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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...

What's a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic setting like this? The Arizona football family rallies to help one of its own. A post-spring exit interview with ASU safeties coach Chris Ball. Keenan Allen and Steve Williams are happy to...

ATHENS, Ga. -- Hours after Georgia's heartbreaking 32-28 loss to Alabama in last year's SEC championship game, running back Keith Marshall couldn't shake the sick feeling in his stomach. He'd been a part of devastating defeats before, but seeing h...

John Clayton presents some first impressions from rookie minicamps and answers reader questions.

We noted earlier that the Detroit Lions have signed their 2013 draft class and that the Chicago Bears are one contract away from doing the same. Friday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers announced agreements with nine of their 11 draft choices. The ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel spent some time digging into stories about the surgically repaired big toe of the Green Bay Packers' second-round draft pick, running back Eddie Lacy. The bottom line: La...

GEISMAR, La. -- Behind the football offices and locker rooms at Dutchtown High School in Baton Rouge's southeast suburbs sits a series of trailers, temporary classrooms that prove the barely 11-year-old school already is overcrowded. "We'll probab...

We've already discussed the events that led to the Green Bay Packers giving up the opportunity to choose between Wisconsin running back Montee Ball and Alabama's Eddie Lacy. As you recall, the Packers traded down from No. 55 overall -- when both play...

Many fans were surprised when the Denver Broncos took Wisconsin tailback Montee Ball over Alabama running back Eddie Lacy in the second round of the NFL draft. So, it was no shock that the question was broached when Denver decision-makers John Elw...

KC Joyner spotlights seven rookie running backs with the highest fantasy value for the 2013 NFL season, including Denver's Montee Ball and Green Bay's first-year duo of Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin.

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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...

Our annual draft analysis includes a category entitled "File it Away." I used it this year to discuss the Detroit Lions' failure to draft a receiver or an offensive tackle, but I want to follow up with a second scenario that could have more lasting i...

ESPN.com's power ranking committee convened this week because, well, why not? NFL teams have made it to the other side of the bulk of player acquisition season. Let's take a look at how NFC North teams stack up: 5. Green Bay Packers Trending: Up ...

If this video tells you nothing else, you'll realize that ESPN analyst Todd McShay is a big fan of the Green Bay Packers' draft and running back Eddie Lacy in particular. McShay cited "great draft management" as the Packers maneuvered to get Lacy ...

To help with your post-draft hangover, the AFC North blog will review each team's draft from last week. The first one should be posted later this morning. In case you missed it, here are the links for Mel Kiper Jr.'s grades on the AFC North teams and...

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...