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We're Black and Blue All Over: Now that we've dissected Brian Urlacher's retirement and assessed his chances at enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, we should ask the next question: Will the Bears retire his No. 54? That issue might b...

As rosters shake out this summer, you'll hear a fair amount about the "youngest" and "oldest" teams in the NFL. Sometimes those figures and rankings can be skewed by aged kickers or an exceptionally youthful set of reserves, so I like what colleague ...

Mailbag: If owners make changes to the Pro Bowl that fail, the game could be doomed, writes John Clayton.

NFC North teams added dozens of intriguing young players over the weekend. They filled glaring holes and added to already-established strengths. Some areas remain weak, of course, while other selections created new storylines we hadn't anticipated. ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Here's an interesting development and possibility. The Chicago Bears recently put Syracuse offensive lineman Justin Pugh through a private workout. As Jeff Dickerson of ESPNChicago.com points out, Pugh played left ta...

Chicago Bears Chicago continues to move on from Brian Urlacher by signing veteran linebacker James Anderson. Tom Zbikowski says he's "never been happier" after agreeing to terms on a contract with the Bears. Detroit Lions Jim Schwartz on ...

Let's pull a couple posts together to provide the most updated picture available of the Detroit Lions' salary-cap situation. The upshot: As of mid-week, they have about $5 million in space available. Last week, we noted the Lions were slightly und...

Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola and wide receiver Nate Burleson accepted combined pay cuts of $5.55 million to help the Lions get under the salary cap.

Welcome to Eight in the Box, a new NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Who will be each team's biggest salary cap casualty this spring? Chicago Bears: There aren't likely to be any players relea...

Chicago Bears Creating additional salary-cap space can be accomplished by re-structuring Julius Peppers' contract, writes Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. Joe DeCamillis is pleased that the Bears will stick with their base 4-3 defense. Det...

The Detroit Lions have wasted little time reshaping their roster, hoping to get the franchise back in the right direction after it took a step back last season.

We're Black and Blue All Over: Minnesota Vikings receiver Percy Harvin will be back at the team's facility for at least one day soon to conduct his exit interview and physical. In speaking to reporters Tuesday, coach Leslie Frazier continued to do...

Christian Fauria, Nate Burleson and Skip Bayless discuss Bears players' problems with home fans booing the team....

Thursday, Ryen Russillo and Adnan Virk host from the Bristol, CT studios. They'll welcome Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson (1:30 p.m. ET), former NBA player Sam Bowie (1:45), ESPN's Michael Wilbon (2:30) and ESPN NBA analyst Flip Saunders (3:30). T...

As we've been noting in our weekly MegatronWatch posts, Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson is closing in on Jerry Rice's NFL record for receiving yards in a season. Johnson is 182 yards from surpassing Rice's mark of 1,848 yards, set in 1995. R...

After the Detroit Lions' 38-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, here are three issues that merit further examination: I appreciate the detail and perspective that coach Jim Schwartz often provides to explain why a play worked or did not. Monday, fo...