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SEATTLE -- Sweatpants, sweatshirts and ski caps are helping players warm up here at Qwest Field (except for Drew Brees, who is wearing shorts). The weather is not much of a factor at this point. The flags atop the goal posts are hanging straight d...

I've spun off the usual NFC West penalty file for a look at the New Orleans Saints' 2010 leaders heading into the Seattle Seahawks' wild-card game Saturday. Only six NFL teams have committed fewer penalties for false starts than the Saints, but le...

Seattle: Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is practicing enough to suggest he'll be available to start Saturday. The Seahawks could have started Hasselbeck against St. Louis, but the team determined Hasselbeck might not move well enough to avoid trouble. C...

Fifteen little things I noticed while watching NFC West teams play in Week 14: Referee Jerome Boger suffered two replay reversals during the Arizona game. I thought his crew should have flagged Denver Broncos tight end Daniel Graham for a facemas...

The hit Arizona Cardinals quarterback Max Hall took from New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins and two teammates Sunday separated Hall from his helmet -- and from the football. The play was memorable for the violent collision and for tackle Le...

Howard Balzer of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat breaks down Oshiomogho Atogwe's new contract with the Rams. The deal pays $4.1 million in guaranteed money to Atogwe in 2010, with no promises thereafter. That sounds about right. The team had refused to ...

The Seahawks hold nine choices in the 2010 NFL draft. One is compensatory, meaning Seattle cannot trade it (245th overall). The chart shows which picks the Seahawks hold and where the picks originated, if applicable. I've included a column show...

Facebook friend Ryan asked whether I thought the 14th overall choice would be too high a price for Seattle to pay for Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall if Denver agreed to a trade. I think the price would be too high in the absence of other bidders a...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Larry Fitzgerald has been providing glimpses into his ongoing workout regimen through periodic Twitter updates. I'd like to thank Facebook friend Kevin for pointing out Darren Urban's link to Jim Trotter&#3...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The chart compares mock drafts from four veteran NFC West beat reporters. The four -- Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando John Crumpacker of the San Francisco Chronicle quotes 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan as saying the 49ers would not rush a rookie quarterback onto the field. This is consistent with what McCloughan has said ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Sensing the shortage of mock drafts this time of year, I joined ESPN.com's other divisional bloggers in putting together our own version. A confession: I sent Virginia tackle Eugene Monroe to the Rams at No. 2 ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Team needs: Offensive tackle, outside linebacker, receiver, defensive back Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images If Michael Crabtree is available at No. 10, the 49ers will gi...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Kevin from Seattle writes: Hey Mike, great blog, it has become one of the mainstays of my existence and I wouldn't make it through the day without it. Somehow, in my non-stop personal analysis of all things Se...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Powering my way through the mailbag. Some of these were submitted prior to the start of free agency. I've singled out the ones that held up over time. Thomas from Antigonish writes: Hi Mike. The Rams are well d...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Marco from Las Cruces writes: Okay, I like to think of myself as a die hard fan but I am missing something when it comes to the 3-4 DEs. What kind of player fits into that role? Is it a 4-3 DT that would play DE in...