Author: Chase Grimm

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Chase Grimm is a sports journalist. He covers all things football for Gridiron Heroics. His main focus is on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Fantasy Football.

Michael Penix Jr was the Heisman runner-up in 2023. He led the Washington Huskies to the College Football Playoff national championship game and hopes to do the same in the NFL. Here is the range where Penix could land in the NFL draft. Michael Penix Jr.’s Early Years Penix Jr played his first four seasons at Indiana University. In each of those four seasons, Penix suffered season-ending injuries. He suffered injuries in both of his shoulders along with tearing both his ACLs. Throughout his first four seasons, Michael Penix played a total of 21 games. After not being able to…

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There is now less than a month until the 2024 NFL Draft. Yesterday on ESPN’s First Draft, Mel Kiper and Feild Yates broke down Mel’s top 25 prospects for the 2024 NFL Draft. Here we will react to Kiper’s top 25 to see who made it in and who was left out. Mel Kiper’s Top 25 While there are 32 picks in the first round of the NFL Draft Mel Kiper gives us his top 25. This means that it is very likely that every one of these prospects will be selected in the first round. Kiper is one…

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Earlier this morning, Adam Schefter reported that Cooper DeJean has been cleared to resume football activities. DeJean suffered a leg injury late in the 2023 season. He is a top prospect for the upcoming NFL draft and now seems good to go. Cooper DeJean Cooper DeJean is a defensive back out of the University of Iowa. The Iowa native played three seasons at Iowa, but only started for the past two years. DeJean was easily the best player on the team in 2023. The Hawkeyes were known for their horrible offense but their great defense throughout the 2023 season. Dejean…

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If you follow American sports, there is a good chance you have heard the story of the NC State men’s basketball team. If you have not, they are the definition of a successful underdog story. Here, we will discuss who could be that kind of team in the NFL in 2024. NC State’s Journey At the beginning of March, the North Carolina State men’s basketball team was only projected to play one or two more games before the end of their season. NC State was projected to be an early exit in the ACC tournament and their head coach was…

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The Detroit Lions had an amazing season and made it to the NFC Championship game in 2023. After a couple of losses in the offseason there is one position that the Lions need to target early in the 2024 NFL draft. Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions have been one of the worst franchises in NFL history. Joining the NFL in 1930 the Lions have played 95 seasons in the National Football League. While having four NFL championships, the Lions have never been to a Super Bowl. Through all of this, the Detroit Lions had an incredible 2023 season. After major…

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On 3/27 the University of Tennessee held its annual pro day for upcoming draft prospects to display their talent before the NFL Draft. Joe Milton had an incredible showing on his pro day. This should raise his draft boards but just how far is the question. Joe Milton’s early career Joe Milton started his colligate career at the University of Michigan. He spent three years at Michigan in total. The first two years he did not start and saw very little playing time, then in his third year, he finally got the starting role. Unfortunately for Milton, the first year…

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Over the last couple of years, there has been a lot of talk about NIL and the Transfer Portal in college football. Which means there needs to be some new rules and regulations to go along with it. Here is just a look at what some of the said rules could look like. NIL NIL stands for name, image, and likeness, and this means that NIL money comes from the profits that are coming from things like jerseys, merchandise, etc. With NIL money getting higher and higher, it’s starting to dictate where students are going to play. It seems like…

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Today is March 27th which means there is less than a month until the NFL Draft and free agency is winding down. The Pittsburgh Steelers have made a lot of changes to the roster this offseason, some new additions and some losses. Here is what you can expect from the 2024 Steelers. Pittsburgh Steelers 2024 Roster A couple of the moves the Steelers made in free agency were trading away wide receiver Dionte Johnson along with signing Russell Wilson and trading for Justin Feilds. There will be lots of new faces in the Steelers offense in 2024. Other additions the…

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a very loud offseason. They added key pieces to the defense along with completely rebuilding their quarterback room. A lot of the free agency moves have been at the wide receiver position. Here is what the Steelers might be planning for 2024. 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers Offseason The Pittsburgh Steelers have added a lot of new faces this offseason along with losing some. The Steelers signed key starters like Patrick Queen and Russel Wilson. They also made a trade for Justin Feilds and traded away Kenny Pickett. Another move the Steelers made was trading Dionte Johnson…

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With the 2024 NFL draft being less than a month away it’s never too early to look to next year. With lots of players not declaring for the draft in 2024 just boosts how good the class will be in 2025. One question is who the first quarterback will be drafted in 2025, here are just a few candidates. QB1 in 2025 NFL Draft Carson Beck – Georgia Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels got a lot of hype in 2023, but one quarterback that wasn’t getting talked about was Carson Beck. Carson sat behind Stetson Bennet in 2021 and 2022…

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