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The countdown is underway as we're only 100 days away from the start of the 2013 season. We'd all agree it can't get here soon enough. ESPN's Stats & Info crew put together 100 numbers to know for the 100-day countdown. Several are of interest...

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...

A look at some highlights of our AFC West chat, which was held earlier Thursday: Denver Tony Ellsworth from Omaha: Bill, do you think Monte Ball starts by midseason? This would put McGahee and the other RB's into role backs. How do you see it p...

We've already discussed the events that led to the Green Bay Packers giving up the opportunity to choose between Wisconsin running back Montee Ball and Alabama's Eddie Lacy. As you recall, the Packers traded down from No. 55 overall -- when both play...

John Elway said Tuesday that the Denver Broncos think they have "found a gem" in running back Montee Ball, who reminds the team's executive vice president of football operations of former teammate Terrell Davis.

Many fans were surprised when the Denver Broncos took Wisconsin tailback Montee Ball over Alabama running back Eddie Lacy in the second round of the NFL draft. So, it was no shock that the question was broached when Denver decision-makers John Elw...

Now that the NFL draft has wrapped, the rosters are essentially set for each AFC West team heading into the 2013 season. Sure, each team will make some tweaks, but the heavy lifting has been done. Let's take a look at the offseason and where each ...

KC Joyner spotlights seven rookie running backs with the highest fantasy value for the 2013 NFL season, including Denver's Montee Ball and Green Bay's first-year duo of Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2013

Another in a periodic series examining the roles of NFC North newcomers: Running back Eddie Lacy figures to absorb the majority of attention on the Green Bay Packers' draft class, considering his national name recognition and his status as the Pac...

Our annual draft analysis includes a category entitled "File it Away." I used it this year to discuss the Detroit Lions' failure to draft a receiver or an offensive tackle, but I want to follow up with a second scenario that could have more lasting i...

A cartoonist at the U-T San Diego is having a little fun in welcoming Manti Te'o to town. The San Diego Chargers took the polarizing Notre Dame linebacker in the second round of the draft. Te'o was involved in a bizarre hoax that centered on a dea...

While the draft signifies new beginnings in the NFL, it also means the end of the road for some veterans who will be replaced by the newly-selected player. Let's take a look at one player from each AFC West team who could see his job in jeopardy this...

So if the Big Ten East is the "Big Boy Division," does that make the West the "Andre 3000 Division?" The East-West split has pluses and minuses, Lee Barfknecht writes. The NFL draft was a slow one both for Ohio State and the Big Ten in general....

The gap between the Big Ten and the SEC not only is widening on the field, but on the NFL draft boards. While the SEC produced a record 63 picks in the 2013 NFL draft -- eight more than any conference in any draft in the modern era and 32 more tha...

Bill Polian breaks down his favorite picks from the 2013 NFL draft, particularly applauding the Giants' selection of QB Ryan Nassib.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2013

Christopher Harris offers his top 10 fantasy rookies for 2013, and profiles the top skill-position players from the final two days of the draft.