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The Pittsburgh Steelers will have competition at running back and outside linebacker this year, although I believe rookies Le'Veon Bell and Jarvis Jones will win those jobs. The most wide-open battle in Pittsburgh is in the return game. The releas...

The AFC North blog will conclude its rankings of each position this week with defense. This is a projection on how the group will fare this season. It's not an evaluation based on last year. For Tuesday, let's look at the linebackers. 1. Pittsburg...

First-round pick Jarvis Jones is a great fit for the Pittsburgh Steelers and this goes beyond filling a need after the release of James Harrison. Jones is at his best when the defense is blitzing, and there are few defenses more aggressive than the S...

By now we've all heard the story of the running back/fullback from that South Division team who switched over to defense, became a hybrid linebacker and was one of the best in the Pac-12 at getting sacks and tackles for a loss. UCLA's Anthony Bar...

Here are some highlights from Wednesday's AFC North weekly chat: Steve (Milwaukee): John Simon, a fourth-round pick for the Ravens, is an incredible player with great intangibles but dropped in the draft due to measureables (too short for a DE, t...

The last two linebackers to win NFL Defensive Player of the Year came from AFC North. James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers received the honor in 2008, and Terrell Suggs of the Baltimore Ravens followed him in 2011. Who's the next great pass-r...

GEORGIA BULLDOGS 2012 record: 12-2 2012 conference record: 7-1 (first, SEC East) Returning starters: Offense: 10; defense: 4; kicker/punter: 2 Top returners: QB Aaron Murray, RB Todd Gurley, CB Damian Swann, WR Malcolm Mitchell, OLB Jorda...

The rookie minicamps are over for the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers. I wrote up posts on Ravens third-round pick Brandon Williams trying to make a mark as a Division II player and why Steelers first-rounder Jarvis Jones is happy he slid do...

The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't hidden the fact that they were happy that Georgia's Jarvis Jones ran slow at his pro day. That caused the outside linebacker, once projected as top-10 pick, to fall to the Steelers at No. 17 in last month's draft. T...

As the Baltimore Ravens begin their rookie minicamp today, six of their 10 draft picks have already been signed. The Ravens reached agreements with fullback Kyle Juszczyk (fourth round), offensive lineman Ricky Wagner (fifth round), defensive end Kap...

Matt Bowen provides his list of NFL draft picks that are expected to have immediate impacts this season, including Kenny Vaccaro and Jarvis Jones.

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ESPN's Todd McShay evaluates the NFL draft for each AFC North team , giving his take on the best and most questionable picks. It's an Insider article, so you'll need a subscription to view the entire post. But here are McShay's picks and my take on t...

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin stopped short of tabbing first-round pick Jarvis Jones as a starter, saying he will have to compete for the outside linebacker job. "I think it's a daunting task for rookies to start in any system and play and perfo...

Let's break down the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2013 draft: FIRST-ROUND SPOTLIGHT: This is the second straight year when the Steelers' coveted prospect fell to them in the bottom half of the first round. Last year, it was guard David DeCastro. Last week...

Jarvis Jones evidently will have to battle for a starting job with the linebacker-thin Pittsburgh Steelers.

The SEC's 63 NFL draft selections was a record for any league and blew away every other conference this year. The next closest was the ACC with 31 draft picks. In fact, the SEC's East produced 32 draft picks and the SEC West 31. The old record for...