Here’s a taste of the NFL draft rumor, innuendo, and other glorious nonsense (including, occasionally, fact-based content) for your consideration just before the NFL Draft starts around 4 pm ET:

(What happened with John Elway won’t happen with Matthew Stafford, thanks to his bank-busting deal with the Detroit Lions to go #1 overall)

• Matt Cassel has supposedly agreed to a six-year, $36m contract with the Kansas City Chiefs before the draft, removing any need for them to draft an emergency quarterback-of-the-future.  (Or have they?)
• Bill Belichick, always a reliable source of information, claims the New England Patriots will not trade up into the upper tier of the first round.
• On the other hand, Rich Eisen believes the New York Jets may trade up into the number two slot.
• But not if the Washington Redskins get there first.  The Mark Sanchez lust has become almost unseemly.

Who else might be on the move, including a number you usually don’t hear about on draft day? Read on!

• The Oakland Raiders are trying to slough off Michael Huff as well as Derrick Burgess as Al Davis has a lucid moment.
• Chad Ocho Cinco (Miss Cinco if you’re paying) is definitely not being traded except that he could be traded.
• Anquan Boldin has not been traded yet, despite Drew Rosenhaus’ best efforts.
• And our favorite rumor: Michael Crabtree will have a Pontiac-sized chip on his shoulders if he’s not the first wide receiver taken.