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Mel Kiper ranks his top 10 NFL wide receiver and tight end prospects of all time, revealing the grades he gave each player before they were drafted. Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson and Nebraska wideout Irving Fryar top the list.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2013

Let's take a look at the top headlines from around the NFC South. Defensive tackle Brian Price reportedly will miss the team's minicamp that starts Tuesday. Price reportedly is working out with a personal trainer in California and has the team's ...

A willing mentor needs a willing student. San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice has apparently found a match in 49ers rookie A.J. Jenkins. Jenkins, the 49ers' first-round choice from Illinois, is already paying his proper respects to Rice, as r...

Let's take a run through the afternoon headlines from around the NFC South. Here's an off-beat story. Before the Louisiana House passed a law to continue a tax break for the New Orleans Hornets, one lawmaker proposed an amendment that would have r...

New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael isn't known for being a great quote. He comes across as shy and quiet in interviews. But Carmichael is one of those guys you need to listen to when he does have something to say because his ...

Nick Toon and Lamar Miller know all about tough tasks. Their challenges won't get any easier as they head to the NFL.

The Jets' Ring of Honor will welcome four new members, all of whom be will honored at halftime of Monday night's game. The inductees are Larry Grantham, Freeman McNeil, Gerry Philbin and Al Toon. Quick bios on each former player: • Grantha...

Al Toon was one of the most gifted players in Jets history, but like every player other than the 45 or so members of the Super Bowl III team, he retired without winning a championship in the green and white. But he still wears a Super Bowl ring. ...

From pain to thoughts of suicide, football breaks men down. Just ask Harry Carson.

This must be some sort of record. In three straight posts, I mention NFC West blogger Mike Sando. The guy's all over the place. Sando has completed a project to determine the five greatest draft classes since 1967, when the NFL and AFL combi...

The 1983 NFL draft might have been the best of the modern era even without Hall of Fame quarterbacks John Elway, Jim Kelly or Dan Marino. It was that good. "I think if you asked each guy to a man, in particular the Hall of Fame guys, there has ...

Wes Welker is on the verge of another achievement. But I don't mean the good kind this time. The New England Patriots slot receiver leads the NFL with a franchise-record 122 catches. But he has made 83 consecutive receptions without a touchd...

The Jets had strong draft classes in the 1970s, with players like John Riggins, but their best recent pick, James Farrior, has had most of his success with the Steelers.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2009