Plenty of The Athletic draft day content to get you to 8 p.m.

First, the indispensables, Dane Brugler and Bruce Feldman

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And, also, my final Falcons big board and mock draft

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As Detroit gets ready to host its first NFL Draft, it’s hard to imagine a better time for the city and its franchise to showcase itself to a national audience.

“This is going to be a party that everyone will want to be at.”

✍️ Colton Pouncy

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Tonight is the night. The 2024 NFL Draft kicks off in mere hours.

This year, the domino effect will occur following the No. 2 overall pick…

Dane Brugler’s final mock draft ⤵️
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My mind changes on this so often I'm already thinking a little differently about the pick at 8 than when I spoke with Will! Good stuff though

Just did an informal poll with 5 league guys on their best guess of what the Patriots will do at No. 3:

4 votes - Drake Maye
1 vote - JJ McCarthy
0 votes - Trade back

Top 10 buzz:
—Consensus forming on QBs, but enough concern exists to brace for a slide
—“I don’t think Eliot (Wolf) wants to make too many surprises.”
—“Giants is … where it all starts.”
—Do Bears really double up on offense?
—Who’s got the pull w/NYJ?
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Pretty huge loss for a unit that needed some reinforcements already. Good swing tackle/guard for years in NO

Best part of trade down option for Atlanta is still likely to have choice of multiple players from the Turner/Murphy/Mitchell/Mystery defender they love pool

This would theoretically give Atlanta No. 12 and No. 76 in return for 8. Seems like a deal they'd make (Falcons would then have 74, 76, 79 in third round.)

Said this on Pat McAfee and I’ll say it again bc doing a “final” Mock Draft becomes difficult.

I’m thinking there could be 10 trades or more in tomorrow’s first round.

Maybe not at the top, but once we get to that 5-6-7-8-9-10 range, it sounds like things could get wild.

Draft Confidential: Among NFL coaches & scouts, Drake Maye is the most polarizing QB in this draft. “He had one of the more impressive interviews I’ve done in years in the NFL.” theathletic.com/5431528/2024/0…

NEWS: Bill Belichick is set to take on an anticipated recurring role on ESPN Monday Night Football’s “Manningcast,” sources tell Andrew Marchand.

A book deal, a potential inside football show and possibly a podcast are also on the table, per sources.

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NEW PODCAST: If you are into the NFL Draft, this one is for you.

The guests are Seth Markman and Charlie Yook — they are the executive producers for ESPN/ABC (Markman) and the NFL Network's (Yook) NFL Draft coverage.

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📞The Eagles are trying to move up... for a corner
🛒The Vikings are eyeing Drake Maye for a big haul
🩷 The Broncos need to be in love to get a QB
🍿The Titans could go WR
🎯QB Michael Pennix Jr. stock is up
🪜The Texans want back in on the action
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Jayden Daniels was given a high grade by many teams. While the QB is “cool” with Washington, I’m told in his “dream world” he would reunite with Raiders coach Antonio Pierce (who was an asst coach at Arizona State when he was a Sun Devil) or play under Kevin O’Connell in

Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot says there's a difference between 'best player available' and 'best player available for us.' What does that mean for Atlanta's draft plans?
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A different trade partner and a different defender for the Falcons in our final The Athletic NFL beat writers mock draft.
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Former South Carolina WR Matrick Belton is the new WWE NXT champion.

No update from Falcons on the tampering investigation: 'The league has been very communicative with us through the process, and we have cooperated and provided them all the info. We’ll continue to cooperate. It’s not something we can talk about as long as it’s under review.'

Falcons GM Terry Fontenot on finding right makeup in players: 'If we put a player in our offensive line room who is lazy, good luck. We won't have to release him. Chris Lindstrom will do it.'