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A soft market for defensive linemen helped the Seattle Seahawks sign Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett to short-term contracts in free agency. Having a torn rotator cuff was also a factor for Bennett, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Bennett's ...

ESPN's Bill Polian, Mark Schlereth, Trey Wingo and Adam Schefter offered thoughts Monday on the trade sending Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks. Polian examines the fit. Schelerth addresses Harvin's impact. Schefter notes Seattle general manage...

That did not take long. Fifty-five minutes after our wouldn't-this-be-fun post linking Percy Harvin to the NFC West, it's looking very much like Harvin is headed to the Seattle Seahawks for draft choices. ESPN's Adam Schefter called Seattle the fr...

The St. Louis Rams valued the hits Quintin Mikell put on opponents, but not enough to offset the hit his contract was going to make against their salary cap in 2013. That explains why the Rams released Mikell in a move ESPN's Adam Schefter reporte...

An NFL memo warning teams against reaching agreement with projected unrestricted free agents before Tuesday is going to make for a quiet weekend unless teams re-sign their own players or release veterans. ESPN's Adam Schefter has details of the me...

NEW ORLEANS -- Randy Moss would like to play another season with the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers like having him around. ESPN's Adam Schefter cites those basic reasons while suggesting in the video above that the relationship between Moss an...

Recent pieces from Adam Schefter and Mel Kiper Jr. have focused attention on some of the strongest decisions NFC West teams made during the 2012 NFL draft. With Kiper's 2012 draft re-grade in mind, I've put together a list showing the NFC West ro...

Rob Ryan's expected hiring in St. Louis, reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, gives the team five current or former defensive coordinators on its staff. It also has the potential to liven up NFC West rivalries given Ryan's propensity for speaking his...

ESPN's Adam Schefter offers thoughts in the video above regarding Andy Reid's scheduled interview with the Arizona Cardinals. Reid ranks fifth in victories among active head coaches. Bill Belichick, Mike Shanahan, Tom Coughlin and Jeff Fisher rank...

A few thoughts on Andy Reid's potential hiring as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, a move ESPN's Adam Schefter reports is close to happening: Firing Ken Whisenhunt after six seasons wouldn't make sense in the absence of a strong alternative. ...

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has an appeal hearing scheduled for Friday regarding his pending four-game suspension, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. There's no word on whether Sherman could miss the Seahawks' game against the San Franc...

NaVorro Bowman has joined Daryl Washington and James Laurinaitis as NFC West inside linebackers with new contract extensions in 2012. The San Francisco 49ers announced a five-year deal with Bowman after ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that an agreeme...

The latest NFL programming note from ESPN stood out for its heavy dosage of NFC West coverage: "Sunday NFL Countdown" features Trent Dilfer's look at the "different paths" Vernon Davis and Mike Singletary have taken since Singletary sent Davis to...

We spent part of Wednesday discussing a reported failed physical examination for Kellen Winslow in New England. ESPN's Adam Schefter cites two league sources as saying Winslow never failed a physical with the Patriots. What to make of the situa...

Our usual Thursday NFC West chat has company this week. Adam Schefter, Ashley Fox and Matt Williamson will be teaming with the eight divisional bloggers for a marathon NFL chat Tuesday. My slot opens at 3:30 p.m. ET. Here's the link, and the li...

Adam Schefter's tweet about John Skelton emerging as the favorite to start in Arizona lines up with the evidence collected to this point. Skelton has not done much to win the job, but his primary competitor, Kevin Kolb, has done less. And there ha...