Tag: Kendrick Rogers

Cowboys waive WR to activate two players off COVID-19 list

Dallas activated WR Jon’Vea Johnson and CB Saivion Smith to the roster, waiving undrafted free agent WR Kendrick Rogers in order to do so.

Wide receiver Jon’Vea Johnson and cornerback Saivion Smith were activated to the Cowboys’ active roster on Sunday after spending time on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. But with team rosters set at just 80 players under current coronavirus protocols, the club had to waive wide receiver Kendrick Rogers to make room.

Johnson was signed by Dallas as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and enjoyed a promising rookie camp. Hurt in that preseason’s final game, though, he spent all of last season on injured reserve. He was the first Cowboys player to be placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list in late July. While that designation alone does not necessarily mean a player has contracted the coronavirus or even received a positive test, it was later reported that Johnson was found to be “actively positive from a PCR nasal-swab exam.”

Smith is technically a first-year player from Alabama, even though he spent last year’s training camp with the Jaguars. Cut at the end of the preseason, Smith was out of football for the remainder of 2019. He played with the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks before signing with the Cowboys in April. He was found to be actively positive for COVID-19 (from the same type of exam as Johnson) on July 31, but was reported to be asymptomatic.

Thought by some to be a potential first-round talent at the end of the 2018 NCAA season, wideout Kendrick Rogers returned to College Station and ended up catching 30 balls for the Aggies in 2019, totaling 351 yards and a pair of touchdowns. His 40-yard dash time at February’s combine was impressive, but Rogers ultimately went undrafted in April.

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Bears address offensive, defensive needs in Draft Wire’s 7-round mock draft

In Draft Wire’s new 7-round mock draft, the Bears address some starting vacancies and depth roles on offense and defense.

With less than two weeks until the 2020 NFL Draft, the wait is almost over to meet the Chicago Bears’ 2020 draft class. The Bears are once again without a first-round pick, the final in the Khalil Mack trade, but they do own a pair of second-round picks.

But after trading a fourth-round compensatory pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Bears only have two picks in the first four rounds. So those two second rounders are even more valuable for general manager Ryan Pace.

In Draft Wire’s new mock draft, Luke Easterling projected the Bears’ targets on offense and defense with their picks in the second, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds.

RD. 2 – No. 43. Cole Kmet | TE | Notre Dame

Despite the Bears bringing in two veteran tight ends this offseason in Jimmy Graham and Demetrius Harris, tight end remains a concern for Chicago. While you could argue the Bears shouldn’t use a second rounder on a weak tight end class, whether Pace decides to use a second-round pick on a tight end will tell you everything you need to know. If that’s the the case, he’ll likely have his pick of tight ends, including arguably the best prospect in the tight end class in Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet.

RD. 2 – No. 50. Noah Igbenoghene | CB | Auburn

You figure Pace will use one of his second-round picks on a defensive back, given there are two starting positions up for grabs — one each at cornerback and safety. While Kevin Toliver, Tre Roberson and Artie Burns will be competing for the spot opposite cornerback Kyle Fuller, Pace could also bring in a young prospect like Noah Igbenoghene to compete for the job.

RD 5 – No. 163. Mykal Walker | LB | Fresno State

While the Bears were able to retain their starting inside linebacker duo with the re-signing of Danny Trevathan to return alongside Roquan Smith, Chicago did lose some depth. Nick Kwiatkoski and Kevin Pierre-Louis were both key reserves that stepped in as Trevathan and Smith dealt with injuries, but both have signed elsewhere.

Now, the Bears need depth at inside linebacker, and Mykal Walker would be a great prospect to develop behind two of the game’s best. Given Walker’s versatility at inside linebacker, outside linebacker and defensive end in 2019, the Bears could also choose to plug him in where needed.

Read on for rounds 6 and 7

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2020 NFL draft: Why WR Kendrick Rogers is a good fit for Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks love their big receivers, and former Texas A&M WR Kendrick Rogers fits the bill and could be a nice late round pick.

There are a lot of areas the Seattle Seahawks are expected to address this offseason, either via free agency or through the NFL draft.

One of those areas is wide receiver depth, a position of need after a disappointing campaign from everyone not named Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf in the receiving corps.

While the team could certainly use an early round pick on a player capable of competing for the No. 3 receiver role, they could also look toward the back of the draft to add key depth, and potentially groom someone for a big role in the future.

Should they choose to do that, one player they could target in the final rounds is Texas A&M receiver Kendrick Rogers.

Rogers played sparingly his first season but had two solid campaigns in 2018 and 2019, hauling in 57 receptions for 687 yards and seven touchdowns.

Rogers fits the mold of a Seahawks No. 3 receiver, standing six-foot-four and 204 pounds with a ton of length, which creates a huge catch radius. He also has plus speed for a big receiver, which could boost his draft stock come combine time.

Rogers is very limited in his route-running (sound familiar?) and was only used as a deep threat at A&M, which worries some scouts.

While I don’t expect Rogers to be the next Metcalf – there are some similarities, enough to make him an intriguing late round flyer for this Seahawks team if they can swing it.

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