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We continue our AFC West 2013 positional rankings with a group of running backs that offers a lot of questions: 1. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City: Charles had a tremendous season in 2012 after coming back from a torn ACL. He is a top-level back. 2...

For the long-term, the Denver Broncos will have an intriguing backfield of Montee Ball and Ronnie Hillman. As expected, the Broncos added a running back early as they took Ball, a Wisconsin workhorse, with the No. 58 pick. Selecting Ball over Alab...

I want to thank ESPN's Matt Williamson for handling our AFC West Eight in the Box project last week while I was on vacation. The subject was 2013 breakout players. I also wanted to pass my thoughts along on this topic. I chose my players for each ...

Here are some highlights from our AFC West chat, which was held earlier Thursday. Denver Luke from Denver: If the Broncos do select a running back early, who will be the odd man out? Moreno or McGahee? BW: I'm not sure if either one would ha...

St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson reportedly will void his deal and will become a free agent. It is not a great year for running backs in free agency or the draft. Jackson, who will turn 30 in July, had 1,042 yards last season and he can ...

INDIANAPOLIS - Notes from John Elway's media session on Friday: Elway said the Denver Broncos could look for another running back but he likes this current group. He said Knowshon Moreno deserves a lot of credit for turning it on after Willis McG...

ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting it is highly unlikely the San Francisco 49ers will release quarterback Alex Smith. Thus, if the Kansas City Chiefs want him, they will likely have to trade for him. I'd think Smith would likely command a mid-rou...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Lost in the Denver Broncos' disappointment of their playoff loss to Baltimore was the maturation of rookie running back Ronnie Hillman in the game. After Knowshon Moreno was injured, Hillman, a third-round pick, took over and rushe...

If the Kansas City Chiefs are going to use the No. 1 overall pick on a quarterback, that player better start impressing the team. So far, it hasn't happened. There have long been indications the Chiefs are leaning toward finding their new starting...

The winter doldrums of a football-less mid-February are taking over in the Rocky Mountains. The days are a little colder and a little darker as the Denver Broncos come to grips with what could have been. Watching confetti fall on the jubilant Balt...

NFL free agency starts March 12. We will look at potential fits in the AFC West leading up to that date. One position where all four teams in the AFC West will have a varying amount of interest in free agency is at running back. This year's is not...

Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie gave his end of-the-season address to media on Thursday. There wasn't much earth-shattering news as reported by CSNBayArea. As expected, McKenzie said he expects running back Darren McFadden to be wi...

DENVER -- A look at a classic AFC divisional playoff game, won 38-35 by the Baltimore Ravens in the second overtime: What it means: The Denver Broncos' season is over. Ravens rookie Justin Tucker connected on a field goal 1 minute, 42 seconds into...

Denver Broncos backup cornerback Tracy Porter (concussion) was its only player who didn't practice Thursday. The team must disclose its injury report Friday. Barring a change, I expect Porter to be ruled out with everyone else on the roster ready to ...

The following is three Denver players to watch in Saturday's divisional playoff game against Baltimore: Chris Harris, cornerback: Harris played a major role in Denver's 34-17 win at Baltimore last month. He will be a focal point of the game plan t...

Five things to know about Saturday's Denver Broncos-Baltimore Ravens playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High: 1. Manning owns Ravens: Denver quarterback Peyton Manning has won nine straight games against the Ravens and is 9-2 overall v...