NFL Picks News and Notes From Top NFL Picks

NFL Picks News: While nothing concrete has been decided, both the NFL owners and players offered a glimmer of hope that a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement between the two sides can reach reached within the next few weeks.

Both sides finally appear to have the necessary sense of urgency to get this whole mess resolved. If they can iron out a deal by mid-July, there should be little or no disruption to the current schedule in terms of the start of summer training camps and preseason games.

NFL Picks: 2011 CFL Grey Cup Odds

2011 CFL Grey Cup NFL Picks: If you are like millions of other football fans that are fed up with the antics of the owners and the players in the NFL, it may be time to turn your attention north to the Canadian Football League, which gets underway next week with a full slate of preseason games.

The CFL’s equivalent of the Vince Lombardi Trophy that is presented to the winning team at the Super Bowl each year is known as the Grey Cup. The following is a brief preview of each team along with their odds to win this season’s Grey Cup.

2011 NFL Picks – NFL Draft Props for Round 1 Picks

2011 NFL Picks – NFL Draft Props for Round 1 Picks: The 2011 NFL Picks is here, and to get you prepped for the big time event, we have all of the best NFL props available for you for the first round of the draft!

Number of Running Backs Taken in Round 1 Over 0.5 -360 – Word came out yesterday that Alabama’s Mark Ingram has gotten a clean bill of health from Dr. James Andrews, who is always a good man to get a clean bill of health from. Someone is going to take Ingram in the first round in all likelihood, and we just don’t see him slipping out even 20% of the time. It’s a chalky proposition, but the NFL Picks are definitely on our side for at least one man toting the rock to get drafted in Round 1.

2011 NFL Draft Preview – AFC West Team Needs

AFC West Team 2011 NFL Picks: The 2011 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and here at NFL Picks, we’ve got all of the team needs for the AFC west squads drawn up in preparation for the NFL draft.

Denver Broncos

NFL Draft Choices: 2, 36, 46, 67, 186, 189, 247

Team Needs: DL, DB, OL, TE

2011 NFL Draft Preview – Defensive Line NFL Picks

Over the past few years the focus in the first round of the NFL draft has shifted somewhat away from the skill positions, other than quarterback, and has gravitated more towards the defensive line. Last year DT’s Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy were selected No.2 and 3 overall and in 2009 there were six defensive linemen chosen in the first twenty selections. This year should be no different as there are a number of top prospects to choose from.

The following is a brief look at some of the top defensive lineman NFL Picks available for this year’s NFL draft.