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Nine years ago I was a cub reporter covering the Cincinnati Bengals for the Columbus Dispatch. Chad Johnson was entering his fourth season and starting to come into his own. I watched Johnson come of age with the Bengals and also covered his decli...

Interest in free-agent linebacker Karlos Dansby is heating up. It turns out the Buffalo Bills are not the only AFC East team pursuing the former Miami Dolphins' starter. According to Dansby, the New York Jets are also a team interested in his serv...

Breakdown: The Miami Dolphins loaded up in free agency -- and for good reason. This is a 7-9 team expected to make the jump into playoff contention this season. But in order to do so, the Dolphins must be good enough to survive the eighth-toughest st...

Wide receiver Terrell Owens is working out in Southern California this week with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Owens has been out of the NFL since 2010 and is desperately looking for work. Chances are, Owens is in Brady's ear and lettin...

The Miami Dolphins dominated the free-agent landscape Tuesday during the opening of free agency. The Buffalo Bills finally got on the board by adding their first free agent in Day 2. Buffalo signed former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Manny Lawson...

Potential franchise quarterback? Check. Solid defense? Check. Plenty of resources in the draft and free agency? Check and check. I've picked a sleeper team nearly every year since joining ESPN.com's blog network. This season's under-the-rada...

The Miami Dolphins are one of the teams to keep an eye on in 2013. Miami was a competitive 7-9 last season with more than $40 million of cap room and 10 total draft picks. The Dolphins have plenty of resources to improve their roster and potential...

The strength of schedule ratings are out for 2013, and (surprise!) the New England Patriots no longer have the easiest schedule. For two straight years, the Patriots had the easiest strength of schedule in the AFC East and one of the easiest in th...

The New York Jets are the second AFC East team to select in the first round of the NFL draft. The Jets have the No. 9 overall pick. What can the Jets get for their value? Let's take a look at the recent history of the No. 9 pick and what this mean...

It's no secret that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick loves stockpiling draft picks. But 2013 is one of those rare years where the reigning AFC East champions will be short on currency. The Patriots made several recent trades involving dra...

Everyone knows quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots' top-rated offense will be ready for the postseason. But what exactly do we make of New England's inconsistent defense? Will we see the aggressive Patriots defense that shut out the...

HOUSTON -- The look on the faces of the Cincinnati Bengals' players entering the locker room Saturday night was telling. Andy Dalton, A.J. Green and Jermaine Gresham all had a look of disappointment and shock after a game in which they missed many...

Rex Ryan is the NFL coaching equivalent of Chad Johnson. There is a side of the New York Jets' head coach that is fun-loving and harmless. Talk to Ryan for five minutes and you will like him. Watch any news conference, and it's clear Ryan has the ...

The New England Patriots are on a bye week. But your resident AFC East blogger is still getting a taste of wild-card weekend. I am traveling to Houston this evening to cover Saturday's playoff game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans...

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has a lot of admiration and respect for Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis, who announced that he is retiring after the postseason. The Patriots (12-4) are enjoying the bye week but Belichic...

The New England Patriots (12-4) will get some much-needed rest during wild-card weekend while other teams in the AFC battle it out to advance to the next round. But the Patriots must also do some early scouting on potential opponents. So which tea...