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We're Black and Blue All Over: We're down to five unsigned draft choices here in the NFC North after the Chicago Bears wrapped up contracts for their 2013 class over the weekend. First-round draft pick Kyle Long agreed to terms on a four-year deal...

I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you. BYU's offensive coordinator gets a strong endorsement from Rich Rodriguez. Arizona State is still fighting to get the Notre Dame game in Tempe. Brady Hoke rumored to arbitrate. ...

What's a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic setting like this? The Arizona football family rallies to help one of its own. A post-spring exit interview with ASU safeties coach Chris Ball. Keenan Allen and Steve Williams are happy to...

John Clayton presents some first impressions from rookie minicamps and answers reader questions.

So it looks like I zigged this week when I should have zagged on the eligibility of three former UCLA players for NFC North offseason work. As it turns out, running back Johnathan Franklin, offensive lineman Jeff Baca and punter Jeff Locke are eli...

UCLA Bruins 2012 record: 9-5 2012 conference record: 6-3 (First in South Division) Returning starters: Offense: 6; Defense: 6; Kicker/punter: 1 Top returners: QB Brett Hundley, OL Xavier Su'a-Filo, LB Anthony Barr, WR Shaq Evans, LB Eric Ken...

This week, NFC West colleague Mike Sando posted the NFL's little-known rules for rookie participation in offseason programs. The key portion for our consumption: Draft picks and college free agents can't participate in organized team activities until...

KC Joyner spotlights seven rookie running backs with the highest fantasy value for the 2013 NFL season, including Denver's Montee Ball and Green Bay's first-year duo of Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin.

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Another in a periodic series examining the roles of NFC North newcomers: Running back Eddie Lacy figures to absorb the majority of attention on the Green Bay Packers' draft class, considering his national name recognition and his status as the Pac...

ESPN.com's power ranking committee convened this week because, well, why not? NFL teams have made it to the other side of the bulk of player acquisition season. Let's take a look at how NFC North teams stack up: 5. Green Bay Packers Trending: Up ...

Reading Mel Kiper Jr.'s grades the morning after the draft is like a holiday tradition. No matter how much we all understand intuitively that it's impossible to project future success, we still want to know what the man who has spent three decades e...

Christopher Harris offers his top 10 fantasy rookies for 2013, and profiles the top skill-position players from the final two days of the draft.

How top-heavy was the 2013 draft in the NFC North? We welcomed more players in the first round (six) than in the second and third rounds combined (four), the result of two big trades. With the 2013 affair basically in the books, let's take a close...

The St. Louis Rams had a long list of needs heading into the 2013 NFL draft. They have addressed most of them by selecting receiver Tavon Austin, linebacker Alec Ogletree, safety T.J. McDonald, receiver Stedman Bailey, center/guard Barrett Jones a...

Well then. Consider the Green Bay Packers' backfield on notice. After going 43 consecutive games without a runner hitting 100 yards, the Packers have grabbed two of the top feature backs in the 2013 draft. Alabama's Eddie Lacy was their second-rou...

Five Pac-12 players were selected in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday. Here's the chart: So... what's our take? Thanks for asking. Kevin Gemmell: I must say, very, very interesting first round. And one that I think most Pac-...