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The rookie wage scale and overall salary structure should increasingly make the NFL a young man's game, all else equal. Youth will be served during rookie minicamps beginning Friday, for sure. With that in mind, I've gone through NFC West roste...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: offensive lines. NFC West teams drafted seven players at the position: guards Jonathan Cooper (seventh overall pick) and ...

Brock Huard, Danny O'Neil and I got together over the phone Tuesday to discuss 2013 draft needs for the Seattle Seahawks on 710ESPN Seattle. The conversation got me thinking about real and perceived needs for NFC West teams. Most of the percei...

A look at one player per NFC West team with much at stake as offseason workout programs begin this week (teams with new head coaches began their programs two weeks ago): Arizona Cardinals Daryl Washington, ILB: Recent news that Washington faces...

The St. Louis Rams have 10 offensive linemen under contract after re-signing 2008 Chicago Bears first-round draft choice Chris Williams. Williams, who played 59 snaps at guard over the Rams' final two games last season, adds depth after Robert Tur...

Wayne Hunter, one of 16 players to start on the St. Louis Rams' offensive line over the past two seasons, was scheduled to earn $4 million in 2013. 2013 Projected Salary Cap Hits Rk. Rams Player Cap 1 Cortland Finnegan $1...

Mel Kiper Jr. has released his initial 2013 NFL mock draft for the first round, a good conversation starter as three-fourths of the division transitions into an offseason mindset. I'll run through his early projections for each NFC West team, beg...

Five things to know about the San Francisco 49ers' matchup against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday in the Georgia Dome: 1. Same thing all over again? At least on paper, this matchup looks awfully similar to the one Atlan...

2012 Most Players to Start on OL Rank Team OL 1 Bills 10 2 Rams 9 2 Eagles 9 2 Steelers 9 2 Chargers 9 2 Bears 9 2 Jaguars 9 Source: ESPN Stats & Information ...

St. Louis Rams offensive guard Harvey Dahl is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a torn right bicep sustained late in Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

ESPN estimated the St. Louis Rams' win probability at 22.3 percent when Sam Bradford and the offense took possession at their own 16-yard line with 4:55 remaining in Week 14. The Rams trailed, 12-7, and their offense hadn't done much all game. ...

A periodic look at which players are playing and when, continuing with the St. Louis Rams' offense:...

You need to go back to what seemed like the winter of Sam Baker's NFL career to fully understand why everything is in full bloom these days. The left tackle is playing his best football ever, and it's no coincidence the Atlanta Falcons are off to ...

Watching medical personnel transport left tackle Rodger Saffold off the field on a stretcher board had to be tough on a personal level for the St. Louis Rams. The football implications, though dire, mattered less. Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Po...

The San Francisco 49ers' offensive line approaches the 2012 NFL season with the same starters in four of five spots. The new starter, right guard Alex Boone, has been with the team since 2010. This was by design. The 49ers have used first-round...

Five notes on the St. Louis Rams from our recently published 2012 preview page: 1. Fourth place not a given: One year ago, the Rams were riding a wave of positive feelings. They were a near-consensus choice to win the NFC West title. They finished 2...