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Jacoby Jones' fumbled punt in last season's playoffs set up a touchdown for the Baltimore Ravens in their 20-13 win over the Houston Texans. Now, Jones is going to try to help Baltimore this time as a member of the Ravens. Jones, 27, reached a two...

Justin Blackmon will create his own identity. But personnel jobs in all sports require a degree of comparison. Jacksonville Jaguars GM Gene Smith looks at Blackmon and sees a receiver who falls between Anquan Boldin of the Ravens and Hakeem Nicks ...

NFL general managers put their reputations on the line come draft day. Some fare better than others. The chart shows how many Pro Bowl players current NFC West GMs have drafted or helped draft over the past 10 years. The numbers are not defi...

There's been a strong buzz recently that the Baltimore Ravens are considering Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill with the 29th overall pick. This is a little surprising because Hill is a unpolished prospect who needs time to develop as a rout...

What's going on: Our eight divisional bloggers are participating in an ongoing mock draft Monday. Each blogger can make selections or trade picks for the four teams in his division. The latest: I selected Notre Dame receiver Michael Floyd for the ...

Four days until the 2012 NFL draft. In the meantime, the mock drafts are piling up. The chart below shows new projections from reporters covering the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams. All three have the Rams and Seahawks...

Cincinnati Bengals Key additions: RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, S Reggie Nelson, G Travelle Wharton, CB Jason Allen, CB Adam Jones, DE Jamaal Anderson, DE Derrick Harvey Key losses: DE Frostee Rucker (Browns), G Nate Livings (Cowboys), G Mike McGly...

NFL players won on the lifestyle front in their most recent labor negotiations. They succeeded in pushing back an offseason that had encroached on their recovery time as teams sought competitive advantages through year-round preparation. Those ...

After setting most of the Baltimore Ravens' rookie receiving records, Torrey Smith is looking at another mark -- a 1,000-yard season. "I think I should have done it last year," Smith told the team's official website. "It was my fault it didn't hap...

I know we usually open the mailbag on weekends, but the start of free agency and Hines Ward's retirement pushed this week's edition to Wednesday. So, take a few minutes out of the middle of the week and let's pretend it's the weekend. Mike from Si...

The Steelers are concerned that another team will take Mike Wallace if they put a first-round tender on the restricted free agent instead of the franchise tag. The last place Pittsburgh would want to see the big-play wide receiver go is inside its ow...

This has been a terrific postseason for former ACC receivers in the NFL playoffs. According to the ACC office, six of the top eight receivers in the playoffs came from the ACC, and they have accounted for 19 of 39 touchdown passes caught, and nine of...

With many rules designed to protect them, wide receivers today aren't as tough as their predecessors, Hall of Famers say.

Joe Flacco predicted that Anquan Boldin would provide a spark in his return, and that's exactly what the veteran wide receiver did. Boldin caught four passes for 73 yards in Sunday's divisional playoff win over the Houston Texans. He had more yard...

BALTIMORE -- Thoughts on the Baltimore Ravens' 20-13 win over the Houston Texans in the divisional playoff game: What it means: It was an ugly and unimpressive win by the second-seeded Ravens, especially on offense. But Baltimore stepped up when ...

There was a starter for each team added to the injury report with limited participation: inside linebacker Jameel McClain (knee) for the Ravens and cornerback Johnathan Joseph for the Texans. Joseph has been one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL i...