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The San Francisco 49ers' reported contract extension for offensive coordinator Greg Roman appears well earned. Under Roman, who arrived with coach Jim Harbaugh before the 2011 season, the team has set franchise records for offense while setting an...

ESPN's Herm Edwards and Field Yates explain in the video above why the San Francisco 49ers rank No. 1 in our Future Power Rankings projecting ahead to 2016. "Their only problem is this: Long term, there is a team up north built similar to the San...

A big package from ESPN.com Insider tries to peer ahead to 2016, offering us NFL Future Power Rankings . Herm Edwards, Mel Kiper, Mike Sando, Gary Horton, Matt Williamson and Field Yates ranked each team 1-10 in these categories: The roster (m...

We're moving the NFC West chat from Thursday to Wednesday, beginning at 4 p.m. ET. Sorry if the late change throws off your plans. Some have asked for chats later in the day; hopefully this works better for some of you. I'm unable to participat...

The San Francisco 49ers have announced a contract extension for one of their best players. Defensive lineman Justin Smith, who turns 34 on Sept. 30 and is coming off triceps surgery, is now signed through the 2015 season. His contract was previous...

The St. Louis Rams put two halfbacks on the field for a third-and-5 play at Seattle last season, an unusual personnel grouping. The Seahawks called timeout. The Rams came back with something more straightforward -- a basic play offensive coordinator ...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, we'll have ESPN.com NFC West blogger Mike Sando stopping by to talk about the latest NFL happenings.Sando joined ESPN.com in 2007 after nine seasons covering the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma (Wash.) News Trib...

Around the NFC West: June 19, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Urban: Projecting starters on D, QB-TE St. Louis Rams Wagoner: Rams' new youth initiative Broner: A look at a role for WR Pettis San Francisco 49ers ...

ESPN Insider takes a closer look into the making of the NFL Future Power Rankings, explaining why certain categories were selected and why some were emphasized over others.

Young quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Andy Dalton produced very similar stats under different circumstances last season. ESPN's Fantasy Roundtable debated earlier this month whether or not Bradford's new weapons would make him the superior choice fo...

After some initial discussion regarding Russell Wilson, my weekly "Fast Lane" discussion on 101ESPN St. Louis turned to the Arizona Cardinals' offensive line. 2012 OL by Number of Starts Made Starts 16 10-15 1-9 Starters ST...

Vernon Davis, Delanie Walker, Patrick Kerney and Aeneas Williams are among the current and former NFC West players called upon to speak at the NFL's annual Rookie Symposium next week. The NFL made the announcement Tuesday. Davis, entering his eigh...

Ken Daube, Eric Karabell, Christopher Harris and Matthew Berry know a thing or three about fantasy football. Fantasy Points Per Game WR Harvin Thomas 2013 11.1* 11.3* 2012 11.0 11.9 2011 10.3 6.7 ...

Russell Wilson frequently faced questions about his relative lack of height last season. He changed the subject during a successful rookie season as the Seattle Seahawks' starting quarterback, posting an 11-5 record while matching Peyton Manning's ro...

2012 Seahawks Gone from Roster Player Pos. GS Snaps Alan Branch DT 16 543 Leroy Hill LB 12 484 Anthony McCoy TE 5 442 Marcus Trufant CB 2 336 Jason Jones DL 0 306 Braylon ...

San Francisco 49ers fans should take a look at what Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has to say about the NFC Championship Game. Ryan sat down with Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com to analyze key aspects of the game that vaulted San Francisco to ...