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The major question facing each team in the division as summer break looms. Denver Broncos: How long will the Super Bowl window be open? The talk at Denver's minicamp this week is that there is a sense of urgency in the building because this might ...

We have rightfully focused at times over the years on coordinator continuity for NFC West quarterbacks. Alex Smith famously played with coordinators Mike McCarthy, Norv Turner, Jim Hostler, Mike Martz, Jimmy Raye, Mike Johnson and Greg Roman while...

Five Phoenix players have been released as new coach Ernie Merrick looks to stamp his mark on the Wellington A-League football club.

The importance of the quarterback in the NFL cannot be understated. It all starts there. That is particularly true when an offensive-minded coach is starting a new program. That's why Andy Reid is headed to the seven-week break between the offseas...

New San Diego pass-rusher Dwight Freeney is comfortable with how the Chargers plan to use him. San Diego employs a 3-4 defense, while Freeney has excelled in 4-3 looks. However, the Chargers are multiple on passing downs and it should easily put Free...

The Kansas City Chiefs enter their final day of a mandatory minicamp Thursday -- their final organized practice before training camp starts in late July, truly signifying the start of the Andy Reid and Alex Smith era. Reid, entering his first seas...

Alex Smith offers his new Kansas City teammates an invaluable lesson in resilience, writes Jeffri Chadiha.

When he was considering how to use the No. 1 overall pick in April's NFL draft, new Kansas City Chiefs general manager John Dorsey was not worried about age-old conventions. He was looking for the best player available, NFL principles be damned. A...

Update: It seemed strange that the Oakland Raiders would work out Derek Hagan, a player who was with them for the past two years and now it appears it never did happen. It was reported that league transactions listed Hagan as having a tryout with ...

Here are some highlights from our AFC West chat, which was held earlier Thursday: Denver Cougar Wilson from Charlotte, NC: How are the Denver Broncos handling the Ryan Clady contract situation? Bill Williamson: Just waiting and seeing. What ...

Passing along: the link to our regularly scheduled NFC West chat, set to begin Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. Michael Crabtree's injury was the No. 1 subject from the chat last week. Not much has changed in the intervening days. NFC West rosters are prett...

Should the Buccaneers sign Josh Freeman to a long-term contract? Based solely on his impressive passing totals, maybe, but Freeman is one of a dozen QBs who must be judged with a different measuring stick in the new NFL, writes Chris Sprow.

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Mid-week mail call: Murray from Edmonton, Alberta, wants to know how I think Chris Ault's experience with the Pistol offense will affect the Chiefs. Bill Williamson: Ault is simply a consultant. He will not be around the team full-time. The Pis...

The San Francisco 49ers, though unusually healthy in recent seasons, had a hard time recovering from injuries to return specialist Ted Ginn Jr. and top defensive lineman Justin Smith over the past two seasons. Bill Barnwell drives home that point ...

Around the NFC West: May 23, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Bordow: RB Williams played scared Somers: Attacking DEs, Crabtree Urban: Injury affects Boldin, Peterson Weinfuss: 'Grind' for young players St. Louis Rams ...

Denver Broncos Adam Gase, making the step up from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator, credits predecessor Mike McCoy for helping him feel prepared. "Mike did a great job in letting me help him in everything we did," Gase told the Denver P...