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The San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree was the only 1,100-yard receiver in the NFC West last season. He was the only 1,000-yard receiver, the only 900-yard receiver and the only 800-yard receiver. The breakthrough could have ramifications for t...

What's that? You were wondering exactly how many days until the start of the NFL season? Well, you're in luck! We here at the Triangle are set to spend the next three and a half months providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football's retu...

The rookie wage scale and overall salary structure should increasingly make the NFL a young man's game, all else equal. Youth will be served during rookie minicamps beginning Friday, for sure. With that in mind, I've gone through NFC West roste...

We have talked a lot on here about the contract situation of New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, who wants to get paid based on his No. 1 wide receiver production of the past two seasons, while his team wants to pay him as the top slot receive...

When you look at some of the younger wide receivers in the NFL, finances are a major part of the discussion. Which brings us to what the New York Giants' Victor Cruz is looking for from his team and what Dez Bryant could potentially demand from th...

With the draft in the rearview mirror, what's the most pressing issue on each NFC West team's agenda? Arizona Cardinals: Figuring out what's up with Daryl Washington should rank high on the Cardinals' list. Washington can be one of the most dynami...

The St. Louis Rams signed Jake Long and had two first-round NFL draft choices this year. The Seattle Seahawks added Percy Harvin, Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. The San Francisco 49ers added Anquan Boldin and three of the first 55 players selected ...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: wide receivers. NFC West teams drafted five of them: Tavon Austin (eighth overall pick) and Stedman Bailey (92nd) to the ...

Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor recently became the fourth 2010 NFC West draft choice to sign a second contract with his original team. The number of choices a team signs to second contracts can help evaluate overall draft success, especial...

The new contracts for Darrelle Revis in Tampa Bay and Kam Chancellor in Seattle will be interesting to analyze once the figures can be confirmed. Initial reports tend to focus on maximum payouts, which can be misleading. Sometimes the new money av...

Percy Harvin and Anquan Boldin are new to the NFC West this offseason. Larry Fitzgerald remains the standard for wide receivers in the division, however, and his Arizona Cardinals own the NFC West's top wideouts overall. That is the way Matt Willi...

Mel Kiper ranks his top 10 NFL wide receiver and tight end prospects of all time, revealing the grades he gave each player before they were drafted. Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson and Nebraska wideout Irving Fryar top the list.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2013

Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. envisions new San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha matching up with Sidney Rice and Larry Fitzgerald in the NFC West, but not against a shiftier receiver such as Percy Harvin. He also thinks the 49ers will be ...

With Carson Palmer now in Arizona, Andy Benoit examines how much better the quarterback makes the Cardinals and whether he can thrive behind Arizona's porous offensive line.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2013

How does each team look at wide receiver and what still needs to be done? Arizona Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Roberts and Michael Floyd comprise a solid top three. LaRon Byrd and Kerry Taylor are the only other receivers on the roster. Firs...

Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Roddy White blog from Africa, where they are traveling with Oxfam America to raise awareness of hunger on the the continent.