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The NFL Network's list of "The Top 100: Players of 2011" resumed Sunday night with Nos. 61 through 70. Three more AFC East players were named. Brandon Marshall #19 WR Miami Dolphins 2010 STATS Rec86 Yds1014 TD3 Avg11.8 Long46 YAC185 ...

Much like Adrian wailed to Rocky before the big Ivan Drago bout, Comcast SportsNet New England writer Tom E. Curran has a message for the Patriots: "You can't win!" Curran was referring to which team got the better end of the Richard Seymour tr...

If not for the controversial Ryan Mallett selection, Marcus Cannon would have been the most fascinating New England Patriots draft choice. Cannon, a Texas Christian tackle, was diagnosed with cancer last month. He began chemotherapy treatments for...

The 2011 draft was short on sensationalism for the AFC East. Even the sexiest pick was easy to rationalize. The New England Patriots took Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, but the decision didn't seem out of whack in the third round. Clubs wen...

ESPN reporter Michael Smith is in Foxborough, Mass., and predicts the New England Patriots will hold onto the 33rd pick and concentrate on pass-rushers, namely Arizona defensive end Brooks Reed and Pittsburgh defensive end Jabaal Sheard....

The New England Patriots couldn't sit still for both of their first-round draft choices. The Patriots took their turn by drafting Colorado tackle Nate Solder at No. 17, but then they spun No. 28 into more assets. Bill Belichick peddled the pick...

In a mild upset, the New England Patriots didn't trade the 17th draft pick. Then they used it to draft 6-foot-8 Colorado tackle Nate Solder. Why the Patriots took him: The Patriots seem to have strength at tackle. Young right tackle Sebastian Voll...

U.S. Department of Labor analysts have confirmed Mel Kiper is the second-busiest man in the country this week and would have been first had the president not felt compelled to hold a weird news conference Wednesday. Even with Kiper's heavy workloa...

With the 32nd pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Green Bay Packers select ... Akeem Ayers, outside linebacker, UCLA. We wrapped up the first round with another slim margin. Ayers, a strong candidate for several previous spots, finall...

With the 31st pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select ... Aaron Williams, cornerback, Texas. Slim pickings, for this one. Only two prospects were nominated, Williams and Baylor defensive tackle Phil Taylor. W...

ESPN.com's blog network assembled a mock draft. As you might've guessed, I handled the AFC East's five selections. A couple players surprisingly slipped to the New England Patriots' slots, so I felt compelled to make decisions you probably won't s...

With the 30th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the New York Jets select ... Brooks Reed, defensive end, Arizona. Readers came through with a flurry of suggestions that evolved into an interesting race. UCLA outside linebacker Akeem ...

With the 29th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Chicago Bears select ... Marvin Austin, defensive tackle, North Carolina. Similar to the New England Patriots' selection at No. 28, there was a wide variety of nominations. Eight playe...

With the 28th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the New England Patriots select ... Danny Watkins, offensive lineman, Baylor. Despite a surprisingly low number of votes, this was the most varied nomination process of our project. Ten pl...

With the 27th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Atlanta Falcons select ... Adrian Clayborn, defensive end, Iowa. For the record, Clayborn's closest competition was Georgia outside linebacker Justin Houston. Now quickly on to more...

With the 26th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Baltimore Ravens select ... Brandon Harris, cornerback, Miami. Readers felt the Ravens' biggest need was at cornerback. With Jimmy Smith taken off the draft board one pick earlier, Har...