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Brian Urlacher said Wednesday the Chicago Bears' chance of being a Super Bowl contender next season depends on their offense. "It depends on what they do on offense," Urlacher said on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" after announcing his retirement. "I t...

Get ESPN 150 safety Jamal Adams (Lewisville, Texas/Hebron) in any competitive environment and you'll begin to understand very quickly why he's so coveted. Take for example the Dallas Nike Football Training Camp in Allen, Texas, on April 7 when he...

We continue our look at the lesser known Patriots opponents for 2013 with an examination of the Atlanta Falcons, a team that, on paper, looks like a Super Bowl contender. The Patriots won't have to wait long to face the team that finished with the be...

Free-agent safety Charles Woodson said he is open to playing under any circumstances at this point. "When this process first started out, that was my thing, I needed to go to a contender," Woodson told the NFL Network. "I know I am towards the end...

With three days left until the NFL draft, Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay are having a "Hot Button" debate about which team picking in the top five Thursday night has the best chance to contend in 2013. Mel picked Andy Reid's new team, the Kansas City ...

NFL draft Hot Button: Which top-5 team could contend in 2013?...

All the reports that the New York Jets are shopping cornerback Darrelle Revis, with Tampa Bay as a strong contender, were refuted by coach Rex Ryan on Friday when he was asked about the future of arguably the team's best player.

The Seattle Seahawks have finalized their contract with free agent defensive end Cliff Avril, adding another needed pass rusher along their defensive line.

The Washington Redskins have signed free agent offensive lineman Jeremy Trueblood, giving the team another inexpensive contender for the vacant right tackle position.

The Jets list of potential quarterbacks lost another contender today when Tarvaris Jackson resigned with the Bills. Instead of potentially competing with Mark Sanchez for the Jets starting job, Jackson will compete with Ryan Fitzpatrick for the job i...

Plethora of good, young QBs makes path to title even harder for Tony Romo, Cowboys.

ESPN's John Clayton is listing the Seattle Seahawks second to Green Bay among teams most likely to supplant San Francisco as the NFC team in the next Super Bowl. Separately, ESPN's Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith like the 49ers' chances for winn...

Weekend mail call: Vince from Alamosa, Colo., wants to know if Denver could pursue Oakland free-agent defensive tackle Richard Seymour. Bill Williamson: I don't think he will be a priority signing. I could see a contender looking at Seymour as ...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans The Houston Chronicle columnists take opposing viewpoints on the Texans' future. Randy Harvey says they have too many question marks to be a true contender. Jerome Solomon says it's too soon to write the Tex...

Even though we are in the midst of another exciting NFL playoffs, it's never too early to start looking ahead to next season. After all, this season gave us two examples of why every NFL fan base should have hope for 2013. The Indianapolis Colts a...

Football Outsiders' Vince Verhei takes a look at three NFC playoff contenders that didn't make it and tries to identify the biggest areas in which they need to improve. Two of these teams -- the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys -- play in the N...