Rashawn Slater
FILE - Northwestern cornerback Greg Newsome II participates in the school's Pro Day football workout for NFL scouts in Evanston, Ill., in this Tuesday, March 9, 2021, file photo. Newsome is a possible first round pick in the NFL Draft, April 29-May 1, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
The Latest: SEC, Alabama dominate first round of NFL draft

By The Associated Press Apr. 29, 2021 06:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, file photo, South Carolina defensive back Jaycee Horn (1) celebrates an interception against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Columbia, S.C. The New York Giants spent the two months leading up to the draft in a somewhat unexpected dip into the free agency market that filled holes at wide receiver and cornerback, and narrowed their positional needs.(AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)
Despite free agent pickups, Giants have lots of draft needs

By Tom Canavan Apr. 23, 2021 03:52 PM EDT

FILE - Oklahoma running back Rhamondre Stevenson participates in the school's Pro Day football workout for NFL scouts in Norman, Okla., in this Friday, March 12, 2021, file photo. The coronavirus pandemic scuttled the annual NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, leaving prospects to show off for scouts, coaches and general managers at their college pro day instead. While players lamented the lost opportunity to gather in Indy to be poked, prodded, timed and tested — and to square off against their peers — an invitation was still a golden ticket. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, FILE)
Canceled combine a bummer but invite still a golden ticket

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 20, 2021 03:07 PM EDT

Northwestern OT Rashawn Slater opts to declare for NFL draft

Aug. 20, 2020 06:03 PM EDT
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern offensive tackle Rashawn Slater plans to enter the NFL draft and skip his senior season. Slater...