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It was not a very good year for AFC East defenses in 2012. Three teams in the division finished with rankings in the 20s. But there have been a lot of changes for the division via free agency and the draft. Let's take a look at updated defensive r...

ESPN Boston's Mike Reiss reached out to me this morning for a post he was doing on former Tampa Bay and current New England running back LeGarrette Blount. You can read the full product here. But the last question Reiss asked me brought up a point...

The NFL offseason is just about over. Only a few tweaks will be made before teams begin training camp. It's a good time to continue our AFC East rankings. Here are the top cornerbacks in the division: No. 1: Antonio Cromartie, New York Jets ...

The New England Patriots had a lot of success trading with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season. New England acquired starting Aqib Talib midseason for a 2013 draft pick, and Talib quickly became the Patriots' best corner. So it wasn't a shock whe...

The Washington Redskins reportedly met Sunday night with veteran cornerback Quentin Jammer, which isn't going to get Redskins fans all that excited after failed pursuits of superior options Aqib Talib and Antoine Winfield earlier this offseason. Jamm...

In the second in a series of video segments from our annual Patriots Draft Special, ESPN's Mike Reiss, Tedy Bruschi and Trevor Matich discuss the impact Adrian Wilson will have on the Patriots' defense and what Aqib Talib has added to the defensive b...

The New England Patriots and starting cornerback Alfonzo Dennard got some closure Thursday. A Nebraska judge ruled that Dennard must serve 30 days in jail and probation for charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer in 2012. He repor...

We continue our position-by-position look at the Patriots as they head into the draft with an examination of the cornerbacks. Current personnel: Aqib Talib, Alfonzo Dennard, Kyle Arrington, Ras-I Dowling, Marquice Cole Need level: High Overv...

We are nearly a month into free agency, which means most of the major signings are complete. So let's take a look at updated salary-cap space for the AFC East. The latest numbers were provided this week by the NFLPA: No. 1: Buffalo Bills, $13....

This week the AFC East blog is taking a look at draft possibilities for each team in the division. Thursday we take a look at the New England Patriots, who hold the No. 29 overall pick. Option No. 1: CB Xavier Rhodes, Florida State Analysis: Th...

We conclude our look at which picks each team holds in the 2013 draft with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: First round: No. 13 Second round: No. 43 Third round: No. 73 Fourth round: No. 112 and No. 126 (acquired from New England in Aqib Talib tra...

A look at whether each AFC East team has been a winner or a loser in free agency. Buffalo Bills: The Bills have been losers in free agency mostly due to inactivity. Buffalo made just one signing: linebacker Manny Lawson. With a new head coach and ...

PHOENIX -- Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked questions about the team's top three cornerbacks on the depth chart -- Aqib Talib, Alfonzo Dennard and Kyle Arrington -- during the AFC coaches breakfast at the NFL annual meeting. The hope is tha...

PHOENIX -- Aqib Talib was a pipe dream, a cornerback solution that wasn't realistic for the Washington Redskins so long as there were other teams bidding on him in free agency. It was nice to think about, since he'd have fit their need in the seconda...

PHOENIX -- A closer look at the one-year contracts signed by cornerback Aqib Talib and offensive lineman Will Svitek: Aqib Talib Overall terms: 1 year, $5 million (not including incentives) Signing bonus: $3 million Base salary: $1.575 million ...

The NFL offseason is in full swing following last week's start to free agency. Let's take a look at whose stock is up and whose stock is down in the AFC East: Falling 1. New York Jets: The 2013 season could be a long one for the Jets. New York ...