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The New England Patriots need help at wide receiver after the departures of 2012 starters Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd. Patriots second-round pick Aaron Dobson will be one of those key players competing for a starting role with the reigning AFC Ea...

The Miami Dolphins are at the top, the New England Patriots are on the bottom, and the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills are somewhere in between. That pretty much sums up the 2013 draft capital in the AFC East. Here are the total draft picks for ea...

We run a full-accountability blog in the AFC East. And with the 2012 regular season nearly in the books, it's a good time for another spectacular edition of "Remember the offseason." These were statements and predictions made by fans in our AFC Ea...

Breakdown:The Patriots, coming off another Super Bowl appearance, are poised to make another deep run under head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. New England's schedule strength ranks 32nd in the NFL thanks in part to a weakened AFC Ea...

My biggest regret in doing our nickname search for New England Patriots tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez was that I didn't save the screen names while sifting through thousands of suggestions. I came up with the top 10 from the AFC Ea...

The New England Patriots (9-3) are cruising. They have won four straight games to take control of the AFC East. In fact, the division can be won on Sunday if New England wins and gets a little help along the way. The Patriots can clinch the AFC Ea...

Here are the most interesting stories Thursday morning in the AFC East: Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson said the team has to rebound against the Dallas Cowboys. Morning take: Winning in Dallas (4-4) isn't impossible, but it won't be ea...

According to the popular "Madden NFL 12" video game, Cincinnati Bengals rookie receiver A.J. Green is expected to have a pretty good season. Green, the No. 4 overall pick, earned a respectable 80 rating by EA Sports, which was the fourth-highest r...

Dear Andy Dalton, Congratulations on being drafted in the second-round by the Cincinnati Bengals. I know it's a dream come true for every pro athlete to finally hear their name called. But the reason I'm writing you, Andy, is to provide some ea...

I knew Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis gained popularity following his breakout season in 2010. But is he popular enough to be on the "Madden NFL 12" cover? HillisThe EA Sports cover tournament has reached the Elite Eight and Hillis, a...

Here are the latest happenings Monday afternoon in the AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is dealing with a sprained right foot this week that he suffered against the Buffalo Bills. Sweeping the Steelers will be no ea...

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Let's dig into the mailbag. Nate Barnes from Greensburg, PA wants to know if the Pittsburgh Steelers should give rookie Kriag Urbik a chance to start at right guard over Trai Essex. James Walker: It's too ea...

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker If the John Madden curse takes place again this year, it will have to impact two players from last season's Super Bowl teams. Courtesy of EA Sports Troy Polam...

Posted by ESPN.com James Walker As always, send your questions and comments to our AFC North inbox. Nick writes: Hey James I was watching the Steelers play against the Pats and I was wondering why Big Ben doesnt run the ball as often as he used to ea...