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Last season's No. 1 playoff seeds should benefit from easier schedules this season, writes John Clayton.

We're Black and Blue All Over: Hello again and thanks for your understanding during an unusual holiday weekend. At last, NFC North blog headquarters is up and fully operational once again. I hope you provided Endor-like treatment to John Clayton d...

We noted last week that free agent running back Ryan Grant had an offer on the table from the Detroit Lions, and subsequent reports suggested Grant would visit the Lions as early as Monday. So I wanted to pass along that ESPN's John Clayton confirme...

Many rookies made strong impressions during the first full weekend of preseason games, John Clayton writes in his latest mailbag.

Matthew Stafford looks impressive, but it's clear the Lions are still a year or two away from being truly competitive, John Clayton writes in his latest mailbag.

Of the eight divisions, the NFC North reports to camp the latest. All four teams arrive July 30. Figuring Brett Favre will report to Minnesota sometime after the Vikings break camp in Mankato, Minn., that seems fitting. All good things come to tho...

John Clayton tracks down injury updates for Week 17 of the 2008 NFL season.

John Clayton tracks down injury updates for Week 5 of the 2008 season.