It’s April Fools Day, but these NFL headlines from April 1 are no joke.
Raiders will hold private workout for Kyler Murray | Sporting News
While Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders continue to insist that Derek Carr is the staring quarterback, they continue to insist on working out the top quarterbacks in the upcoming 2019 NFL Draft.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Oakland will workout Heisman Trophy winner, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray. Following the workout the Raiders will head to Ohio State to see Buckeyes signal caller Dwayne Haskins.
The Raiders' private workout with Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray is happening today in Dallas, sources say.
From there, they head to Columbus to work Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins out tomorrow. Jon Gruden and Co. doing their homework on draft QBs.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 1, 2019
Cardinals continue to check out Nick Bosa | PFT
After dining with Ohio State star defensive lineman Nick Bosa, the Arizona Cardinals are going to fly Bosa out for a second date on Friday.
The Cardinals own the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and according to SI.com’s Albert Breer, the will bring in Bosa on Thursday and Friday.
The Cardinals will host Ohio State DE Nick Bosa in Arizona on Thursday and Friday, per source. It's one of Arizona's 30 allotted in-house prospect visits.
Bosa also had dinner with the Cards brass on Friday night in Fort Lauderdale. So the team is doing plenty of work on him.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 1, 2019
Brady hopes Gronk returns next season | PFT
The GOAT, Tom Brady, took to his Instagram account posting “I hope 78 isn’t the final number.”
The comment was off of a post that showed the list of top touchdown receptions from Brady and leading the way was tight end Rob Gronkowski with 78.
It seems as if we haven’t seen the last of Gronkowski as even his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has gone on record stating a comeback is not out of the question.
Tom Brady is playing with all of us… or does he know? pic.twitter.com/DKP58Igrou
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) April 1, 2019
Big Ben done with radio show | PFT
Over the years Ben Roethlisberger has made headlines by being very candid during weekly radio appearances on Pittsburgh’s 93.7 The Fan.
It looks like that’s changing this season as the Steelers’ quarterback has reportedly decided to no longer make the weekly drop in during the season.
Reportedly, Roethlisberger is hoping this move helps his relationship with the rest of the team.
According to multiple sources, #Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is expected to relinquish his regular radio show in Pittsburgh prior to next season.
Roethlisberger is hoping that it helps his standing with teammates.
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) March 30, 2019
NFL teams open doors for offseason workouts | Sports Illustrated
April 1 marks the first day that teams with new head coaches can begin their offseason workout programs and three teams took advantage of the new season officially beginning.
The Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all welcomed in their new faces for the first time. The Denver Broncos will begin tomorrow while the Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers and New York Jets will all start next week.
The rest of the teams can start April 15.
Welcome to Cleveland, @obj! pic.twitter.com/0sSBbvNNsL
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) April 1, 2019