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The Houston Texans signed first-round pick Whitney Mercilus to a four-year deal on Thursday.

Three-day NFL minicamps featuring no permissible contact aren't going to settle position battles. They're unlikely to set the tone for a season still three months away. They won't reveal where teams figure to stand in December. I'm en route to the...

Michael Robinson's expected re-signing with the Seattle Seahawks would give the team a league-high four re-signings in the unrestricted free-agent market. Red Bryant, Paul McQuistan and Heath Farwell previously re-signed. Seattle and the other ...

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...

Five of the San Francisco 49ers' projected unrestricted free agents for 2012 played right around 1,000 snaps or more last season, easily the highest figure in the NFC West. Re-signing quarterback Alex Smith appears likely. Smith accepted the Assoc...

The timing of Braylon Edwards' release from the San Francisco 49ers makes more sense when factoring for his injuries, playing time and the team's potential need for a roster spot. There still could be more to the story, as ESPN's John Clayton sugg...

Tight end Delanie Walker's modest statistics could easily fool one into thinking the San Francisco 49ers could function the same without him. In truth, the 49ers cannot play offense the same way if the jaw injury Walker suffered during a 19-17 vic...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Picture-perfect California weather only marginally improved the St. Louis Rams' view from the visitor's sideline at Candlestick Park. The Rams watched backup quarterbacks A.J. Feeley and Tom Brandstater warm up, but there was no s...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers' victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Candlestick Park in Week 11: What it means: The 49ers can clinch the NFC West title with a victory at Baltimore and a Seattle loss to Washington....

SAN FRANCISCO -- The New York Giants' list of inactive players carried quite a bit of interest for the San Francisco 49ers in Week 10. Receivers Mario Manningham and Hakeem Nicks are both active despite injuries. How well they hold up will be the ...

As much as Braylon Edwards wants to get back on the field Sunday for the 49ers, he won't do it if it means risking further injury to his surgically repaired right knee.

Braylon Edwards ran routes on his surgically repaired right knee during the 49ers' bye week, giving coach Jim Harbaugh hope that the veteran wide receiver will be back for Sunday's home game with the Cleveland Browns.

Michael Vick was in the Philadelphia Eagles' starting lineup after missing a portion of last week's loss to the Giants with a bruised right hand.

Arizona Cardinals: Depth at running back remains the biggest injury variable for the Cardinals heading into Week 4. Beanie Wells hopes to return from the hamstring injury that sidelined him against Seattle. Hamstring injuries are notoriously difficu...

49ers coach Jim Harbaugh expects running back Frank Gore to play this week at Philadelphia despite a sprained right ankle that limited him in Sunday's win at Cincinnati.

49ers wide receiver Braylon Edwards underwent a surgical procedure on his injured right knee and a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Edwards is likely to miss three weeks.