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How top-heavy was the 2013 draft in the NFC North? We welcomed more players in the first round (six) than in the second and third rounds combined (four), the result of two big trades. With the 2013 affair basically in the books, let's take a close...

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper's latest draft exercise is not intended to be predictive, but rather a commentary on how the draft would go if he were choosing for each team. This draft includes trades, several of which involved NFC North teams, and a total ...

The Detroit Lions hosted the top receiver prospect in the 2013 draft, West Virginia's receiver Tavon Austin, on a visit Wednesday. But barring some draft-day maneuvering -- a trade down by the Lions or a move up from another NFC North team -- it seem...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Who should be the primary target (including trades) for each team when free agency begins? Chicago Bears: It's unclear how muc...

Latest in a series of posts on NFC North rookies who have generated buzz. (Full series here.) Seasoned observers take notice when a team trades up in the draft. It's a clear signal of particular affinity for a targeted player, making it more than ...

You were asking throughout our SportsNation chat Tuesday afternoon if the Detroit Lions would acquire a running back before the NFL's trade deadline. Many of you wanted them to pursue Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis. As it turned out, the...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Good early morning. Since our Tuesday-night signoff, the Donovan McNabb-Minnesota Vikings reports have strengthened. ESPN's John Clayton reported a trade is contingent on McNabb restructuring his contract, a move he ...

I was in favor of including trades in ESPN.com's third annual Blog Network mock draft, but the consensus was they would further cloud the muddy snapshot we already have of this draft. After all, with three days remaining until the first round begins,...

We're Black and Blue All Over: The NFL's trading deadline came and went Tuesday with no NFC North team making a move. Anyone who thought otherwise hasn't been paying attention. No, the Green Bay Packers did not trade for the Dallas Cowboys' Mar...

An NFC North team will appear on ESPN's air this week, so that means I'll be at the New Meadowlands Stadium along with a few hundred of my colleagues Monday night. The Randy Moss trade has added more juice to what already figured to be an entertainin...

Before anyone starts doing cartwheels over the Detroit Lions' latest swindle/trade, let's remember one thing: Good cover cornerbacks are never, EVER reasonably available when under contract. You can get them, but it almost always requires a ridiculou...

While we have a break in the action, let's update Detroit's round-by-round draft position after Monday's three-way trade: Detroit Lions Round 1: No. 2 overall Round 2: No. 34 overall Round 3: No. 66 overall Round 4: No. 100 overall Round 7(...

As the NFL owners meeting wrapped up this week, league officials re-calibrated the draft to reflect compensatory picks and trades. So let's update each NFC North team's draft menu, an exercise that will be especially important in trade-happy Detroit....

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Lost in the mayhem surrounding the Roy Williams trade was the Detroit Lions' interesting statement confirming their decision to place quarterback Jon Kitna on injured reserve. The Lions still won't specify Kitna's e...