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The major question facing each team in the NFC North as summer break looms. Chicago Bears: Offensive line. Jay Cutler has been sacked a whopping 148 times over the past four seasons. That won't do. I commend the Bears for their efforts to improve ...

Chicago Bears It's been 23 years since new Bears coach Marc Trestman first coached former NFL MVP Rich Gannon, and more than a decade since they helped lead Oakland to the Super Bowl. After watching the Bears practice Thursday at Halas Hall, Ganno...

A tertiary allegiance to a MAC team is a crucial component of the well-rounded college football fan's existence. (Actual MAC alumni: Go pick yourselves out a nice Pac-12 squad to get behind this season. Might we suggest Arizona?) When weeknight mid-m...

We're Black and Blue All Over: GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Good morning from Day 2 of the Green Bay Packers' mandatory minicamp, which will be the last day of on-field activities for this event. (Thursday is a "team-building" exercise for players and coach...

We're Black and Blue All Over: One of the more consistent questions I've received this spring concerns the condition of Green Bay Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji when he reported to offseason workouts. Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ha...

We're Black and Blue All Over: I heard from many of you Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning about the condition of Minnesota Vikings receiver Greg Jennings, who injured his ankle Tuesday during the first organized team activity (OTA) of...

Adrian Peterson was back on the practice field Wednesday for the Minnesota Vikings, just three months after having surgery for a sports hernia, and told reporters he's close to 100 percent.

Teams have added 254 players in the draft since ESPN's NFL Power Rankings last appeared six weeks ago. We've seen Carson Palmer join the Arizona Cardinals and Darrelle Revis join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, among other changes involving veteran players...

The Minnesota Vikings are continuing this offseason to dip into the larger NFC North talent pool. They signed former Green Bay Packers receiver Greg Jennings last month, and on Monday they announced deals with two players who spent last season with t...

The NFL will announce the 2013 regular-season schedule Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, league spokesman Greg Aiello announced through his Twitter account.

I usually try to post a "Quick Hit" item to catch up after missing some blog time, but the Chicago Bears' activity over the past week merits its own post. That item will publish shortly. For now, let's catch up on the other 75 percent of the division...

Matt Williamson grades each NFC team on the free-agent signings it has made since the end of the season.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2013

Matt Williamson grades each AFC team on the free-agent signings and trades it has made since the end of the season. Not surprisingly, the Denver Broncos receive an A.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2013

In this tight salary-cap economy, loyalty toward long-term leaders and veterans only goes to a certain limit, writes John Clayton.

Thursday was an opportune day for retired Green Bay Packers receiver Donald Driver to be at ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Conn. In this "SportsCenter" appearance, Driver offered an honest assessment of Urlacher's declining skills and predicted he w...

PHOENIX -- The Minnesota Vikings' rebuild of their receiver position now includes a top-end free agent (Greg Jennings), the return of one incumbent (Jerome Simpson) and high hopes for a 2012 rookie (Jarius Wright). With the veteran market dwindling (...