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Who is one potential breakout player for each AFC East team in 2013? Buffalo Bills: Last year Buffalo running back C.J. Spiller was one of the breakout players in the entire NFL. This season, Buffalo's breakout star most likely will be on the othe...

Who is one potential breakout player for each NFC North team in 2013? Chicago Bears: Receiver Alshon Jeffery missed six games last season and played only 41.2 percent of the team's offensive snaps, but he was the team's second-best receiver by the...

Who is one potential breakout player for each NFC South team in 2013? Atlanta Falcons: Receiver Harry Douglas already is established as the third receiver, but the team feels he has big-play potential that hasn't been fully utilized in the past. W...

Who is one potential breakout player for each NFC West team in 2013? Arizona Cardinals: Tight end Rob Housler comes to mind as a talented young player likely to benefit from an upgraded quarterback situation. Housler had 45 receptions, so it's not...

Who is one potential breakout player for each AFC North team in 2013? Baltimore Ravens: Kelechi Osemele. It can be argued that Osemele did, in fact, break out at the end of his rookie season. And it could be argued that the Ravens' shuffling of th...

Who is one potential breakout player for each AFC South team in 2013? Houston Texans: Receiver DeVier Posey would be the guy, but he is recovering from a serious Achilles injury suffered in the playoff loss in New England. It's a veteran roster wi...

Who is one potential breakout player for each AFC West team in 2013? Denver Broncos: Ronnie Hillman. Hillman showed flashes as a rookie but has work to do with the finer points of the game, such as pass protection. This offseason -- along with the...

Who is one potential breakout player for each NFC East team in 2013? Dallas Cowboys: Bruce Carter. I was torn between Carter and Morris Claiborne for this distinction -- and in a way, both already broke out to some degree last season. Carter and C...

Brent Latham outlines nine U.S. soccer players who could have breakout seasons for the national team in 2013, including Sacha Kljestan, Mix Diskerud and Matt Besler.

Blog | Conversation | January 17, 2013

Neil Greenberg ranks his top five teams based on breakout potential in 2013, with the Carolina Hurricanes heading the list.

Story | Conversation | January 07, 2013

Over this past week, NittanyNation has counted down the five Penn State players who weren't named to the All-Big Ten teams and are poised for breakout seasons in 2013. The No. 1 breakout player: LT Donovan Smith, rising redshirt sophomore When ...

During the next week, NittanyNation will count down the five Penn State players who weren't named to the All-Big Ten teams and are poised for breakout seasons in 2013. The No. 2 breakout player: LB Mike Hull, rising redshirt junior Hull mulled ...

This week, NittanyNation is counting down the five Penn State players who weren't named to the All-Big Ten teams and are poised for breakout seasons in 2013. The No. 3 breakout player: CB Adrian Amos, rising junior He's frequently been named on...

During the next week, NittanyNation will count down the five Penn State players who weren't named to the All-Big Ten teams and are poised for breakout seasons in 2013. The No. 4 breakout player: QB Steven Bench, rising sophomore When he signed ...

During the next week, NittanyNation will count down the five Penn State players who weren't named to the All-Big Ten teams and are poised for breakout seasons in 2013. The No. 5 breakout player: S Stephen Obeng-Agyapong, rising redshirt senior ...