Louisville wide receiver Chris Bell tore an ACL in the Cardinals’ 38-6 loss to SMU on Nov. 22. Dr. Dan Cooper, the Cowboys’ team physician, performed the surgery in Dallas soon after.
Bell is hoping to get back for the start of the season.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Bell is ahead of schedule in his rehab, running at more than 18 mph.
He was considered a potential first-round pick before his injury and is now expected to go in the second round.
A former teammate of Tyler Shough, the Saints quarterback has hopes of a reunion.
Bell made 72 receptions for 917 yards and six touchdowns before injuring his knee last season.
In four college seasons, he made 151 receptions for 2,166 yards and 12 touchdowns.
With just over a week left before this year’s draft, receiver Makai Lemon is spending time with an AFC East team on Monday.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Lemon is visiting with the Dolphins.
Lemon, who played his college ball at USC, has had several reported pre-draft visits, including the Chiefs, Jets, Giants, and Commanders.
The Dolphins currently have two first-round picks in this year’s draft at No. 11 and No. 30 overall.
Lemon won the Fred Biletnikoff award in 2025 as the most outstanding receiver in college football. He caught 79 passes for 1,156 yards with 11 touchdowns last season.
The home opener for the defending UFL champions is going well.
The D.C. Defenders lead the Houston Gamblers at halftime of their Week 3 game, 28-0. It’s the biggest halftime lead in UFL history.
The game has featured the UFL debut of Taulia Tagovailoa, the younger brother of Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Taulia Tagovailoa has completed nine of 18 passes for 66 yards and an interception that was returned 70 yards for a touchdown by Defenders cornerback Gareon Conley, a first-round pick of the Raiders in the 2017 NFL draft.
Defenders kicker Matt McCrane has kicked another 60-yard field goal, good for four points under new UFL rules.
The Defenders opened the season with a loss in St. Louis. A win today would move the Defenders to 2-1.
Wide receiver Makai Lemon is expected to be a first-round pick in this month’s draft and he’s making the rounds with some of the teams that could add him to their lineup.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Lemon visited with the Chiefs on Thursday. Kansas City has the ninth overall pick this year.
Lemon is also slated to meet with the Jets, Giants, Commanders and Dolphins. The Jets have the second and 16th picks, the Giants are slated to pick fourth, the Commanders are at No. 7 and the Dolphins have both the 11th and 30th picks. Lemon also spent time with the Saints, who pick eighth, in March.
Lemon had 79 receptions for 1,156 yards and 11 touchdowns at USC during the 2025 season. He was given the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver.
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is favored to be the No. 4 overall pick. Saquon Barkley was the last running back selected in the top five, going second overall to the Giants in 2018.
Being a high draft pick isn’t high on Love’s list of NFL goals.
“I want to be one of the best of all time,” Love said Tuesday at Notre Dame’s Pro Day, via Talia Baia of ABC 57. “I want to be a Hall of Famer. I want to be a Pro Bowler my very first year. I want to win Offensive Rookie of the Year.
“I tell them all these goals that I have. Obviously, these are goals. Goals are goals, but you’ve got to have a process for how you want to achieve those things. I’ll go every season and set out little goals, like per week, what I can do to make sure I’m reaching the bigger goal that I have. I’ve told all these teams this. It’s a lot of big talk, but I have a process and I have a plan for how I’m gonna get there.”
Love prides himself on being a three-down back, able to do it all. He ran for 2,882 yards and 36 touchdowns on 433 carries and caught 63 passes for 594 yards and six touchdowns in his three seasons with the Irish.
He plans to be as productive in the NFL.
“I’ve learned that it takes consistency, discipline, once you get to the league, don’t change who you are,” he said when asked about those lofty long-term goals. “A lot of times, guys get to the league and they’re, ‘I made it.’ No, you haven’t made it. You ain’t made it past your first contract. You’ve got to get to that. For me, I want to get to my third contract. So, when I get to my third contract and that’s over and I’ve got, shoot, one day, hopefully I’ve got my gold jacket. One day, I’ve made the Pro Bowl hopefully five-plus years. Then, I think I’ve had some type of success. Those are questions that I ask going into these meetings and going into these visits, and I just want to know how I can be a better version of myself.”
