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2009 Drafted WR Rankings WR Harvin Crabtree Games 10th 4th Rec. 1st 2nd Rec. yards 5th 4th YAC 1st 2nd Rec. TD 4th 5th Rushes 1st 11th Rush yards 1st 12th Rush TD...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 14: Chasing Brady, record: San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Aldon Smith needs three sacks to tie the NFL's single-season record since 1982, when sacks became an official NFL stat. While Smith will be m...

Larry Fitzgerald is the NFC's offensive player of the week after playing a key role in the Arizona Cardinals' 27-6 victory against Philadelphia. Fitzgerald's key 37-yard scoring reception and the Cardinals' 3-0 record combined to make him a worthy...

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert says the team will not trade receiver Mike Wallace, Ed Werder reports. That would obviously affect our plans for Wallace here in the NFC West. The direct quote from Colbert: "Mike Wallace is not...

Mike Wallace, a preferred subject of NFC West speculation earlier in the offseason, suddenly appears more available than ever. Max from Washington, D.C. wants to know via the NFC West mailbag whether the Seattle Seahawks would consider making a mo...

Pittsburgh's Mike Wallace and Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson belong on any list featuring wide receivers with the ability to make plays well downfield. New England's Brandon Lloyd, formerly of St. Louis, lacks their breakaway speed, but he's decept...

There's little sense in taking the bait when San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh tells a radio program Michael Crabtree "has the best hands I've ever seen on a wide receiver." Anyone with a strong grasp of NFL history would place Cris Carter, R...

A word for those curious about comment functionality on the blog lately: Changes made to some of the commenting infrastructure could require users to log out and then log back into ESPN.com. This did not resolve the issue for me, and I've passed alon...

Arizona Cardinals Key additions: OL Adam Snyder, CB William Gay Key losses: CB Richard Marshall Sando's grade so far: C-minus. Arizona gets credit for making a strong run at Peyton Manning and securing a visit with him at Cardinals headquart...

A first-round draft choice isn't the only asking price for teams interested in Pittsburgh Steelers restricted free agent Mike Wallace. Wallace, arguably the most formidable deep threat in the NFL, will command a fat contract as well. How fat? ...

Brandon Lloyd's trajectory has changed dramatically and so has that of his original team, the San Francisco 49ers. The parties will scarcely recognize one another when Lloyd pays a free-agent visit to the team Wednesday. The 49ers won as many ...

Peyton Manning drove much of the discussion for the most recent NFC West chat. I've featured items on other subjects below, capped by a one regarding the San Francisco 49ers' apparent decision to stick with Alex Smith instead of considering Manning. ...

Mel Kiper Jr. is back with his third 2012 NFL mock draft for the first round. We discussed the previous one before the combine, summarizing Kiper's thoughts and supplementing them with my own. This updated look works from Kiper's updated mock,...

Arizona Cardinals Key free agents: DE Calais Campbell (franchise tag), CB Richard Marshall, OLB Clark Haggans, WR Early Doucet, T Brandon Keith, G Deuce Lutui, K Jay Feely. Where they stand: A strong finish to the 2011 season on defense gives t...

Facebook friend Jonathan makes a simple request of the San Francisco 49ers: get Mike Wallace. "How valuable could the 30th pick be?" he asks. This is the most enticing argument for chasing after a young, talented restricted free agent such as W...

A few considerations after the NFL's 2012 deadline for naming franchise players passed Monday: Two tagged: San Francisco's Dashon Goldson and Arizona's Calais Campbell were the only NFC West players to receive the tag. That was no surprise after ...