NFL Draft Buzz: Lawrence's Future, Mesidor's Rise

0:00It's April 9th. Welcome in. This is NFL News Today, where the league meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. The NFL draft buzz is heating up with Dane Brugler's Beast, a monster preview packing profiles on 2,700 prospects, even though teams only have 257 picks this year. It breaks down all kinds of players from family legacies to total underdogs ready to shake things up. Week I came Messador, the edge rusher from Canada who beat Narcolepsy and bounce between teams before dominating at Miami. He's 25 with a master's degree and a top grade. Then there's Brennan Thompson, the speedy 5 foot 9 receiver who blazed a 4.2640 at the combine, and massive Tackle Caden, Proctor 6.7, 352 pounds, still just 20 years old. Over in New York, Giants knows Tackle Dexter Lawrence dropped a trade request earlier this week and sat out off-season workouts. Drafted first round in 2019, he's their homegrown

1:00stud with multiple probals, leading the team in sacks, pressures, and snaps since then. Last season, he posted career lows, half a sack, and 31 tackles, but played hurt with an elbow issue in face double teams constantly. His 4-year $90 million deal from 2023 has no guarantees left, and he ranks 12th in average pay among interior linemen. The Giants face a tough call on whether 28-year-old Lawrence is declining, or just had an off-year. With free agency deals setting the market, expect contract talks to heat up fast as draft season rolls on.