NFL Draft cycle is heating up. The NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis is in the books, and a murky draft picture will begin to become more clear with free agency kicking off this week. Monday marks the start of the league's legal tampering period where teams can begin agreeing to deals with free agents ahead of all moves becoming official on Wednesday with the start of the new league year.

Linebacker, cornerback and wide receiver options surface upon conclusion of this year's NFL Scouting Combine, nine days out from free agency.

Late Friday night, after the Las Vegas Raiders shook up the quarterback market by acquiring Geno Smith from the Seattle Seahawks, a high-ranking AFC executive was mentally scrolling through potential landing spots for Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders when he delivered a note of caution.