The final pre-season game beckons, and OBR Publisher Barry McBride has thoughts. Maybe not good ones, but they are undeniably thoughts of some sort. This is the OBR Daily Newswire for 8/22/2025.

There is never a time way too early to talk about the next NFL Draft, even if that draft is about eight months to go. Living up to the absolute roller-coaster ride of the 2025 NFL Draft, especially after a historic slide like Shedeur Sanders’,

The ESPN commentator harshly criticized a Cleveland Browns quarterback for comments made during Saturday's preseason game against the Eagles.

Joe Flacco's return to being a Week 1 starting quarterback prompted Ryan Clark to compare him to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The Browns acquired Pickett via trade earlier in the offseason and were expecting him to compete for the job in camp, but a hamstring injury definitely sabotaged his chances. Plus, there is a good chance that Flacco was always going to be the guy all along.

If the New Orleans Saints want to be in the spotlight, they'll have to earn it. ESPN ranked the Saints among this year's least-watchable teams:

ESPN star Stephen A. Smith ripped Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel on Monday after the rookie took a shot at the media in the preseason.

A n update shared on Thursday morning suggested that Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski still had quarterback Dillon Gabriel above fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders on the team's unofficial depth chart.