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After losing 2012 starting wide receivers Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd, the New England Patriots must rely heavily on tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez in the passing game. But can the Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady count on Gronkowsk...

DAVIE, Fla. -- NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino showed up to Miami Dolphins' minicamp on Wednesday. There was no major announcement or holding court with the media. Marino simply arrived, kept close tabs on second-year quarterback Ryan Tannehi...

Injury-plagued Rob Gronkowski is back in the news again. The New England Patriots' Pro Bowl tight end is scheduled to have back surgery Tuesday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter and Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com. This provides Gronkowski and New Engl...

The major question facing each team in the AFC East as summer break looms. Buffalo Bills: By all accounts, the Bills had a productive minicamp. But a huge question remains about the future of Pro Bowl safety Jairus Byrd. He was a no-show this week...

Minicamps are in full swing this week. Let's take a look at whose stock is rising and falling in the AFC East. Falling 1. Jairus Byrd, Buffalo Bills safety: Buffalo's Pro Bowl safety was a no-show this week for mandatory minicamp. That certa...

It's no surprise the free-spending Miami Dolphins have been aggressive in their pursuit of Pro Bowl fullback Vonta Leach after his release from the Baltimore Ravens. The Dolphins were among the first teams to call, and they set up a visit immediately...

When a big-name free agent is available this offseason, there is a good chance the Miami Dolphins have interest. The free-spending Dolphins, who have already handed out contracts worth more than $200 million this year, will host Pro Bowl fullback ...

DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins wrapped up their first of three practices at mandatory minicamp Tuesday. The AFC East blog was live at Miami's practice facility to take in all the action. Here is a recap: The big story Tuesday was the return...

The New England Patriots are set to take a step back offensively in 2013. They lost both starting receivers -- Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd -- from last year's group that led the NFL in scoring and replaced them with mostly unproven players and rooki...

Chad Johnson is going to jail this summer for violating his probation. In the process, the former Pro Bowl receiver can probably kiss any last chance at the NFL goodbye. Johnson's antics got him in more trouble Monday. At what was supposed to be a...

For a team as consistently successful as the New England Patriots, you would think most players would leave the organization with glowing reviews. But that's often not the case in New England. Many notable former Patriots are disgruntled for one r...

ESPN.com continued its in-depth ranking of all-time NFL coaches Wednesday, and No. 7 on the list is New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. While a No. 7 ranking is definitely solid -- especially when Belichick is ranked ahead of other gre...

The 2013 offseason is nearly over for the Buffalo Bills. But there are two business items left to complete before teams get ready for training camp. First, Buffalo must get a contract complete with rookie first-round pick EJ Manuel. Second, the Bi...

Last week the AFC East blog talked to ESPN NFL analyst Matt Williamson about the New England Patriots. The focus mostly was on the shelf life of New England Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski. But Williamson also had some interesting thoughts to share...

We have some good news to pass along to Buffalo Bills fans: The team gained an additional $7 million in salary-cap relief over the weekend for the previous release of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Teams were allowed to use a June designation on pl...

All this week, the AFC East blog provided over/under totals for each team in the division, and the results are in. Let's examine how our community projects each team to finish in the AFC East this year: New York Jets Over/under: 5.5 Commun...