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Authorities say former NFL Pro Bowl linebacker Joey Porter was released from a California jail after paying $70,000 owed to the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas.

A look at what's happening around the division: BENGALS: Defensive end Robert Geathers could be sidelined for the entire preseason. Geathers injured his left knee on the first day of training camp and had it scoped Friday. Carlos Dunlap replaced ...

Players are making their way to training camp this week, so I'm reporting back to the AFC North blog today after some great vacation time (as if there is really bad vacation time). While I was away, there was plenty of good news in the division: the ...

Three-day NFL minicamps featuring no permissible contact aren't going to settle position battles. They're unlikely to set the tone for a season still three months away. They won't reveal where teams figure to stand in December. I'm en route to the...

Pull up a chair. Now, hand it over to Chase from Arizona and watch him pummel me with it. A good rant can be so cathartic. This one, delivered to the NFC West mailbag, stemmed from my contention that teams tend to sign 35-year-old veterans as back...

NFC West teams added or re-signed 38 unrestricted free agents during the recently completed UFA signing period. They lost or did not re-sign 47 such players. One key difference between those groups: age. The St. Louis Rams in particular used th...

Michael Robinson's expected re-signing with the Seattle Seahawks would give the team a league-high four re-signings in the unrestricted free-agent market. Red Bryant, Paul McQuistan and Heath Farwell previously re-signed. Seattle and the other ...

We're still a month away from NFL free agency, but with the Super Bowl behind us, we'll start sizing up players without contracts for 2012. Expanding upon Brian McIntyre's lists, I've plugged in offensive and defensive snap-count numbers for NFC W...

The San Francisco 49ers have become the hunted in the NFC West. Having already take aim at their 2011 turnover differential, let us consider another reason for a potential 2012 regression from 13-3. "Repeating the 2011 relative lack of injuries...

Arizona: Quarterback Kevin Kolb practiced on a limited basis while continuing his return from a concussion. Coach Ken Whisenhunt remained noncommittal on a starter for Saturday's game at Cincinnati. Kolb has suffered significant injuries in two of hi...

The Arizona Cardinals have placed outside linebacker Joey Porter on injured reserve, ending the season for the four-time Pro Bowler.

Many factors could be contributing to the Arizona Cardinals' dramatic defensive improvement over the past six games: Learning a new system. This narrative blames early-season struggles on adopting a new scheme with a first-year coordinator (Ray H...

If the headline above this item sounds confusing, that was the point. The Arizona Cardinals are at once a young, emerging team and an old, declining one. Cardinals' 10 Oldest Non-specialists Player Pos. Age Vonnie Holliday...

We're back for another shot at The Other Side. This week, we speak with Arizona Cardinals beat writer Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic. Check out Kent's blog here. Q: The Cowboys are worried to death about Patrick Peterson. Just how much of a t...

FALLING 1. Steve Spagnuolo, St. Louis Rams coach. The Rams went 0-2 against Seattle and Arizona during their recently completed two-game homestand, likely the Rams' best remaining chance to get something going under their embattled coach. The Rams...

Sam Bradford is back at quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, but Arizona's Kevin Kolb is inactive for Sunday's game between the two 1-6 NFC West teams.