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Panthers quarterback Cam Newton jokes around prior to a Sept. 2011 game against the Cardinals. Newton, the No. 1 overall pick last year, led the Panthers to a 6-10 record in his first season. Carolina should be improved next season with the addition of wide receiver Joe Adams and cornerback Josh Norman, who were both drafted over the weekend. SI’s Chris Burke gave the Panthers a grade of A- for their draft. Find out the grades for every team below. (John W. McDonough/SI) BURKE: Handing out 2012 draft grades for every teamPAULINE: Steals, reaches from the 2012 NFL DraftKING: Biggest first-round stunner and more thoughtsGALLERY: Cam Newton’s Road To Stardom

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton jokes around prior to a Sept. 2011 game against the Cardinals. Newton, the No. 1 overall pick last year, led the Panthers to a 6-10 record in his first season. Carolina should be improved next season with the addition of wide receiver Joe Adams and cornerback Josh Norman, who were both drafted over the weekend. SI’s Chris Burke gave the Panthers a grade of A- for their draft. Find out the grades for every team below. (John W. McDonough/SI)

BURKE: Handing out 2012 draft grades for every team
PAULINE: Steals, reaches from the 2012 NFL Draft
KING: Biggest first-round stunner and more thoughts
GALLERY: Cam Newton’s Road To Stardom

Brett Favre reacts after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 33rd overall pick of the 1991 NFL Draft. Favre would be traded to the Packers a year later where he would become one of the league’s all-time top quarterbacks. Who from the 2012 Draft will be a future Hall of Famer? Time will tell. (AP) GALLERY: Historic Photos of the NFL DraftKING: Thoughts on first round of draftPAULINE: Breaking down each team’s picks

Brett Favre reacts after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 33rd overall pick of the 1991 NFL Draft. Favre would be traded to the Packers a year later where he would become one of the league’s all-time top quarterbacks. Who from the 2012 Draft will be a future Hall of Famer? Time will tell. (AP)

GALLERY: Historic Photos of the NFL Draft
KING: Thoughts on first round of draft
PAULINE: Breaking down each team’s picks

Robert Griffin III poses with his life-size statue made of SUBWAY Smokehouse BBQ Chicken sandwiches in New York City on Tuesday. The sculpture, made by artist James Victor of Conshohocken, Penn., is an artistic representation of the football star from the chest up and stands approximately three feet tall. Griffin is widely expected to be drafted by the Redskins with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for SUBWAY) GALLERY: Athletes and SandwichesPAULINE: 15 players rising up the NFL Draft boardsBURKE: First-round prospects watching stock fallVIDEO: Seven franchise players are in this draft

Robert Griffin III poses with his life-size statue made of SUBWAY Smokehouse BBQ Chicken sandwiches in New York City on Tuesday. The sculpture, made by artist James Victor of Conshohocken, Penn., is an artistic representation of the football star from the chest up and stands approximately three feet tall. Griffin is widely expected to be drafted by the Redskins with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for SUBWAY)

GALLERY: Athletes and Sandwiches
PAULINE: 15 players rising up the NFL Draft boards
BURKE: First-round prospects watching stock fall
VIDEO: Seven franchise players are in this draft

Mark Sanchez poses for a 2004 portrait at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, Calif. Sanchez would go onto USC and the New York Jets, where he is slated to begin the season as the No. 1 quarterback, despite the presence of newly acquired backup Tim Tebow. SI’s Andy Staples has a look at how the top prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft were ranked as high school recruits. (Danny Moloshok/Icon SMI)   STAPLES: How top 2012 draft prospects ranked as high school recruitsGALLERY: Rare Photos of Mark Sanchez

Mark Sanchez poses for a 2004 portrait at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, Calif. Sanchez would go onto USC and the New York Jets, where he is slated to begin the season as the No. 1 quarterback, despite the presence of newly acquired backup Tim Tebow. SI’s Andy Staples has a look at how the top prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft were ranked as high school recruits. (Danny Moloshok/Icon SMI)  

STAPLES: How top 2012 draft prospects ranked as high school recruits
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Mark Sanchez

Football: Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders coach John Madden walks off the field after leading the Raiders to victory over the Vikings in Super Bowl XI. Behind Madden is Gene Upshaw holding a “We’re No. 1” sign. In this week’s Monday Morning Quarterback, SI’s Peter King writes about how Oakland is finally doing things right and are an organization on the upswing. (Neil Leifer/SI) KING MMQB: Raiders finally doing things the right way and other draft thoughts PAULINE: Who’s rising, who’s falling in the NFL Draft after pro daysGALLERY: SI.com’s All-Time 20 Sportscasters

Football: Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders coach John Madden walks off the field after leading the Raiders to victory over the Vikings in Super Bowl XI. Behind Madden is Gene Upshaw holding a “We’re No. 1” sign. In this week’s Monday Morning Quarterback, SI’s Peter King writes about how Oakland is finally doing things right and are an organization on the upswing. (Neil Leifer/SI)

KING MMQB: Raiders finally doing things the right way and other draft thoughts 
PAULINE: Who’s rising, who’s falling in the NFL Draft after pro days
GALLERY: SI.com’s All-Time 20 Sportscasters

Jim McMahon of BYU and Marcus Allen of USC point to their likenesses in a sketch of the 1981 Kodak All-American Team. The two would be selected No. 5 and 10 respectively in the 1982 NFL Draft. Who will be taken with the No. 5 and 10 pick in this year’s draft. SI.com’s Don Banks has his latest projections below. (AP/Marty Lederhandler) BANKS: 2012 NFL Mock Draft 4.0 SI VAULT: Dr. Z’s 1982 NFL Mock Draft

Jim McMahon of BYU and Marcus Allen of USC point to their likenesses in a sketch of the 1981 Kodak All-American Team. The two would be selected No. 5 and 10 respectively in the 1982 NFL Draft. Who will be taken with the No. 5 and 10 pick in this year’s draft. SI.com’s Don Banks has his latest projections below. (AP/Marty Lederhandler)

BANKS: 2012 NFL Mock Draft 4.0 
SI VAULT: Dr. Z’s 1982 NFL Mock Draft


With the NFL Draft approaching, SI.com’s Chris Burke points out that good players are available throughout the draft, not just in the first round. Nobody is a better example of this than Tom Brady, who was drafted in the sixth round (No. 199 overall) of the 2000 draft. In this 1998 pic, the Michigan quarterback puts on a goofy grin for an SI photographer. (Donna Terek/SI) BURKE: What do All-Pro teams tell us about the NFL Draft? GALLERY: Rare Photos of Tom Brady

With the NFL Draft approaching, SI.com’s Chris Burke points out that good players are available throughout the draft, not just in the first round. Nobody is a better example of this than Tom Brady, who was drafted in the sixth round (No. 199 overall) of the 2000 draft. In this 1998 pic, the Michigan quarterback puts on a goofy grin for an SI photographer. (Donna Terek/SI)

BURKE: What do All-Pro teams tell us about the NFL Draft? 
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Tom Brady