With the players and owners inching closer to a new deal, let’s keep our focus on football. As soon as the two sides shake hands, all 32 teams will be in serious acquisition mode, looking to fill in what they hope will be the final pieces of a championship puzzle.

Three…more…days.

If you’re a draftnik, and if you think Mike Mayock and Mel Kiper are like Axl and Slash, then you know what’s in three days. The path to prime time is getting short, as draft weekend starts Thursday.

So if the NFL draft is just three days away, then what are some good draft 3s?

When it comes to a quarterback class in which every prospect has question marks, NFL Network’s Charley Casserly has Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert as his top-rated at the position.

The Vikings swung a trade with the Lions which may make Detroit better.

New England agreed to terms on a four-year deal with cornerback Darius Butler, a second-round pick, according to his agent.

Spanning around the league on Thursday afternoon.

Every table was full Thursday night at Shula’s Steakhouse, including a table in the back room where Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford was dining with a contingency from the Detroit Lions.