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Insider NFL analysts Mel Kiper, Gary Horton, Matt Williamson, Field Yates and Herm Edwards break down every NFL team in five key categories to see how the league might stack up three years from now entering the 2016 season.

Story | Conversation | June 19, 2013

The major question facing each team in the AFC North as summer break looms: Baltimore Ravens: How do the Ravens replace the leadership void left by Ray Lewis and Ed Reed? Leadership has never been a problem in the Ravens' entire existence. This wa...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Ed Reed offered reassurance that all will be fine with regard to his surgically repaired hip, says Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle. Reed is still not sure precisely when he will be back. Ganguli...

With an older player, who's smart and knows what he's doing, who ranks as one of the all-time greats at his position, a team will be especially careful. Ed Reed probably wasn't going to get close to a full load of training camp work for the Housto...

New Houston safety Ed Reed is still rehabbing after hip surgery and isn't sure if he'll be ready to play for the Texans in the season opener on Sept. 9.

KC Joyner looks in-depth at the Baltimore Ravens and their chances at a second consecutive Super Bowl title.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2013

Jim McCormick previews individual defensive players (IDPs) for the 2013 fantasy football season.

Houston Texans With Ed Reed sidelined, rookie safety D.J. Swearinger has gotten extra reps during organized team activities (OTAs) and has already made an impression on teammates, write the Houston Chronicle's Tania Ganguli and Corey Roepken. "Eve...

Texans safety Ed Reed celebrated the Ravens Super Bowl season by rejoining his old team for a White House visit. President Barack Obama made a crack about how old Reed looked. Reed was on the NFL Network's NFL AM this morning and they were kind en...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans The Texans are finding ways to challenge their new punter, Shane Lechler, even as he enters his 14th season, says Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle. Finding touchdowns in the red zone is an offseason...

It was quite a busy day in the AFC North on Wednesday. The Baltimore Ravens visited the White House and signed inside linebacker Daryl Smith. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Ben Roethlisberger was having knee surgery. And Cleveland Browns running b...

Ed Reed said Thursday that if he "can walk, talk and run I'll be out there" Week 1 for the Houston Texans.

WASHINGTON -- Before the Baltimore Ravens handed a purple No. 44 jersey to President Barack Obama, the 44th president, coach John Harbaugh delivered a celebratory message on the South Lawn of the White House. "I want you to know, we have plans to ...

President Barack Obama welcomed the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens to the White House on Wednesday, congratulating the team on its unlikely title run -- and offering some good-natured jibes.

Matt Williamson has reviewed every player addition and every roster deletion in a large-scale run thorough of the AFC, grading all offseasons. Here's a rundown of some of what he had to say about the AFC South. Tennessee Titans -- B William...

Johnathan Joseph was nowhere near the player he was in 2011 and 2012. He was banged up in his second year with the Houston Texans, but groin, quad and hamstring injuries weren't enough to account for the drop-off in his performance. As we noted...