PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have exercised the fifth-year option on outside linebacker Bud Dupree.
The Steelers made the announcement on Monday, three days before the start of the draft. The move will keep the 24-year-old Dupree under contract for the 2019 season.
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amnesty International gave former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his kneeling protest of racial injustice that launched a sports movement and might have cost him his job.
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tony Romo figured his weakness would be exposed in his PGA Tour debut. They were — and then some.
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback finished last Friday in the 132-man field in the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, bogeying the first six holes in a 10-under 82.
"I kind of have an idea of where I really need to put my time in as far as to get better and scoring," Romo said. "I'm hitting the ball fine, you just have to score."
A look at some of the top prospects available at each position in the upcoming NFL draft (x-denotes early entrant):
DEFENSE
EDGE RUSHERS/ENDS
Position outlook: Beyond Bradley Chubb, most of the best potential pass rushers have question marks that could keep them out of the first round.
Bradley Chubb, 6-foot-4, 269 pounds, North Carolina State
| Rank | team | Record | Points | PV Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots (11) | 13-3 | 383 | 1 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings (1) | 13-3 | 367 | 2 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-3 | 365 | 2 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | 11-5 | 340 | 5 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-3 | 329 | 4 |
| 6 | New Orleans Saints | 11-5 | 328 | 6 |
| 7 | Carolina Panthers | 11-5 | 314 | 7 |
| 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | 298 | 9 |
| 9 | Atlanta Falcons | 10-6 | 293 | 10 |
| 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10-6 | 280 | 8 |
| 11 | Tennessee Titans | 9-7 | 256 | 15 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Chargers | 9-7 | 246 | 13 |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | 246 | 14 |
| 14 | Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | 219 | 12 |
| 15 | Baltimore Ravens | 9-7 | 218 | 11 |
| 16 | Detroit Lions | 9-7 | 206 | 17 |
| 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 9-7 | 195 | 16 |
| 18 | Arizona Cardinals | 8-8 | 179 | 19 |
| 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 6-10 | 172 | 20 |
| 20 | Washington Redskins | 7-9 | 150 | 18 |
| 21 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-9 | 147 | 23 |
| 22 | Green Bay Packers | 7-9 | 134 | 21 |
| 23 | Oakland Raiders | 6-10 | 117 | 22 |
| 24 | Miami Dolphins | 6-10 | 106 | 24 |
| 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | 96 | 28 |
| 26 | New York Jets | 5-11 | 78 | 25 |
| 27 | Chicago Bears | 5-11 | 76 | 27 |
| 28 | Denver Broncos | 5-11 | 75 | 26 |
| 29 | Houston Texans | 4-12 | 43 | 29 |
| 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 4-12 | 38 | 30 |
| 31 | New York Giants | 3-13 | 30 | 31 |
| 32 | Cleveland Browns | 0-16 | 12 | 32 |
