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Matthew Berry puts a lot of thought into his preseason fantasy football rankings and is more than happy to share those with his readers.

Christopher Harris discusses the fantasy fallout of Michael Crabtree's Achilles injury, especially on the value of Anquan Boldin and Colin Kaepernick.

The season-altering and potentially season-ending injury Michael Crabtree suffered Tuesday leaves the San Francisco 49ers with question marks at wide receiver. Anquan Boldin becomes the most productive healthy receiver available to the team. Mario...

The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks have, by some accounts, carried their NFC West rivalry into the offseason. When one team would make a high-profile move, the other would seem to have a move of its own ready. 2012 Michael Crabtre...

Much thanks to @groomoo for delicately suggesting we take a more detailed look at the recently published average ages for projected NFL starters. 2013 Starter Age Rankings (Offense) Rank Team Avg. 1 Saints 28.95 2 T...

Jersey No. 81 wasn't bad for Art Monk, Carl Eller, Tim Brown, Dick "Night Train" Lane, Jackie Smith, Roy Green, Andy Robustelli or Terrell Owens. Each was an NFL star, and several are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. So, No. 81 isn't hexed. Un...

A look at the San Francisco 49ers' offseason to this point ... What went right: The 49ers kept together their coaching staff, a major victory following a two-year run of success. ... General manager Trent Baalke continued to maximize trade value ...

Nik Bonaddio of numberFire expects relatively big things from St. Louis Rams rookie Tavon Austin based on similarities with other receivers. Bonaddio explains why here. His expectations for Austin in 2013: somewhere around 59 receptions for 961 ya...

The rookie wage scale and overall salary structure should increasingly make the NFL a young man's game, all else equal. Youth will be served during rookie minicamps beginning Friday, for sure. With that in mind, I've gone through NFC West roste...

It's common knowledge that the two playoff teams in the AFC North -- the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals -- took different approaches in the offseason. The Ravens parted ways with eight starters from their Super Bowl team, and the Bengals ...

The AFC North blog is continuing its rankings of each position for the next week. This is a projection on how the group will fare this season. It's not an evaluation based on last year. For Wednesday, let's look at the quarterbacks. 1. Pittsburgh ...

With the draft in the rearview mirror, what's the most pressing issue on each AFC North team's agenda? BALTIMORE RAVENS: Determine if they have someone to replace Anquan Boldin at wide receiver. Torrey Smith is going to assume Boldin's role as the...

With the draft in the rearview mirror, what's the most pressing issue on each NFC West team's agenda? Arizona Cardinals: Figuring out what's up with Daryl Washington should rank high on the Cardinals' list. Washington can be one of the most dynami...

The St. Louis Rams signed Jake Long and had two first-round NFL draft choices this year. The Seattle Seahawks added Percy Harvin, Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. The San Francisco 49ers added Anquan Boldin and three of the first 55 players selected ...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: wide receivers. NFC West teams drafted five of them: Tavon Austin (eighth overall pick) and Stedman Bailey (92nd) to the ...

Let's break down the Baltimore Ravens' 2013 draft: FIRST-ROUND SPOTLIGHT: The Ravens made it sound like taking Florida safety Matt Elam with the last pick of the first round was a no-brainer for them. Elam stood out to Baltimore because he was one...