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Kent Somers' piece about NFL rookies combining to start more games than in the past caught my attention Friday. I wanted to know how many games NFC West players have started as rookies in recent seasons. I wanted to break down the numbers by team ...

One year ago, a visitor to the NFC West blog warned against reading too much into Russell Wilson's strong showing at the Seattle Seahawks' rookie camp. 2012 NFC West Draft: Rookie Starts Player Tm. Starts Russell Wilson SEA...

2013 Rams Picks At Present Rd. Pk. Player 1 8 Tavon Austin 1 30 Alec Ogletree 3 71 (from BUF) 3 92 (from ATL) 4 113 (own pick) 5 149 (own pick) 6 184 (own pick) ...

The term "draft needs" usually carries a qualitative component. Teams with weak offensive lines obviously have needs at the position, for example. Sometimes it's helpful to consider quantitative elements as well. Roster Counts on April 22, ...

Marcus Trufant, Kelly Jennings, Ken Lucas, Josh Wilson and Roy Lewis were the Seattle Seahawks' cornerbacks when Pete Carroll arrived as head coach for the 2010 season. That group consisted of two first-round picks, two second-rounders and an undr...

St. Louis Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson appears more likely to incur a fine than a suspension relating to his recent DUI arrest in Montana. That could change if details emerge showing aggravating circumstances. According to KPAX News, Johnso...

Chris Sprow writes that the St. Louis Rams, despite playing third fiddle in the NFC West, could win the division in 2013. The team is poised for continued improvement given its abundance of young, cheap talent and stockpile of high draft picks.

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2013

Four years ago, Andre Smith got off a plane in Indianapolis as the best left tackle at that year's NFL combine. The previous season, he was awarded the Outland Trophy, given to college football's best interior lineman. He'd been named an All-American...

The Gators' hopes are high for incoming true freshman Vernon Hargreaves III. Florida has produced many NFL defensive backs in recent years, and Hargreaves' talent could surpass them all.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2013

NEW ORLEANS -- Seattle's Bobby Wagner was second and St. Louis' Janoris Jenkins fifth in defensive rookie of the year balloting by the Associated Press. Throw in a third-place finish in offensive balloting for Seattle's Russell Wilson and the fut...

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...

FALLING 1. 49ers' health. The team doesn't know when Pro Bowl defensive end Justin Smith will return from an elbow injury. The defense isn't the same without him. Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis suffered a concussion against Seattle on Sunday nigh...

The St. Louis Rams' Janoris Jenkins scored his fourth touchdown of the season Sunday. That's a lot for a cornerback. Consider that Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald also has four touchdowns this season. Jenkins' pick-six Sunday m...

The St. Louis Rams have not reversed the time-of-possession deficit that has affected them early in games this season. They have solved Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman, however, and that has been enough for St. Louis to take a 14-6 h...

All three of Sunday's NFC South games are at halftime and the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints are holding leads. The Panthers have a 14-3 lead on the Oakland Raiders, courtesy of an early touchdown pass from Cam Newton to Steve Smith and ...

Sam Bradford tossed a pair of touchdown passes and rookie cornerback Janoris Jenkins scored his fourth TD of the season Sunday, helping the St. Louis Rams keep their hopes for a winning record alive with a 28-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.