The NFL's new collective bargaining agreement seems to have made contract negotiations much easier. Former Hokies running back David Wilson and cornerback Jayron Hosley have agreed to four-year contracts with the New York Giants, according to numerous outlets. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook.

This year's NFL Draft had hardly finished when the experts already began putting out their way-too-early predictions for how the 2013 edition might play out.

When Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano was preparing for last week's NFL draft, he couldn't help but think about his former player at Rutgers, Eric LeGrand.

NFL catfight averted: Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh has backtracked on radio comments he made earlier Tuesday.
Harbaugh told a Baltimore station that New England's championships "got asterisks now; it's been stained" while referring to the Spygate scandal of 2007.
A Ravens' statement from Harbaugh was quick to follow, saying there was "some distortion."

First, thanks to everyone who got on board with liking the blog on Facebook. I'm hoping that will be another good way for people to find out instantly when the blog gets updated. Now, let's recap the NFL Draft a little bit more with a few links: Follow me on Twitter, too.

Minnesota Vikings running back Caleb King was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault in the beating of another man outside a birthday party, police said Saturday.

The NFL Draft is over, with three Hokies -- David Wilson, Jayron Hosley and Danny Coale -- being selected. That matches the number of draftees Virginia Tech had last year, when Ryan Williams, Rashad Carmichaeland Tyrod Taylor were picked.

Danny Coale will be headed to an NFC East team, just like two of his former Virginia Tech teammates.

The Hokies wide receiver was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday with pick No. 152.

David Wilson will be joined by a familiar face in the Big Apple next season. The Super Bowl champion New York Giants went to the Virginia Tech well again Friday night, selecting cornerback Jayron Hosley with the 31st pick in the third round of the NFL Draft, No. 94 overall. He joins Wilson, who was the Giants’ pick at the end of the first round Thursday night.

It's a time-honored tradition for NFL Draft analysts to grade each pick immediately after it's made, even though history has shown that drawing conclusions about somebody before they have ever participated in an NFL practice let alone and NFL game is a foolish proposition.