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Maybe it's a habit. Despite the NFL's near-elimination of drama in signing draft choices, I still field daily questions about the status of negotiations. So it seems to be a good time to re-set things here in the NFC North now that the Minnesota Viki...

If Adrian Peterson rushes for 2,500 yards, Minnesota's plan will have failed, writes Ashley Fox.

Another in a periodic series examining the roles of NFC North newcomers: Running back Eddie Lacy figures to absorb the majority of attention on the Green Bay Packers' draft class, considering his national name recognition and his status as the Pac...

Last July, I thought it was the right move when the Cleveland Browns selected wide receiver Josh Gordon in the second round of the supplemental draft. A year later, the Browns look even smarter with the decision, even though chief executive officer J...

It appears that Erin Henderson has moved from a fallback option to the Minnesota Vikings' top choice to be their middle linebacker. Speaking to reporters during a pause Tuesday in offseason workouts, Henderson said coaches have told him he likely ...

Another in a periodic series examining the roles of NFC North newcomers: We have all debated the potential for Ziggy Ansah's immediate impact as a Detroit Lions defensive end in 2013. Ansah was a late arrival to football, a late bloomer on the NFL...

The first in a periodic series examining the roles of NFC North newcomers: By all accounts, the Minnesota Vikings traded away a unique talent last month when they shipped Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks. The Vikings were not, however, ready t...

Most of us are proud of our roots. I grew up in Rock Hill, S.C., the best little football town/city in America, a distinction that was punctuated once again with this year's NFL draft and will be again next year when the 2014 draft arrives. In ...

Reading Mel Kiper Jr.'s grades the morning after the draft is like a holiday tradition. No matter how much we all understand intuitively that it's impossible to project future success, we still want to know what the man who has spent three decades e...

How top-heavy was the 2013 draft in the NFC North? We welcomed more players in the first round (six) than in the second and third rounds combined (four), the result of two big trades. With the 2013 affair basically in the books, let's take a close...

IRVING, Texas - Thursday's trade down with San Francisco was the 60th draft-day trade of the Jerry Jones era. The Cowboys' decision to move down from No. 18 to 31 and pick up an extra third-round pick was met with curiosity as was the player the C...

At first glance, the Minnesota Vikings appeared to give up a huge premium of draft picks Thursday night to jump back into the first round and select Tennessee receiver Cordarrelle Patterson. Did they? Let's take a closer look. To get the No. 29...

NFL teams made five trades during the first round of the 2013 draft. NFC West teams made three of them. The opportunity is ripe for viewing these deals through the alternative draft-value charts discussed in March, powered by the calculator on Ste...

Christopher Harris forecasts the fantasy fortunes of the five skill-position players taken on Day 1 of the NFL draft.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- I stood late Thursday night in the Minnesota Vikings' practice facility, mildly surprised that "Crazy Rick" Spielman had used neither of his first-round picks on Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o. Presently, an alarmed staffer c...

Scouts Inc. offers up its projection for the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | April 26, 2013