class stack up following the events of the NFL scouting combine?
- Meet the prospects: It's always draft season at Draft Wire, which is providing in-depth scouting reports on many of the key players in the 2020 draft.
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