Allow me to preface this write up by telling you to take it not just with a grain, but perhaps an entire bowl of salt. Draft season in the NFL is sometimes cavalierly referred to as “lying season,” an especially true moniker as you approach the final stages.
The last week leading up to the Thursday primetime event is one littered with false reports designed to drum up interest in fans and to cultivate uncertainty among teams competing to acquire star players. A report now circulating looks engineered to at least accomplish one of those two things, if not both.