Colin Cowherd Podcast - NFL Draft Combine, Mendoza A Lock To Raiders At #1, Eagles Drama, Chiefs Rebuild?

Colin Cowherd Podcast - NFL Draft Combine, Mendoza A Lock To Raiders At #1, Eagles Drama, Chiefs Rebuild?

February 27, 2026

36:26

About this episode

<p>Colin&rsquo;s joined by John Middlekauff, host of &ldquo;3 and Out&rdquo;.</p> <p>They start with the NFL Draft Combine &amp; discuss the behind the scenes wheeling &amp; dealing nature of the coaches and executives at the combine, and John&rsquo;s experience speaking with legendary Seahawks GM John Schneider and what the defending champs will do with Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker (3:00).&nbsp;</p> <p>They move to the Chiefs and GM Brett Veach and the challenge of fixing the offensive line for Patrick Mahomes and discuss how much of a true &ldquo;rebuild&rdquo; the Chiefs need after missing the playoffs for the first time in the Mahomes era (5:45).</p> <p>They debate whether there&rsquo;s a market for Kyler Murray to have a second act and what teams may be interested (9:45), and what positions the Bears will look to solidify in the draft (13:30).</p> <p>They pivot to the Eagles &amp; discuss the rumors that Jalen Hurts isn&rsquo;t particularly well liked in the locker room and John offers than despite noise on the outside&hellip; AJ Brown is very positively viewed by his teammates (24:00).&nbsp;</p> <p>They look ahead to the draft and Colin argues that the Cardinals should offer 3 first round picks to move up from #3 to #1 to draft Fernando Mendoza and John says that based on the combine chatter&hellip; Mendoza is a lock to the Raiders at #1 (28:30).</p> <p>They discuss why the made-for TV nature of the combine has made top prospects not want to participate and why the current combine process is probably on its last legs (34:30).</p> <p>Finally, Colin asks John about the most tasty rumors he heard at the combine and John offers up that it&rsquo;s 50/50 that Giants GM Joe Schoen survives beyond the draft with John Harbaugh now there, and the surprised reaction to Sean Payton giving up play calling duties in Denver (37:30).&nbsp;</p> <p>(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.)</p> <p>Follow<a href="https://twitter.com/ColinCowherd/header_photo"> Colin</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/TheVolumeSports"> The Volume</a> on Twitter for the latest content and updates!</p> <p>&nbsp;#Volume&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>