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Tedy Bruschi's chat for ESPNBoston.com includes his observations from the New England-Seattle game. Among them: The former Patriots linebacker had no problem with the trash talk Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman directed Tom Brady's way. "The...

The question was when, not if, the St. Louis Rams would reach a long-term agreement with middle linebacker James Laurinaitis. It happened Saturday, one day before the Rams visit Detroit for their first regular-season game under coach Jeff Fisher. ...

Let's give former New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce credit for suggesting a couple months back that the San Francisco 49ers would beat out New Orleans for the NFC's second playoff seed. Pierce's comments triggered a memorable reaction from...

The San Francisco 49ers went into Week 8 ranked fourth in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings. They defeated the 24th-ranked Cleveland Browns. Top-ranked Green Bay did not play. Second-ranked New England lost at fifth-ranked Pittsburgh. Third-ranked New Orl...

Count ESPN's Antonio Pierce among those who think the San Francisco 49ers helped themselves quite a bit by signing free-agent receiver Braylon Edwards. The video features Pierce discussing Edwards' likely mindset and what he offers the 49ers' offe...

Clayton from Seattle writes: Mike, I keep hearing how the Seahawks still need to improve their defensive line, particularly at the end position. I was thinking that they could trade Leroy Hill for one of the Giants' ends. New York has four starting-c...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Rams dumped older players with over sized salaries as part of their roster overhaul last offseason. The result was one of the youngest rosters in the NFL. Coach Steve Spagnuolo, speaking Saturday at the NFL combine, said he ...

The St. Louis Rams got significantly younger over the past year. They also need to get significantly better and Antonio Pierce, a player Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo surely valued when they were together with the Giants, should tempt them. Spagnuolo...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. joined me Wednesday morning to discuss key issues in the NFC West. I'll lay them out, one per team, following the order of the division standings. 1. San Francisco 49ers (3-2): What...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando VanRam of Turf Show Times looks at what Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo might like in a middle linebacker. Jeremiah Trotter and Antonio Pierce played for him in the past. VanRam: "The commonality between Pierce an...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando A final-week voting surge for Anquan Boldin gave the Cardinals the two top finishers in NFC fan voting for the Pro Bowl at receiver. Boldin didn't just creep up on the Redskins' Santana Moss during the final week of vo...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald has passed teammate Kurt Warner for fifth in fan balloting among Pro Bowl candidates. Fan voting comprises one-third of the process. Voting continues for another week. Coaches and pl...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando MVP candidate Kurt Warner is moving up in Pro Bowl voting among fans, taking the eighth spot among all NFL players in the latest balloting. Warner was not ranked among the top 10 as recently as last week. Teammate Larr...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Bill Coats of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Rams guard Richie Incognito tried to clarify remarks critical of fans. Coach Jim Haslett and the front office came to the fans' defense. Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Po...