The Detroit Lions are actively shopping the second overall pick in April’s draft, according to a league source, and would be very comfortable trading down, looking to stockpile three or four assets.

Wisconsin DE/LB O’Brien Schofield tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during an Under Armour Senior Bowl practice Monday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

Falcons second-round draft pick William Moore signed a four-year contract Thursday, according to a source familiar with the situation. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

The Lions, Buccaneers and Jets should beware. Those teams drafted quarterbacks in the first round last weekend but could fall victim to just following the crowd, according to Texas Tech coach Mike Leach.

The NFL confirmed reports that the league is considering the idea of starting the 2010 draft in prime time on a Thursday night and making it a three-day event but added that no decision has been made.

Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree might be in New York City for the first time, but he appears completely comfortable in this advertising-driven culture.

Not that long ago, 21-year-old Matthew Stafford was the same age as those teenagers he threw passes to in Central Park this morning. If you didn’t know he was about to be taken high in the NFL Draft on Saturday, you would have thought he was just a college kid on summer break working as a camp counselor with middle-school kids.

The prospects worked up a slight sweat and got a decent workout before the draft. But Matthew Stafford wasn’t throwing to his college receivers, he was throwing to select middle schoolers from around the country.

Here’s your chance to play DJ: Got an obscure city-oriented song for your favorite team? Let us know in the comments below, and we’ll pass them along to NFL director of events Sammy Choi for his consideration.

As the draft draws closer, the number of teams showing interest in West Virginia QB Pat White continues to grow.

Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry might not be available when the Kansas City Chiefs pick third overall in next month’s NFL draft, but they’re doing their due diligence in case he falls to them. Curry has a private workout scheduled with the Chiefs on April 2-3, then an interview with them on April 14-15.

The 2009 NFL Draft is scheduled to take place in Radio City Music Hall in New York on April 25-26. The first two rounds will take place on the first day and the final five rounds in Day 2.

Second team AP All-America WR Austin Collie of BYU, a junior, announced recently that he was foregoing his senior year and declaring for the draft, but his name was not on today’s list.

The 2009 NFL Scouting Combine will be held Feb. 18-24 in Indianapolis, Ind. More than 300 of the very best college football players will be invited to participate in this intense, four-day job interview.