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A look at key players for each NFC West team who are coming back from injuries: Arizona Cardinals: Levi Brown, left tackle. A torn triceps sidelined Brown last season, but the Cardinals expect him to be at full strength for 2013. A healthy Brown m...

A sampling of Thursday's chat: Kevin (Jacksonville, FL): I've read a lot of opinions from writers saying that [Alan] Ball will start opposite from [Dwayne] Gratz this year. However, every thing I've read about Ball is that he is not very good. Is ...

Vick Ballard finished his rookie season with 12 consecutive starts at running back, 211 carries, 814 yards and a highlight reel diving, corkscrew touchdown to win an overtime game in Tennessee. In his second year, he's in line to continue as the l...

Reports from the Arizona Cardinals' organized team activities point to an expanded coaching staff as one difference from the recent past. Around the NFC West: May 15, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: Arians' fingerprints, lineups...

A look at the Arizona Cardinals' offseason to this point ... What went right: Carson Palmer became available by trade and the Cardinals were able to acquire him for late-round draft considerations, instantly upgrading the one area where Arizona ha...

The Arizona Cardinals grew their coaching staff earlier this offseason. Now, the team's personnel department is growing, too. Ownership appears to be arming new coach Bruce Arians and new general manager Steve Keim with greater resources overall, ...

NFC West teams naturally expect more from earlier draft choices such as 2013 first-rounders Jonathan Cooper, Tavon Austin, Eric Reid and Alec Ogletree. All four of those early choices could wind up starting in 2013. It's an upset if they do not. ...

Around the NFC West: May 13, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: Thoughts as Dansby returns Urban: LB improvement, RB options Weinfuss: Cooper hits ground running St. Louis Rams Thomas: CB motivated, RB looks goo...

Karlos Dansby had offers from around the league after being released by Miami, more than a half dozen teams asking if he would want to come play for them.

Pep Hamilton has said the Indianapolis Colts won't run a West Coast offense, they'll run a No Coast offense. That's the new offensive coordinator's way of saying don't put the Colts in a box. They'll combine a lot of different elements in the syst...

Twenty-three of the 38 players NFC West teams drafted in 2013 ran the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine in February. The chart shows the times they recorded, providing a feel for the track speed teams from this division added through the dr...

NFC West teams loaded up on halfbacks (as opposed to pure fullbacks) during the recently completed 2013 NFL draft. The division selected six of them, two more than any other division selected. 2013 NFL Draft: Halfbacks by Round Range ...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: offensive lines. NFC West teams drafted seven players at the position: guards Jonathan Cooper (seventh overall pick) and ...

Andy Reid likes using the fullback. Bruce Arians doesn't use it. The importance? The Kansas City Chiefs just got a potentially valuable player. It has been widely reported that the Chiefs have acquired fullback Anthony Sherman from Arizona on ...

Good morning, NFC West (it's still morning here). I've had a chance to run through Mel Kiper Jr.'s 2013 NFL draft grades for the NFC West. As Mel notes, "Everybody knows you can't grade an NFL draft on performance the day it ends. You can't do it...

The NFL draft becomes a blur on the final day as teams select lesser-known players one after another. By the end, it's helpful to take a look at the bigger picture. 2013 NFC West Draft Picks by General Position Team Seahawks 49ers...