Hands down, Dontari Poe is the first defensive lineman who jumps out at me after watching Monday’s workouts at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Bucs veteran Ronde Barber took some time out during a visit to the NFL Network studios to discuss when it’s really time to retire, why Peyton Manning is the best player in the NFL and ranking am0ng the all-time greats.

Updates from around the league on some of the notable injuries from Week 14.

Aaron Rodgers, Gerald McCoy and Chris Ivory are among the players on the Week 14 injury list.

It turns out the injury scare Thursday for Bucs DT Gerald McCoy was nothing more than a scare.

If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers struggle this year, it won’t be for a lack of preparation.

The Bucs, who have packed this month with Organized Team Activities (OTAs) and a minicamp, went through a pretty lengthy and intense session monday, which I am told is par for the course.

The Vikings have been linked to Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen and Florida QB Tim Tebow in the first round, but I’ve been told the team is headed in another direction with the 30th overall pick.

Draft participants, including Eric Berry and Gerald McCoy, visited the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday to sound the opening bell and get some financial tips for their future investments.

As draft prospects gathered at an NFL Play 60 event in NYC on Wednesday, Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy took the time to imitate Tim Tebow’s much-talked throwing motion.

With his usual flair, Charley Casserly unveiled his second and last top 10 mock draft Wednesday. No big surprises or major changes from his first mock — he still has Sam Bradford, Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy going 1-2-3.

NFL Network spent three months to produce a special introductory video, “The Grand Crossroads of Hope,” to open the 75th NFL Draft on Thursday night.

Gerald McCoy has expressed on a few occasions he hopes to be a top-three pick in the draft, which is right where most prognosticators have him pegged. In fact, he feels like he deserves it.

Often lost amid all the news, business and media aspects of the draft is the fun. It’s easy to focus on what team is taking which player, what kind of contracts will eventually be handed out and how much exposure and/or endorsements the top prospects will receive. But the fact remains, football is a game and it is meant to be enjoyable.

Bryan Bulaga, a likely pick in the top half of the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, is less anxious and more excited as the draft nears.

The feeling of draft week took a more firm hold Wednesday morning when the 17 prospects who are in town visited NFL headquarters in Manhattan.