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Now that Matt Leinart has signed with the Oakland Raiders, each teams in the AFC West has a new backup quarterback. After looking at the list, here is my advice to the starters in the division: stay healthy. The AFC West's group of backups is n...

Denver Broncos Key additions: QB Peyton Manning, CB Tracy Porter, TE Joel Dreessen, TE Jacob Tamme, S Mike Adams, QB Caleb Hanie, WR Andre Caldwell. Key losses: DT Brodrick Bunkley, WR, Eddie Royal, TE Daniel Fells, QB Tim Tebow, QB Brady Quinn...

Jay Cutler's former backup is going to Cutler's former team. ESPNChicago.com is reporting that the Denver Broncos have signed former Chicago quarterback Caleb Hanie - who played collegiately at Colorado State - to a two-year deal. Hanie, 26, pl...

Free agency is winding down, but there are still some players available who can help each AFC West team. Let's look at a good fit, in my opinion, for each team. This doesn't necessarily mean any of these players are on the team's radar, but I thin...

The Denver Broncos must feel very good about Peyton Manning's health. Can you imagine the position of the Broncos, who traded Tim Tebow to the Jets on Wednesday, if Manning has not recovered from a neck injury that cost him the entire 2011 season?...

There has been some talk that the New England Patriots could join the list of teams interested in Denver quarterback Tim Tebow. Josh McDaniels, who drafted Tebow in 2010, is now New England's offensive coordinator. If the Patriots do pursue Tebow,...

With Peyton Manning coming and Tim Tebow going out, the Broncos still are not settled at the quarterback position. Who is going to be Manning's backup? Denver could always opt to keep Tebow, but ESPN has reported the team will try to trade him....

Every team in the AFC West will likely have a new backup quarterback in 2012. With the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs making their moves the past two days, the focus is now on the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders. Friday night,...

Now we know why the Chargers brought back Charlie Whitehurst. The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that the Chargers (who signed safety Atari Bigby on Friday night) cut longtime No. 2 quarterback Billy Volek. Whitehurst will now back up starte...

Charlie Whitehurst is heading back to the San Diego Chargers from the Seattle Seahawks on a two-year contract. There are no refunds in the NFL, but if there were, the Seahawks would be entitled to ask for one, with or without a receipt. Whitehu...

The San Diego Chargers have benefited from Charlie Whitehurst and now they are bringing him back. He is expected to be the No. 3 quarterback behind Philip Rivers and Billy Volek. San Diego clearly feels more comfortable having a veteran and known ...

Quarterback Charlie Whitehurst has agreed to a two-year contract to return to the San Diego Chargers.

There are no meaningless games in the NFL, because every week gives a player a chance to secure his future, writes Ross Tucker.

Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers have bigger concerns than their past run-ins.

Eric Karabell's sneaky pickups for this week include a number of quarterback-wide receiver combinations and some unsung running backs.

Blog | Conversation | November 11, 2011

There have been major changes at the most important position on the field in the AFC West this week. In Oakland, the Raiders turned the NFL world upside down by spending wildly to get Carson Palmer to replace the injured Jason Campbell. In Denver, th...