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INDIANAPOLIS -- Well, I guess that next New England Patriots dynasty will have to wait until 2013. I stayed with my preseason pick to win Super Bowl XLVI and felt really confident about it. But I was wrong. The New York Giants beat New England, 21...

Connections have been made between the AFC East and two out-of-favor former New York Giants. Wide receiver Plaxico Burress could be a fit for the New York Jets or a desperate Miami Dolphins offense. Running back Tiki Barber, despite his age and ru...

Phil Jackson's retirement from coaching the Los Angeles Lakers has moved New England Patriots overlord Bill Belichick to the top of the Forbes estimate of highest-paid coaches in the four major sports. No other AFC East coach appears on the list, ...

There wasn't a whole lot of room for debate at the top. ESPN.com took its positional Power Rankings series off the field and into the boardroom to rate the owners. None of them are popular fellows these days, but for the purposes of this project, ...

There wasn't a whole lot of room for debate at the top. ESPN.com took its positional Power Rankings series off the field and into the boardroom to rate the owners. None of them are popular fellows these days, but for the purposes of this project, ...

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...

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...

Breakdown: The New England Patriots must be ready to roll from the jump. Three of their first four games will be on the road. They'll open at the Miami Dolphins on Monday night, visit the Buffalo Bills in Week 3 and travel across the country to pl...

Breakdown: The New York Jets are in demand again. Last year, they didn't play their second 1 p.m. Sunday game until Week 8 because they played in prime-time so often (five times) and were an attractive option for late Sunday kickoffs, too. They're...

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...

With the 25th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Seattle Seahawks select ... Jimmy Smith, cornerback, Colorado. Smith has been nominated for many previous picks but never generated enough votes to get the nod. He barely earned this s...

With the 24th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the New Orleans Saints select ... Muhammad Wilkerson, defensive end, Temple. Readers fired a shotgun at the remaining names on the draft board. Ten players -- all on defense -- were nomina...